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What is the children's book academy? CLICK TO LEARN MORE
The Children's Book Academy is a constantly growing online-learning community empowering creatives to write, illustrate, and publish impactful children's books.
Our comprehensive live and self-paced courses, led by acquiring editors, agents, art directors and other experts, provide the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to make a positive difference in the world. By fostering supportive communities with valuable resources we help students' succeed in creating joyful and meaningful children's literature. Dr. Mira's hard-working students are major award-winners who have published over 1,400 books.
Our comprehensive live and self-paced courses, led by acquiring editors, agents, art directors and other experts, provide the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to make a positive difference in the world. By fostering supportive communities with valuable resources we help students' succeed in creating joyful and meaningful children's literature. Dr. Mira's hard-working students are major award-winners who have published over 1,400 books.
Dr. Mira Reisberg and the Children's Book Academy have had tremendous success helping students write, illustrate, and publish award-winning and just plain fun children's books. Now, they are reinventing themselves with a new membership model.
For 6 months (from June 2nd - December 2nd, 2024), join Diamond KidLit Maker's Club members and rub elbows with experts (including submissions, pitching, and critiquing opportunities). MADE FOR ALL: The Diamond Club is available for very beginning to major award-winning students. Or, keep learning the basics and beyond with a Ruby Club membership. Self-Paced courses are still available here outside of club memberships. |
Join our new Diamond and Ruby KidLit Maker's Clubs! Wahoo for these exciting new clubs! Find out more about the Clubs! Critique Boutique (coming soon) with discounted half-hour and one-hour LIVE Zoom critiques with Agents, Editors, Publishers & Other Experts |
What Makes THIS MEMBERSHIP UNIQUE? Click to learn more
The biggest differences are the level of personal interaction between students and teachers, the number of successful former students, and founder Dr. Mira Reisberg's 36 years of experience and background as an academic researching both the creative process and the cultural production of making and publishing children's book. In addition, Mira has also worked as an acquiring editor, art director, and literary agent. She is also an award-winning author and illustrator whose books are still in print 36 years later. CBA's KidLit Maker's Clubs bring in an abundance of wonderful professionals to help students succeed. Using a systematic training approach combined with a pedagogy of pleasure built around community, CBA's KidLit Maker's Clubs will WOW you! SIGN UP TODAY!
WHat makes these resources Stand out? CLICK TO LEARN MORE
Our courses, developed by the most qualified kidlit experts in the field are comprehensive, covering everything from refining your craft to navigating the publishing world. Whether you're a budding artist or illustrator, a beginning or seasoned writer or author, our resources are proven-track record according to the number of books published by wonderful former students and awards won. Many of these courses are included in the Diamond KidLit Maker's Club, or as instant-access offering at half-price for Ruby members. They are also available for non-members as instant-access resources.
What makes CBA's communities THRIVE? CLICK TO LEARN MORE
What sets us apart from other online kidlit groups is our commitment to providing a systematic approach that fosters each student's craft within a supportive, collaborative, environment, while also providing high-level mentoring and publishing opportunities. It is also important that each student have a voice and be seen as an individual within the context of a larger, caring community. We also provide scholarships that have helped many students publish while making our courses so much richer and more diverse and accessible. Now we are up-leveling all of that with our two membership programs. Dr. Mira’s superpower of inspiring warm, caring, fun, and actively helpful communities is ideal for this latest CBA incarnation where students engage with fellow creatives in live critique groups and expert critiquing webinars to receive constructive feedback fueling massive growth. Join live and recorded co-teacher office hours for feedback on your work or get answers to other questions or concerns about your work or career, while making valuable connections. Plus, unlock the full spectrum of benefits with our new KidLit Maker's Club memberships. Join us and become part of an extraordinary community that empowers and inspires.
What are cHILDREN'S BOOK ACADEMY programs like? CLICK TO LEARN MORE
CBA's programs are meticulously crafted with the pedagogical practices that Dr. Mira Reisberg, a distinguished figure in the KidLit field, developed during her PhD work. With a rich background spanning roles such as university professor, literary agent, art director, editor, author/illustrator and esteemed educator, and over 35 years of experience, Dr. Reisberg's background is now culminating in this new iteration of the Children's Book Academy. She combines her love of expansive communities, providing massively abundant and generous resources while providing wonderful publishing opportunities to her students, most of whom remain friends for life. Mira takes pride in her awesome students, who collectively boast over 1,450 published books. Their achievements reflect their hard work and talent and commitment to learning. Join us on a journey where creativity flourishes, dreams are realized, and success becomes attainable.
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I love every course I've taken with Children's Book Academy.
Thank you Mira for your dedication to recruiting such amazing co-teachers and guests. You're #1!
Thank you Mira for your dedication to recruiting such amazing co-teachers and guests. You're #1!
- Dana Marie Miroballi (now agented and multi-published author)
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Great content as always from CBA!
Mira takes the guesswork out of crafting a polished, professional manuscript and submission package. I could slog through mountains of books, articles, and conferences for the information, or I could go straight to CBA!
Mira takes the guesswork out of crafting a polished, professional manuscript and submission package. I could slog through mountains of books, articles, and conferences for the information, or I could go straight to CBA!
- Samantha San Miguel (now published MG author)
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