Oh yeah! I got a scholarship to Chautauqua!
I’m so excited. I’ve never been, but I have heard wonderful things about this conference. I went to a Founder’s Workshop last fall and loved every minute of it. After that I decided to make Chautauqua my conference this year. (I try to go to at least one a year—two or three usually. I’m a conference junkie. I just love hanging out with writers. They are so talented and funny and energetic—especially children’s authors.) But I did a little twelve-day visit to the hospital several months ago and that took a big bite out my plans to play a [wikipop]free bird[/wikipop], conference groupie, artiste-type person this year. How can you go conference hopping when you’re broke? Those babies aren’t cheap.
So when the good folks at the Highlights Foundation sent out their email reminding writers that they were offering scholarships, I jumped.
And today I found out I’ll be going to Chautauqua this summer!
Those Highlights people are some of the nicest around! 
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tags: Chautauqua, conferences, founders workshops, Highlights Fdn., Scholarships, Writing for Children
That’s awesome. I go to one scbwi conference a year – the one close to my home. And those are great for meeting other writers and pitching – it would be nice to go to a smaller more intensive one where you dig deeper into what you learn. Have fun!
Oh, if you ever are able to go the smaller more intensive ones, let me tell you, the Founders Workshops are wonderful. I can’t begin to tell how much I loved the one I went to.
They give scholarships for those, too, I believe. If you’re interested. The Highlights Foundation people are some of the most generous people around. They seem to just love children’s writers and illustrators and to get off on helping them. They’re really refreshing.
Hey, Sally! Congratulations to you! This is great news. I hope you have an amazing time at Chautauqua. You’ll have to give us the scoop when you get back.
Thanks, Heather! It’s a seven-day conference so I have a feeling I’ll have a lot of scoop to give you when I get back.
I’m really excited to be going. I’m sure I’m going to learn a lot and I know I’ll enjoy the time spent with all those creative people.