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SO SORRY BUT THIS COURSE IS NOW SOLD OUT!
Access to our INSTANT ACCESS CRAFT & BUSINESS OF ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS is open!
All the same great info in a class that works around your schedule!
Please join us for our next live course: MASTERING GRAPHIC NOVELS COURSE STARTING Feb 7th 2022!
COMPLETE WITH AMAZING BONUSES & SPECIAL EXTRAS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS!
We'd love for you to join us!
Access to our INSTANT ACCESS CRAFT & BUSINESS OF ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS is open!
All the same great info in a class that works around your schedule!
Please join us for our next live course: MASTERING GRAPHIC NOVELS COURSE STARTING Feb 7th 2022!
COMPLETE WITH AMAZING BONUSES & SPECIAL EXTRAS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS!
We'd love for you to join us!
Hooray, Hooray!!!
Calling All Children's Book Writers and Illustrators!
JOIN Red Fox Literary Acquiring Agent KAITLYN SANCHEZ
Multi-published Illustrators CHANTELLE & BURGEN THORNE
& Clearfork/Spork Acquiring Editor & Art Director Dr. MIRA REISBERG
in this HANDS ON ADVENTURE!!!
- Are you a writer wanting to illustrate your own books or would you like to become a better writer by fully understanding how the illustration process works and learning new writing techniques?
- Maybe you're an illustrator or artist who wants to learn to both write and illustrate their own books?
- Or maybe you are a beginning illustrator who can only draw stick figures or a professional illustrator wanting to update your skills to move into new markets?
Then this lively, fun, game-changing mentored e-course is for you! And it's all starting soon with the first live training happening from the comfort of your own home or anywhere else on June 7th and access to your fab bonuses starting as soon as you register!
WITH LIVE AND INSTANT ACCESS BONUS E-COURSES AND CRITIQUING WEBINARS DESIGNED TO FIT YOUR SCHEDULE
This Highly Interactive, Proven Track-Record e-Course & Talent Search is Designed to Fit Any Schedule. Trust us, so many of our students wouldn't be returning students if the content wasn't excellent and the schedule wasn't flexible. We also bring in a ton of fantastic submission opportunities.
This Highly Interactive, Proven Track-Record e-Course & Talent Search is Designed to Fit Any Schedule. Trust us, so many of our students wouldn't be returning students if the content wasn't excellent and the schedule wasn't flexible. We also bring in a ton of fantastic submission opportunities.
WORK AT YOUR LEVEL AND PACE!
Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned writer or illustrator, JOIN US AND find out why our students say our courses are..."like attending twenty conferences or a prestigious MFA program in one course." And why so many of them either become published or reinvigorate their careers!
Also writers, if you thought you could never illustrate a picture book, take this course and let us prove you wrong so you can possibly enter that most desired niche of author-illustrator!
If you already know about this course and the Academy’s fantastic track record of former students publishing over 620 books and winning EVERY major North American award, REGISTER right now and take advantage of our start today bonuses.
Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned writer or illustrator, JOIN US AND find out why our students say our courses are..."like attending twenty conferences or a prestigious MFA program in one course." And why so many of them either become published or reinvigorate their careers!
Also writers, if you thought you could never illustrate a picture book, take this course and let us prove you wrong so you can possibly enter that most desired niche of author-illustrator!
If you already know about this course and the Academy’s fantastic track record of former students publishing over 620 books and winning EVERY major North American award, REGISTER right now and take advantage of our start today bonuses.
SAVE A SASSY $60 with
the ARTLOVE (all caps) DISCOUNT Until Thursday!
There are TWO LEVELS for this course.
EVERYONE WHO REGISTERS GETS THE MENTORED SIZE-LIMITED INTERACTIVE e-COURSE This level is called the Big Bonus!
It includes the many start today pre-course bonuses (see below) the weekly critiquing webinars and submission opportunities, the wonderful interactive community, co-teacher access, the many lessons, worksheets, templates, and handouts, the free critique groups and so much more! And don't worry, we have lovely Payment Plans if needed. Right now for a limited time, you can save $60 for the BB with this case-sensitive code: ARTLOVE Just click the bunny below!
EVERYONE WHO REGISTERS GETS THE MENTORED SIZE-LIMITED INTERACTIVE e-COURSE This level is called the Big Bonus!
It includes the many start today pre-course bonuses (see below) the weekly critiquing webinars and submission opportunities, the wonderful interactive community, co-teacher access, the many lessons, worksheets, templates, and handouts, the free critique groups and so much more! And don't worry, we have lovely Payment Plans if needed. Right now for a limited time, you can save $60 for the BB with this case-sensitive code: ARTLOVE Just click the bunny below!
