Boyds Mills Scholarship Success Stories
Lindsay Cordero: Creating at the Intersection of Storytelling and Science
Author/Illustrator Lindsay Cordero talks with George Brown about her stories, her career, and her connections with Boyds Mills. Watch the video or read the transcript below.More About Lindsay Cordero: Lindsay Cordero’s website Instagram: @artebybones Facebook: Lindsay...
The Future of Storytelling: Meet Our 2026 Scholarship Recipients
Today is a special day at Boyds Mills. We are thrilled to announce that 75 storytellers, a talented group of aspiring, emerging, and established writers and illustrators, have been awarded our 2026 scholarships! These awards represent more than $100,000 in funding, a...
#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...
Multiple Scholarships Supported the Creation of This YA Biography
Dr. Mary Ann Cappiello is a Professor of Language and Literacy at Lesley University. She has received two Boyds Mills Scholarships: the James Cross Giblin Scholarship for Nonfiction Writers and the Kay Yoder Scholarship for History Writers, as well as mentoring. These...
The Teacher We Sent to Summer Camp Says: It Was Meaningful & Magical
High school teacher Jodi Turchin received our Send a Teacher To Summer Camp Scholarship and said appreciatively "I am grateful to all those whose generosity allows for scholarships to be awarded to people like me, for whom attending an in-person workshop is beyond the...
Jerome Weisman Scholarship Recipient Reconnects with Purpose at Illustration Camp
Taina Almodóvar, an illustrator from the Dominican Republic who lives in Spain, attended this year's Summer Camp in Illustration, courtesy of our Jerome Weisman Scholarship for illustrators. Taina's Retreat Experience: "I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to...
2 Scholarship Recipients Find Insights and Renewed Confidence at Picture Book Retreat
Our 2025 scholarship recipients Sarah Brown-Millspaw (Stanton Picture Book Scholarship) and Rosemary Lynn (Transgender and Nonbinary Picture Book Storyteller Scholarship) chose to use their scholarships to attend our on-campus storyteller retreat All About Picture...
Scholarship Recipient Christine Hartman Derr Thrives at Native Creatives Retreat
Christine Hartman Derr is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She’s a graduate from VCFA’s Writing for Children MFA program, where she won the Revisionary Award, Candlewick Picture Book Prize, T.A. Barron Prize for Nature Writing, and was selected as a DEI...
Boyds Mills Invests in 55 Storytellers to Support Their Work to Inspire Kids
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2025 Boyds Mills Invests in 55 Storytellers to Support Their Work to Inspire Kids Honesdale, PA — Boyds Mills recently awarded 55 scholarships to aspiring and established children’s authors and illustrators. You can see a list of...
With Scholarship Help, Varsha Seshan Expanded Her Verse Novel Horizons
Varsha Seshan is a children’s writer from India, who has been shortlisted for multiple awards. She was awarded a general scholarship in 2024 and chose to take Cordelia Jensen's online course Revising Your Novel in Verse. Varsha's Course Experience: It was a...