Episodes
Author Traci Chee on Highlights Summer Camp, finding voice and morning rituals.
Published 01/31/20
Published 01/31/20
Author Tiffany Jackson talks about her jump from the TV/Film world to being a full time writer and how plotting your favorite movie can really help you with your story. 
Published 01/28/20
Author/Illustrator Shadra Strickland talks words, illustrations, teaching and secret agenting.
Published 01/24/20
In between sessions of the Whole Novel workshop, we caught up with Author and faculty Ashley Hope Perez.
Published 01/21/20
Which novel workshop should you take in 2020? Program Director Alison Green Myers breaks down this year's workshops.
Published 01/17/20
Harold Underdown gives us a sneak peek on his upcoming online course, Everything You Need to Know About Children’s Publishing.
Published 01/14/20
Eric Johnson tells us a little about the different sustainability projects in the works at The Highlights Foundation and how conservation is at the forefront.
Published 01/10/20
Guest interviewer Merrill Rainey talks all things graphic novels with Colleen AF Venable, & Nidhi Chanani
Published 01/07/20
You've written a manuscript now what? Harold Underdown & Eileen Robinson talk about the revision process and their workshop tailored to just that.
Published 01/03/20
Legendary writer Jane Yolen talks picture books, process, and giving back. 
Published 12/31/19
Authors Jess Rinker and Deb Gonzalez talk about how the lack of resources for debut authors helped in the creation of the online course and its different modules. They share what they've learned and wish they'd known in their own debut years.
Published 12/27/19
Authors Lesléa Newman and Rob Sanders talk about their Writing the Rainbow LGBTQ+ themed workshop and their big upcoming projects.
Published 12/24/19
Poets Rebecca Kai Dotlitch and Georgia Heard talk about their annual workshop/retreat, creative processes and their dear friend, the late Lee Bennett Hopkins.
Published 12/20/19
Crystal Allen got her start at the Highlights Foundation as a scholarship recipient, now she’s back to talk to us about her career and the workshop she’s teaching.
Published 12/17/19
Author/Illustrators Elizabeth Rose Stanton and Carolyn Dee Flores talk about the importance of women in kidlit and nurturing your creative voice.
Published 12/13/19
Meg Medina talks about setting goals, believing in one's self and living a creative life.
Published 12/10/19
Librarian, writer and podcaster Matthew Winner takes on Kid Lit through his passion for storytelling, readers, education and media. 
Published 12/06/19
Art Directors Mallory Grigg and Jen Keenan give us sneak peek into their world and how they're helping illustrators hone their skills in a meaningful way.
Published 12/03/19
Author/Illustrators Kelly Light and Steve Light are not related but talk about their similar upbringings, their work processes and the camaraderie they share.
Published 11/29/19
Author Kathy Erskine tells us all the different ways you can get to know your characters during your writing process and her history with The Highlights Foundation.
Published 11/26/19
Author/Illustrators Kathyrn Othoshi and Mike Curato discuss their creative processes, their preferred illustration methods and fill us in on what's next.
Published 11/22/19
Author Emma Otheguy updates us on her current projects in the works, her passion for children’s storytelling and the value of expanding your horizons through diverse stories.
Published 11/19/19
Author Heidi Stemple joins us from the porch of cabin 16, the Jane Yolen cabin, named after her mother, beloved author Jane Yolen. She explains how to find your creative voice, shares her writing process and current projects and shares how birds have played a significant role in her writing.
Published 11/15/19
Christine Carron talks the highs and lows of critiquing/receiving feedback on a WIP and the vulnerability it really takes to do all that. She also chats about her new venture, “The Critique MD,” a website built to help strengthen writers skills and confidence in the critique/feedback process.
Published 11/12/19