The Success Levels Are Deeply Discounted for this Course But Are Only Available At the Time of Registration
THE BIG BONUS + SUCCESS WITH ONE (OR TWO) OF THESE FANTASTIC PEOPLE
This includes EVERYTHING IN THE BIG BONUS, PLUS an extraordinary one-hour, in-person hands-on critique via either Skype, Facetime or Zoom. These deeply discounted critiques function like a customized course-within-a-course focused on you, your work, and your career! These also come with lovely Payment Plans. Cost is $677, which is a major bargain but wait...
Right now for a limited time, you can save $60 for the BB AND Critiques with this case-sensitive code: ARTLOVE
Grab one while you can as you can't change your mind after you see everyone else raving about theirs!!!
This includes EVERYTHING IN THE BIG BONUS, PLUS an extraordinary one-hour, in-person hands-on critique via either Skype, Facetime or Zoom. These deeply discounted critiques function like a customized course-within-a-course focused on you, your work, and your career! These also come with lovely Payment Plans. Cost is $677, which is a major bargain but wait...
Right now for a limited time, you can save $60 for the BB AND Critiques with this case-sensitive code: ARTLOVE
Grab one while you can as you can't change your mind after you see everyone else raving about theirs!!!
Grab a WHOLE HOUR critique with spectacular illustrators Chantelle and Burgen Thorne, Photoshop geniuses who together have illustrated and published over 1000 books. Ask them anything. They love to help and will show you all sorts of magic!
Charlotte Wenger is a literary agent with Prospect Agency. She loves building relationships and working with wonderful authors and author-illustrators, as well as being a part of sharing new stories with children.
Rosie Ahmed is an assistant editor with Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers. Before that, she was an editorial assistant at Dial and the former Kathy Dawson Books. Rosie has interned with Bloomsbury Children’s and the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency, and earned her MA in Creative Writing at the University of South Dakota. She works on picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and nonfiction that give children the stories they need in order to thrive.
Celeste Knudsen is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer and illustrator. She is currently a book designer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. Previously, she worked at HarperCollins. Celeste grew up in New Orleans, saturated in humidity, magnolia trees, and fleur-de-lis. She unabashedly loves road trips, libraries, Zapp’s Jalapeño Chips, Seattle Slew, chicory coffee, and 田んぼ.
Charlesbridge Art Director, Kristen Nobles, spends her days collaborating with illustrators, authors, and editors to create thoughtful books for children, reading them to her son at night. As founding publisher of Page Street Kids, the children’s division of Page Street Publishing in Salem, MA, she focused on working with new talent and publishing art-led narrative picture books. She is proud of the imprint’s early critical success highlighted by 10 starred reviews over 23 books and several mentions on best-books-of-the-year lists. At Candlewick Press, Kristen worked on multiple award-winning and New York Times best-selling books, kicked off a global Entertainment imprint, and managed the art department for thirteen years. She got her start in children's books designing a variety of projects at Chronicle Books in San Francisco.
"Don’t think you can draw? Lack confidence? Feel like giving up? That was me. Taking the Craft and Business of Illustrating Children's Books course has given me all the tools I need to take myself towards my dream of publication… [The instructors] are industry professionals with priceless knowledge that is shared openly and enthusiastically with all participants. The broad course curriculum is well-structured with plenty of participant interaction to encourage and support one another. I highly recommend this course to anyone, at any artistic level, who wants the best chance of developing their skills in the picture book industry. Big thanks!"
- Kris Sheather (Now Published)
- Kris Sheather (Now Published)
SO WHO'S JOINING US?
THE LIVES - ASK AN ART DIRECTOR, EDITOR, OR AGENT
The following FIVE art directors, editor, and agent joined us each week last year to teach through critiques of student's work and live “ask us anything” Q&As that we call the “LIVES!” These are also recorded for later viewing for those who can’t make the scheduled time. And at the end of the course, there’ll be many, many exclusive skip-the-slush-pile Golden Ticket submission opportunities including our live guests!!!
THE LIVES - ASK AN ART DIRECTOR, EDITOR, OR AGENT
The following FIVE art directors, editor, and agent joined us each week last year to teach through critiques of student's work and live “ask us anything” Q&As that we call the “LIVES!” These are also recorded for later viewing for those who can’t make the scheduled time. And at the end of the course, there’ll be many, many exclusive skip-the-slush-pile Golden Ticket submission opportunities including our live guests!!!
