Recent Podcast Episodes

On The Children’s Book Podcast in July

On The Children’s Book Podcast in July

This year, Boyds Mills is partnering with The Children’s Book Podcast. As partner, we’ll be helping to bring some of our friends, faculty, scholarship recipients, and alumni onto the show. In July, faculty members Jas Hammonds, Grace Lin and Meg Medina were on the...

#Gather: Writing for and Writing WITH Kids

#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...

May Episode Roundup: What You Missed on The Children’s Book Podcast

May Episode Roundup: What You Missed on The Children’s Book Podcast

This year, Boyds Mills is partnering with The Children’s Book Podcast. As partner, we’ll be helping to bring some of our friends, faculty, scholarship recipients, and alumni onto the show. In May, faculty member Rob Sanders and 2024 scholarship recipient Rebecca Lee...

#Gather: The Resilient Writer—Writing Through Trauma and Grief

#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

#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

#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...

Podcast From Patti Gauch: The Search For Voice

Podcast From Patti Gauch: The Search For Voice

Patti Gauch: The Search for Voice Over the summer of 2024, Patti Gauch reviewed and chose four of her favorite speeches from our "Chautauqua Days." In the early years of Boyds Mills, we hosted one annual workshop for children’s authors and illustrators at the...

Podcast From Patti Gauch: Transcending As A Verb

Podcast From Patti Gauch: Transcending As A Verb

Patti Gauch: Transcending as a Verb Over the summer of 2024, Patti Gauch reviewed and chose four of her favorite speeches from our "Chautauqua Days." In the early years of Boyds Mills, we hosted one annual workshop for children’s authors and illustrators at the...

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