#Gather
Free Online Sessions
#Gathers are free online webinars for children’s writers, illustrators, and storytellers at any level. We’d love for you to join us in community. All are welcome. We also hold occasional online Ask Me Anything sessions, where you can ask questions about upcoming workshops.
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Recordings of Past Sessions
When the COVID pandemic required everyone to stay home, we began #Gather, a series of free online sessions to help us stay connected during that time. What we discovered is that we don’t need to be on campus to feel our community. As our #Gather host Sarah Aronson says: “We know how to make community even when we can’t be together.”
Below are recordings from past sessions that you can browse and watch at your convenience.
#Gather: 2026 Scholarship Celebration and Info Session
#Gather 2026 Scholarship Celebration and Info Session Each year, Boyds Mills proudly celebrates the inspiring journeys of our scholarship recipients and opens the door to a new season of scholarship opportunities. At this #Gather, Program Director Alison Green Myers...
#Gather: A Morning at the Whole Novel Workshop
#Gather: A Morning at the Whole Novel Have you ever wondered what a morning at the Whole Novel Workshop feels like at our retreat center? Now you can bring that feeling home with you! Program Director Alison Green Myers welcomed Whole Novel faculty member Sarah...
#Gather: Writing for and Writing WITH Kids
#HFGather: Writing for and Writing WITH Kids Our stories help kids see themselves in the world—and if we’re lucky, spark a lifelong love of reading. For many stories, the love of reading ignites another skill—writing! In many classrooms, books serve to nurture readers...
#Gather: The Resilient Writer—Writing Through Trauma and Grief
#Gather: The Resilient Writer: Writing Through Trauma and Grief How can we write honest, heartfelt stories for young readers without harming ourselves in the process? Author and mindfulness/writing coach Heather Demetrios joined us for a powerful #HFGather on...
#Gather: Celebrate National Poetry Month With Poets
#HFGather: Celebrate National Poetry Month With Poets Irene Latham, Charles Waters, JaNay Brown-Wood, Lacresha Berry and Jolene Gutiérrez Boyds Mills Program Director Alison Green Myers kicked off National Poetry Month by leading a wonderful conversation with some...
#Gather: 2025 Scholarship Celebration and Information Session
#HFGather: 2025 Scholarship Celebration and Information Session Boyds Mills Program Director Alison Green Myers celebrated our 2025 scholarship program at our first HFGather of the year. She answered questions and we heard from previous scholarship awardees Nancy So...
#Gather: Writing about Climate Change for Kids: Amplifying Black Voices for Social Justice, Racial Equity, and Caring for Our Planet
Join authors Pam Courtney, Andrea Loney, and Crystal Allen as they discuss one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change. This impassioned #HFGather explored the power of storytelling to inspire meaningful change for our future. Through this...
#Gather: Here Comes Summer–Reading, Swimming and Gathering
Valerie Bolling, Jack Wong, Lucy Ruth Cummins and Emily Joof kicked off summer by sharing four picture books about swimming; revealing the story behind their stories, and have a conversation about representing diversity in picture books. If you missed the live...
#Gather: Crafting and Sharing Books from the Heart
Author/agent Sera Rivers and agent Linda Camacho joined us for an #HFGather conversation facilitated by author Heather Demetrios about their personal experiences crafting and sharing books with readers--Sera sharing as an author shaping her past into a novel and...