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Harriet Low - Editor Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A die-hard Spice Girls fan and Totoro enthusiast, Harriet Low is an editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which publishes award-winning books like these recent winners: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson, ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market by Raúl the Third, All in a Drop by Lori Alexander & Vivien Mildenberger, Dissenter on the Bench by Victoria Ortiz, and Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack. As an editor, Harriet especially enjoys dry humor, picture books, middle grade fantasy, non-fiction, graphic novels, and stories that have a darker edge. Celeste Knudsen Senior Designer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Celeste Knudsen is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer and illustrator. She is currently a book designer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. Previously, she worked at HarperCollins. Celeste grew up in New Orleans, saturated in humidity, magnolia trees, and fleur-de-lis. She unabashedly loves road trips, libraries, Zapp’s Jalapeño Chips, Seattle Slew, chicory coffee, and 田んぼ. |
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Aram Kim Senior Designer at Macmillan
Aram Kim is a writer and illustrator as well as a designer of picture books for children. She was born in Ohio, raised in South Korea, and now lives in Queens, NY, happily surrounded by diverse food and culture. By day, she is a senior designer at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. By all other times, she writes and illustrates her own stories. |
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Kristen Nobles Art Director at Charlesbridge
Currently an Art Director at Charlesbridge, Kristen Nobles spends her days collaborating with illustrators, authors, and editors to create thoughtful books for children, reading them to her son at night. As founding publisher of Page Street Kids, the children’s division of Page Street Publishing in Salem, MA, she focused on working with new talent and publishing art-led narrative picture books. She is proud of the imprint’s early critical success highlighted by 10 starred reviews over 23 books and several mentions on best-books-of-the-year lists. At Candlewick Press, Kristen worked on multiple award-winning and New York Times best-selling books, kicked off a global Entertainment imprint, and managed the art department for thirteen years. She got her start in children's books designing a variety of projects at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. |
WHAT'S A GOLDEN TICKET?
In this exclusive CBA opportunity, we bring in an outstanding group of acquiring art directors, editors, and agents to look at your mentored art, pitches and bios and select which ones they’d like to see more from with an eager eye towards representation and publication. Because of our stellar reputation, these art directors, editors, and agents are eager for the opportunity to work with our students, and this is our all-time record number of Golden Ticket judges! WOW!!!!
In this exclusive CBA opportunity, we bring in an outstanding group of acquiring art directors, editors, and agents to look at your mentored art, pitches and bios and select which ones they’d like to see more from with an eager eye towards representation and publication. Because of our stellar reputation, these art directors, editors, and agents are eager for the opportunity to work with our students, and this is our all-time record number of Golden Ticket judges! WOW!!!!
MEET YOUR LOVING CO-TEACHERS
Our 2021 CBICB course is co-taught by highly successful illustrators Chantelle & Burgen Thorne, Red Fox Literary Agent Kaitlyn Sanchez, and Clearfork/Spork Editor and Art Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg. All of them have MANY years of experience in the field.
Our 2021 CBICB course is co-taught by highly successful illustrators Chantelle & Burgen Thorne, Red Fox Literary Agent Kaitlyn Sanchez, and Clearfork/Spork Editor and Art Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg. All of them have MANY years of experience in the field.
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Dr. Mira Reisberg is a multi-published award-winning children's book illustrator and author whose books have sold over 600,000 copies. Besides running the Children's Book Academy, she is also an acquiring Editor and Art Director at Clear Fork Publishing's children's book imprint Spork. Mira is also a former children's literary agent, and a university professor who taught kid lit writing and illustrating courses as well as teacher ed. She has a PhD in Education and Cultural Studies with a focus on children's literature and has helped MANY writers and illustrators get published. Her job at Spork allows her to help even more people (although of course she can't guarantee that everyone will get published, many of her former students have). Click here for one of the few remaining discounted critiques with Mira (although the extra discounted critiques with the ARTLOVE code are already gone).
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Kaitlyn Sanchez loves working with both author-only, and author-illustrators, as well. She particularly enjoys character-driven, concept, and creative new format ideas for fiction. Kaitlyn connects with poignant, lyrical writing (rhyme and non-rhyme) as much as laugh out loud humor, and of course, the best are those magical books that mix humor and heart. She also enjoys nonfiction STEAM books and super interesting picture book biographies, especially ones about underrepresented people. Kaitlyn is an editorial agent who works with her clients to optimize their chances for a long, strong and happy career. In her free time, she plays soccer, binge-watches shows on Hulu, and, of course, reads. Kaitlyn LOVES picture books! Especially when she and her husband and daughter all cozy up and read together. Her blog on this website consists of her original pieces, reviews, contests, and author interviews! Click here if you'd like to sign up for a special critique with Kaitlyn. There are only a few of these left.
