Draft:Pilar Winter Hill

Pilar Winter Hill (born 18 November 2005) is an American musician and published author. She was named in 2019 by Teen Vogue as one of 21 Under 21: Young People Changing the World..

Early Life
Pilar Winter Hill was accepted into the Pre-College Division of Juilliard School at age 9.

Career
Pilar performed during the closing ceremony of the 2019 Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater. In 2019, the Violin Channel announced she would compete in the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Fermo, Italy. She won 2nd prize, becoming the first African-American Major Prizewinner in an International Violin Competition. In 2020, Pilar was featured in the second episode of Teen Vogue's The Lead Up series, performing for Award Winning violinist, Lindsey Stirling.

A Neighborhood Walk, A Musical Journey (2021)
A Neighborhood Walk, A Musical Journey was written by Pilar Winter Hill, illustrated by Olivia Duchess, and published in April 2021 by Albert Whitman & Company. The book received a Kirkus Review and a Starred Review from the School Library Journal. In 2021, Pilar was invited by the American Library Association to be featured during the 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition as a musical performer and guest speaker