The Children's Book Academy brings editors, agents, and art directors together with awesome kidlit experts to help beginning to award-winning kid lit creatives
make and publish brilliant children's books.
make and publish brilliant children's books.
And Now, For Some Top Courses
The classic course is now available as a self-paced, INSTANT ACCESS course! Five fabulous weeks of learning, growing, making art and kid's books, opening all sorts of career doors and opportunities. With lessons and recordings from Senior Designer at Abrams Books Andrea Miller, and Editor and Art Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg, and many more. Find out more here!!
Full Course - Did you know that Graphic Novels and Hybrids is one of the fastest growing areas in kidlit with agents, publishers and kids hungry for these books. Mastering Hybrids and Graphic Novels Instant Access course to learn how to make them yourself with a systematic training system that will soon be available! If you've ever wanted to create graphic novels, this is the course you have been waiting for! Instant Access!
Full Course - Calling All Jokers, Funny Men, Women & Straight up Silly Folks! The Children's Book Academy knows you're brimming with giggles --and we're here to help you turn your laughs loose and share them with the world. This course is a fun-filled guide to all things zany, quirky and comical. INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
Do you aspire to become a successfully published children's book author or children's book illustrator? We have what you need!
Whether you’re interested in learning to write or illustrate and publish traditionally, self-publishing, finally learning Photoshop, discovering your writer's and character's voices, upgrading your skills in general, or learning the rules to break to make your picture book, or how to make those important connections and access new markets, we have something for everyone, from beginner to seasoned pro!
Come in, look around, sign up for a course from our award-winning faculty, and jump-start or refresh your career!
If you aspire to become a successfully published children's book author or children's book illustrator, we have what you need!
Whether You’re Interested in:
We have something for everyone, from beginner to seasoned pro! Come in, look around, sign up for a course from our award-winning faculty, and jump-start or refresh your career!
Whether you’re interested in learning to write or illustrate and publish traditionally, self-publishing, finally learning Photoshop, discovering your writer's and character's voices, upgrading your skills in general, or learning the rules to break to make your picture book, or how to make those important connections and access new markets, we have something for everyone, from beginner to seasoned pro!
Come in, look around, sign up for a course from our award-winning faculty, and jump-start or refresh your career!
If you aspire to become a successfully published children's book author or children's book illustrator, we have what you need!
Whether You’re Interested in:
- Self-Publishing
- Learning to Write or Illustrate and Publish Traditionally
- Finally Learning Photoshop
- Discovering Your Writer's and Character's Voices
- Upgrading Your Skills in General
- Learning the Rules to Break to Make Your Picture Book
We have something for everyone, from beginner to seasoned pro! Come in, look around, sign up for a course from our award-winning faculty, and jump-start or refresh your career!
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It truly is our pleasure to be able to share our courses and learning resources, editor/agent access, mentorship, membership, and wonderful communities to help you create fantastic publishable children's books.
In fact, to date, Mira's former students have published or contracted over 1,400 ranging from over 20 years ago until now and won nearly every major North American award that we know of!
In fact, to date, Mira's former students have published or contracted over 1,400 ranging from over 20 years ago until now and won nearly every major North American award that we know of!
Curious? Here are some testimonials from former writing students:
Our Time Flexible courses are designed to help you become...
In the Children's Book Academy you will...
- Change in ways that you cannot begin to imagine by developing high-level skills and greater confidence in your abilities.
- Become an empowered children's book creative with the confidence to submit and persist in submitting your children's book work to appropriate decision makers.
- Be inspired by other children's book creatives that you learn from during your journey as well as in the fabulously supportive private groups and critique groups that continue after each course ends.
- Learn how to be truly successful as a children's book creative on your own terms, with our help!
More Awesome Writing Courses:
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Masterclass - Editors are always looking for great character-driven picture books. But what are they, why are they important, and how do you write them? Find out with Marsha Diane Arnold and Dr. Mira Reisberg today! INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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Full Course - Co-taught by Hillary Homzie and Dr. Mira Reisberg, learn to write a popular novel for 6-9 year olds in five fun, empowering weeks. Get started now with INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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In this Full Course, you'll learn what board books are, who is publishing them, what kinds of language to use, some of the many topics that are of interest to this age group, and how to illustrate them. You will learn lots about this delightful and adorable niche market. INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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MASTERCLASS with Kelly Delaney Editor at Random House Knopf and Dr. Mira Reisberg Acquiring Editor and Art Director at Clear Fork/Spork walk you through Character, Emotion and Action--the three integral aspects of children's books that create interest and hook the reader. INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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Masterclass with Kelly Delaney Editor at Random House Knopf and Dr. Mira Reisberg Editor and Art Director as they share the secrets for creating emotional environments in your stories. Within this masterclass you'll learn all you need to know to create truly compelling KidLit. Find out more here!