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Chantelle and Burgen Thorne are internationally published illustrators with over 25 years experience in publishing. Avid bookworms, they take great delight in the visual storytelling of picture books, art and text working together, every word and every image adding to the reader’s experience. Both have fond memories of being read to as children and this inspires them to make their illustrations as engaging, honest and relevant to young readers as they possibly can! Chantelle and Burgen took this course 3 years ago to help move from Work for Hire Educational publishing to Trade publishing, which pays better and allows more creative freedom. Since then they have illustrated and published seven trade books and their careers are zooming! Including all their education work, Chantelle and Burgen have published OVER ONE THOUSAND CHILDREN'S BOOKS and have tons of experience, wisdom, skills, techniques and heart to share. Click here for a phenomenal critique with both of them. It will blow you away!
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One of these amazing co-teachers will be with you EVERY day to help guide and inspire you on this journey illustrating (and writing if you like) picture books, board books, chapter books, middle grade or graphic novels or creating portfolio pieces (although the primary focus is on picture books – you will also learn about these other areas)!
Here are some of Chantelle & Burgen's published works:
And here are some of the student books Mira has either edited and/or art directed at Spork (including two from Chantelle and Burgen).
THE BONUSES
CBA IS A BUSINESS ON A MISSION DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR STUDENTS CREATE AND PUBLISH FANTASTIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS! For this reason, we also provide a whole bunch of unbeatable START TODAY bonuses (many of which were co-created with former students) to help you succeed and start your creative juices flowing. Plus we want to hit our goal of 650 books published by former students by the end of the year (we're over 585 so far)!
CBA IS A BUSINESS ON A MISSION DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR STUDENTS CREATE AND PUBLISH FANTASTIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS! For this reason, we also provide a whole bunch of unbeatable START TODAY bonuses (many of which were co-created with former students) to help you succeed and start your creative juices flowing. Plus we want to hit our goal of 650 books published by former students by the end of the year (we're over 585 so far)!
- FREE Fun with Photoshop Course Parts 1 & 2
- FREE Procreate Course
- FREE Fun with Social Media Course
- FREE WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING BOARD BOOKS COURSE
- BONUS CONTENT The Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Picture Books e-Book
- BONUS CONTENT The Little BIG Book of Children's Book Illustration Techniques & Definitions
- FREE Lesson Plans for teachers and homeschooling parents
- BONUS CONTENT for Creating Your Own Graphic Novels
- FREE Awesome Website Building with Weebly Course
- FREE 5 Ways of Making Dummies!!!
- FREE Hand Lettering & Calligraphy Course
- PLUS An EXCLUSIVE Insider Video Tour Led by Brilliant Chronicle Books Editor Melissa Manlove Who Shows and Tells What Really Goes on in a Major Children's Book Publishing House!
OTHER BONUSES INCLUDE:
- Exclusive Opportunities to Submit to Children's Book Editors, Agents, and Art Directors
- Lots of Worksheets, Handouts, Instructions, and Videos for Learning How to Draw and Make Art Traditionally (Beginners) Develop New Moves for More Experienced Artists, and Save Time and Frustration by Using New Technologies Like Procreate and Photoshop
- Wonderful Technique Demonstrations and Studio Visits From Artists Such as Julie Downing, Yuyi Morales, and Lisa Brown
- Half-Off Our Upcoming Writing and Illustrating Graphic Novels Course
And more, which will be revealed after you register! Wahoo!!
ASK AN ILLUSTRATOR
FIVE former now published students will join each Friday to interact, share their journeys, provide insider tips and give you additional guidance.
FIVE former now published students will join each Friday to interact, share their journeys, provide insider tips and give you additional guidance.
ON-GOING ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
Finally, we have FOUR FAB ASSISTANTS who are former students generously helping out to also give guidance and make sure the course runs beautifully! They are beautiful. Watch for their current and future books.
Finally, we have FOUR FAB ASSISTANTS who are former students generously helping out to also give guidance and make sure the course runs beautifully! They are beautiful. Watch for their current and future books.
