Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
Rochester Children’s Book Festival
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Events
Join Us at Highlights!
Update April 12, 2024 Things are coming together for this working retreat. I’ll be talking about research and Heidi is an expert at expository texts. (see a draft schedule here.) You’ll get to meet an amazing editor and ask questions. We’ll have time together… and lots of time to write too. If you haven’t been
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Building Community – Native Creative Retreats and Resources (UBC Day 15)
Building Community There’s nothing like being in community with other Native Creatives. Here is a list of opportunities and other resources inviting you into the group. WNDB Native Intensive In-community workshop, annual Donate to the Native Fund Highlights Foundation Native Creatives Retreat In-community workshop, annual Diverse Scholarships list Other Kweli Conference and Retreats First Peoples
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Lily Won! New Possibilities for Native Children (UBC Day 14)
Lily Won! When Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet / Nez Perce) won a Golden Globe for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon, she started her acceptance speech with a greeting Blackfeet language. “… I’m so grateful that I can speak even a little bit of my language, which I’m not fluent enough here, because in
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Celebrating Indigenous Culture Everyday: Past, Present, and Future Author EventsÂ
Celebrating Indigenous Culture Everyday: Past, Present, and Future Author Events My mother grew up on reservation lands. I did not. But I love visiting family there and go back as often as I can. However, I grew up in a suburban town in upstate New York. My parents raised me and my siblings with similar
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World Read Aloud Day 2023
Thank You World Read Aloud Day is around the corner and I’m excited to connect with students, teachers, and librarians next Wednesday. I’d like to send a quick thank you to Kate Messner for setting up the spreadsheet to help organize the day. She made it an easy place for teachers and authors to connect virtually. And
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Cozy Cabins and Time to Write at Highlight’s Summer Camp
It’s an invitation to join the faculty at the Highlights Foundation for Nonfiction Summer Camp. I am so honored to be included in this year’s retreat. And so excited to go back to the beautiful campus in July.
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