Are you a parent, teacher, or librarian overwhelmed by the prospect of picking out the best new picture books for your young readers? Are you a creator who needs to stay on top of today’s picture book marketplace? If so, let Elizabeth lead you on a curated reading journey. Over the course of five days, […]
Since 2005, Tinker Mountain Writers Workshop has nurtured and empowered over 750 writers. Intimate and inspiring workshops encourage participants to fuel their passion and transform their writing. Both virtual and in-person options allow you to participate and learn in the format that works best for you. Join a workshop and leave with a new manuscript, […]
Website: www.hollins.edu/tmwwWomen Working with Clay Symposium is about women who work with clay to create pottery, art vessels and sculpture, and whatever point of view may come with that distinction. It explores the connections of the long history of women in cultures all over the world as vessel makers, artists, and artisans. The symposium is a […]
Website: www.hollins.edu/wwwc6/17/24 – 6/20/24; 9 am – 12 pm Registration ends on 6/13/24 at 11:59 PM Fees Athletics Summer Camp $99 About this Course Let your daughter spend a week with Hollins University learning a wide variety of sports including basketball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, rock climbing, and swimming. Each day campers will experience two different […]
JUNE 24-28, 2024 What makes a winning children’s book character? In this week-long intensive course, students will develop two children’s book characters, pairing humans, animals, inanimate objects, mythical or imaginary friends/creatures in a creative combination. We’ll study books with great characters and character interaction, both human and non-human. Lectures will cover methods of both realistic […]
Symposium Theme: VALUING What do we value in our field? How do we define value? This interdisciplinary symposium will reflect on what matters to us and examine the challenges that undermine such values as equity, inclusion, and access to books. We invite explorations of the theme in every sense of the word. This four-day symposium […]
7/08/24 – 7/11/24; 9 am – 12 pm Fees Athletics Summer Camp $99 About this Course Does your daughter love basketball or have aspirations to play middle school basketball? If so, we provide the perfect opportunity for them to spend a week with Hollins University basketball staff honing the skills they will need to play […]
You’ve spent months (or, very likely, years!) writing and editing your novel, workshopping and rereading and editing again, and you are ready to seek out traditional publication. What’s next? This workshop will cover all the steps you need to take your work from manuscript to book: crafting a query letter, learning what comp titles are […]
Hollins University’s Hollinsummer program is among the Top 50 Best Pre-College Summer Programs for 2021, according to the college ratings website Value Colleges.
Website: https://www.hollins.edu/hollinsummerClass runs Monday-Tuesday, 9 am-5 pm with a two-hour lunch break, and Wednesday, with one-on-one critiques from 9 am-noon, followed by a program talk at 1 pm: “Not Sticking to the Rules” Monday and Tuesday experience an interactive workshop covering the basics of children’s book creation, best practices, hooks, rhyming, humor, and rule-breaking with writing […]
7/22/24 – 7/25/24; 9 am – 12 pm Registration ends on 7/18/24 at 11:59 PM Fees Athletics Summer Camp $99 About this Course Do you have a daughter who is interested in playing volleyball yet has no idea where to begin? If so, this camp is perfect for them. Each camper will be schooled on […]