#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.
A Celebration of Poetry with Padma Venkatraman and Margarita Engle
Our #HFGather celebration of poetry was a wonderful way to celebrate National Poetry Month! Padma and Margarita shared poems and conversation about: From Margarita: "Poetry is a refuge for your emotions." The musicality of poetry: "There is a hope and joy and beauty...
#Gather: Scholarship Information and Celebration Night
Update 3/14/22: The scholarship application period for 2022 is now closed. We just introduced a new scholarship application process and we wanted to gather with the community to answer questions and to celebrate our special scholarships. Alison Green Myers and Alex...
#Gather: Celebrating 2021 with Staff and Community
We had so much fun celebrating our highlights of 2021! Virtual visitors joined us from India (hi, Steve!), Mexico (hello, Yuko!) and all over the U.S. Everyone on Boyds Mills Team had things to share, and we were all humbled by the stories shared by our community...
#Gather: A Monday Meditation for NaNoWriMo +
Laurie Calkhoven helped us kick off NaNoWriMo (or any creative project!) with a Monday Meditation #HFGather. She led a 10-minute meditation, followed that with a visualization, and then provided a writing prompt. We've already heard from some attendees: "That was...
#Gather: In Conversation to Celebrate and Amplify Latinx Voices in the KidLit Community
Quick Clips from the #HFGather Panelists on language as part of...
#Gather: Dear Highlights: What Adults Can Learn from 75 Years of Letters and Conversations with Kids
Quick Clips from the #HFGather ...
#Gather: How Stories Can Create Impact and Empowerment for Kids
At our latest virtual #HFGather, we had a great conversation about impact and empowerment for kids. Our friends at the Rise-Home Stories Project shared about how they used a community-based approach to bring a story together. We welcomed moderator Luisa Dantas...
#Gather: Muslim Storytellers Fellowship
We were pleased to welcome the fellowship programming committee for our Muslim Storytellers Fellowship to our latest #HFGather. The committee members are Muslim authors at various points in their journey of creating for children and teens, including S.K. Ali, Jamilah...
#Gather Writer Chat: Sarah Aronson and Jasmine Warga on Writing Craft and Practice
At our most recent #HFGather, host Sarah Aronson chatted with author Jasmine Warga (jasminewarga.com) about her writing craft and practice: One thing Jasmine took away from living in the pandemic time: "How to write in the crevices of the rest of my life." Working on...