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Full Course The course that will teach you how to use Scrivener, the professional writer's go-to tool for writing and organizing your many drafts, related websites, related images, submissions records and so much more all in one handy dandy place!!
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Masterclass - Amy Fitzgerald knows what makes parents and children laugh. Learn her techniques in this easy peasy workinar (that's a workshop + webinar) that you can finish in no time from the comfort of your own home! INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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Masterclass on Rhythm, Pacing and Page Turns to help you keep your readers excited for what's to come and create an environment that is interactive and stimulating with Abrams SD Andrea Miller and Mira Reisberg. INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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Masterclass - Time and time again, you'll hear editors and agents talk about how they are looking for a strong writer's voice or that the submission wasn't quite it because the character's needed stronger voices. Strong voice can be an elusive and abstract thing. Let Kelly Delaney and Mira Reisberg show you how to use voice in powerful ways. Find out more here!
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Masterclass - This masterclass was created to share the secrets of writers and illustrators who have learned from classic literature, fine art, current events, and pop culture, in order to write or illustrate their own contemporary children's books that engage editors, art directors, and agents. Find out more here!
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This course will be back November 2023. Join our Community to get notified when the next class starts! The Craft and Business of Writing Children's Picture Books has helped MANY students get contract offers and/or dream agents. Imagine many conferences and many courses rolled into one learning smorgasbord taught by extraordinary experts! Find out more here!.
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You've written and or illustrated a great kid's book but now you need to get an agent or publisher. That's where a great pitch and cover letter comes in handy. This mini course will help you create the perfect little pitch packet.
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Illustration Courses:
The Full Course is now available as a self-paced, INSTANT ACCESS course! Five fabulous weeks of learning, growing, making art and kid's books, opening all sorts of career doors and opportunities. With lessons and recordings from Senior Designer at Abrams Books Andrea Miller, and Editor and Art Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg, and many more. Find out more here!!
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Full Course - With Procreate for your iPad you can easily, draw, insert, tweak and create spellbinding art and illustrations and save them for sending and submitting to editors, publishers and agents. This course is a game-changer because you can do fabulous fast art indistinguishable from traditional media in a fraction of the time and without any mess! Find out more here!
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Masterclass - An INSTANT ACCESS Masterclass on Rhythm, Pacing and Page Turns that keep your readers excited for what's to come and create an environment that is interactive and stimulating with HMH AD Andrea Miller and Mira Reisberg. Find out more here!
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Full Course - Digital illustration with Photoshop is more popular than ever before! Bring your artwork to a whole new level in this user-friendly course with Leda Chung. Find out more here!
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Mini-Course A book dummy is the clearest most effective way of showcasing your work, so make sure to make it as engaging, exciting, emotional, funny or dramatic as possible. The dummy makes it easier to think about page turns and incorporating different angles and points of view within the images. Learn how to make each page of your dummy and eventual children’s book a surprise and a pleasure to see with this course. Find out more here!
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Full Course - Mastering Graphic Novels will soon be available as a fabulous Instant Access course! If you've ever wanted to create graphic novels, this is the course you have been waiting for!
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Full Course - you'll learn what board books are, who is publishing them, what kinds of language to use, some of the many topics that are of interest to this age group, and how to illustrate them. You will learn lots about this delightful and adorable niche market. INSTANT ACCESS. Find out more here!
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Technology Courses:
Full Course - with ProCreate for your iPad you can easily, draw, insert, tweak and create spellbinding art and illustrations and save them for sending and submitting to editors, publishers and agents. Click here for more info: The Pleasures of Procreat
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Full Course - Digital illustration with Photoshop is more popular than ever before! Bring your artwork to a whole new level in this user-friendly course with Leda Chung. Find out more here!
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Full Course - Authors and Illustrators everywhere need to make themselves accessible online. This Weebly course makes website building incredibly easy to create and maintain. With Mira Reisberg and Leda Chung. Find out more here!
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Full Course - Novel writing and even picture book writing is made infinitely easier, whether you're a plotter or a pantser. This feature rich software is the answer to a writers prayers. With Catherine Felt. Find out more here!
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Full Course - Learn All You Need to Know About Marketing Yourself to Your Audience and Prospective Employers. This course is designed to walk you through setup and use or 'posting' on the most popular social media platforms. Find out more here!
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Masterclass Are you one of the many who has struggled writing a winning pitch or cover letter? Perhaps you'd just like to better understand the brief art of writing pitches to participate in Twitter pitch parties where many writers have found their agents or editors?
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