Monique Fields Found Creativity & Community Thanks to Her Renée Watson ScholarshipJanuary 23, 2023 | Black Voices, Scholarship StoriesMonique Fields was last year's recipient of the Renée Watson Scholarship, which annually supports a week-long ...
Floyd Cooper Scholarship Inspires 2 Author/IllustratorsJanuary 19, 2023 | Black Voices, Scholarship StoriesLast year, Khahlia Sanders and LaTonya R. Jackson were both awarded Floyd Cooper Scholarships from Boyds ...
Cooking Up Stories: Me (Moth) Plus a Recipe and a PromptNovember 4, 2022 | Black Voices, Food & FriendsWe love it when Chef Amanda and author Padma Venkatraman pair up to share a recipe and writing prompt for our ...By: Padma VenkatramanAmber McBride
Poetry Alive: Performing Your Poems for an AudienceAugust 11, 2022 | Black Voices, PoetryI recently read an article that said roughly 75% of humans have a fear of public speaking. Years ago, there was a ...By: Charles Waters
From Workshop to Publication to Acquiring EditorJuly 20, 2022 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Early Readers and Chapter Books, NovelsRona: Let’s get a table and order a snack while we chat. I’m going to get a caramel frappe and a chocolate almond ...By: Winsome Bingham
Cooking Up Stories: America My Love, America My Heart Plus a Recipe and a PromptJuly 1, 2022 | Black Voices, Food & FriendsWe love it when Chef Amanda and author Padma Venkatraman pair up to share a recipe and writing prompt for our ...By: Padma VenkatramanDaria Peoples
Celebrate Floyd Cooper Day During Children’s Book WeekMay 3, 2022 | Black Voices, Community Good News, Illustration, The Boyds Mills ExperienceCelebrate Floyd Cooper Day with Us During Children's Book Week In 2026, Floyd Cooper Day is May 6. On this page, ...
Unspeakable: Our 2022 Art Wall InstallationApril 20, 2022 | Art Wall, Black Voices, Boyds Mills News, Campus HappeningsCelebrating the Picture Book Unspeakable Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper ...
Whole Novel Workshop Alum Wins Manuscript AwardJanuary 25, 2022 | Black Voices, Community Good NewsPaul Ruffins has taken four Boyds Mills workshops. Most recently, he attended The Whole Novel Workshop in August ...
Writing Picture Books That Meet Kids Where They AreJanuary 20, 2022 | Black Voices, Picture BooksWhen I talked to a group of young readers recently, I asked them "What makes a story powerful to you?" Well, when ...By: Eileen Robinson
Picture Book Author/Illustrators: Serving the Youngest ReadersOctober 4, 2021 | Black Voices, Illustration, Picture BooksI have the honor of working with many writers at Boyds Mills, and beyond, who want to publish a picture book. On ...By: Daria Peoples
Cooking Up Stories: The Jumbies Plus a Recipe and a PromptOctober 1, 2021 | Black Voices, Food & FriendsWe love it when Chef Amanda and author Padma Venkatraman pair up to share a recipe and writing prompt for our ...By: Padma VenkatramanTracey Baptiste