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Koloud Tarapolsi visited the Eric Carle Museum library in 2019 for 4 whole days and could not find a single Libyan American book. Determined to be the change, she is now crafting her own lyrical, fun, contemporary adventures, mostly about Arab kids. Koloud is a CBA grad and tons of fun. Find her at acraftyarab.com
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Melissa Stoller is a CBA grad with three picture books available, Scarlet's Magic Paintbrush and Ready, Set, GOrilla and Sadie's Shabbat Stories, and a chapter books series, with more books on the way, Melissa helps keep things lively. Visit Her Online at MelissaStoller.com
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Sarah E. Steinberg is an architect who designs everything from fairy gardens to picture books to new cafés. She also runs a houseplant rescue with her family in Portland, Oregon. Sarah earned her B.Arch from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a CBA grad, and an SCBWI member. Find her at sarahesteinberg.com
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Maggie Lauren Brown is another awesome assistant, a member of SCBWI, and the author of the fabulous picture book, Joy the Pandacorn! Maggie took this course last year and discovered a whole new side of herself as she continues developing her magical illustration skills. Find Maggie here:
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We also want to give a shout out and big thanks to our...
Caldecott Medalist Yuyi Morales
Caldecott Winner Bryan Collier
Julie Downing
Maya Gonzalez
Jim Averbeck
Maria Van Lieshout
Phyllis Harris
Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
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Caldecott Winner Lane Smith
Caldecott Winner Paul O Zelinsky
Gianna Marino
Bob Staake
Lea Lyon
Sandie Sonke
Lisa Brown
Sandy Bartholomew
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Caldecott Medalist Antoinette Portis
Salina Yoon
Roxie Munro
Jannie Ho
Jorge Lacera
Vincent X Kirsch
John Hendrix
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The following editors, agents, and art directors were generous enough to give their precious time for interviews tailored for Children's Book Academy students.
SO WHAT IS CBICB?
The Craft and Business of Illustrating Children's Books is a multi-disciplinary course with
- Daily live interaction in our super fun helpful NON-Facebook community (Hooray!) with 24/7 access anytime day or night
- Daily in-depth lessons in a variety of formats to suit different learning styles
- One-of-a-kind videos and written interviews with award-winning illustrators, author/illustrators, agents, and art directors
- Weekly inspiring and craft-building homework
- Weekly webinars with critiques (everyone is guaranteed at least one) by our outstanding group of LIVES art directors, editors, and agents with Q&A time
- Optional super helpful small critique groups, some of which continue forever
- Clear step-by-step instructions and personal guidance including easy-peasy, made-for-you templates, worksheets, video demonstrations, and feedback in our FB group and webinars.
- An exclusive option for a FULL ONE-HOUR, ONE-ON-ONE LIVE course-within-a-course CRITIQUE with MIRA, OR KAITLYN, OR CHANTELLE & BURGEN each of whom brings different skill sets!!!
- Plus instructions, insights, publisher submission lists, templates, and worksheets for the business of selling your work and building a lasting career.
- We will also be critiquing to help perfect your submission art and bios. Our last class had a record 56 skip-the-line student work requests from our Golden Ticket judges wanting to see more from our students. In other words . . .
WHEN?
The first training starts June 7th, with Monday-Friday live support, lessons, interaction, and some Saturday or Sunday bonus lessons. Although this comprehensive course is highly interactive, meaning there’s someone there to help or guide you and give input into your work every day including your co-instructors, it is incredibly time flexible, where anything live is also recorded, and where we encourage students to take what they like or need now and come back for more later. You will also receive a keep forever e-book of course materials at the end of the course PLUS you have a whole year of continued access to the materials, with community and critique groups continuing indefinitely.
Here's Just Some of What You'll Learn Each Week
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Week One: Book Structures, Portfolio Samples and Dummies; Illustration Prompts and Easy Peasy Drawing with Shapes, Thumbnails; Interviews with Awesome Experts, and Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
Week Two: The Hero image, Getting in Character, Transfer Techniques, Watercolors, Figure Drawing, Body Language, Facial Expressions; Setting up Your Studio, Composition, Easy Peasy light and Shade; Incongruence, Critiques, More Interviews, and Another Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
Week Three: Urban and Nature Settings, World Building Perspective, Tricks for Consistency; Acrylics, Collage, Stamp Making, and Mixed Media; Color Theory, Agents, Reps, Editors, and Art Directors - which one is for me? Writing Your Cover or Query Letter, Critiques, Interviews with Awesome Experts, Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
Week Four: Drawing and Loving Animals; Glorious Black/White Illustration for Chapter and Middle Grade, Anthropomorphism Pros and Cons; 2nd Visual Stories; Beyond Animals - Unusual Protagonists, Great Animal Characters, The Importance of Showing Emotions and Relationships; Interviews with Awesome Experts, Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
Week Five: The Art of Submission, Samples, Tear Sheets and Postcards; Publishing, Contracts, Digital Illustration, Easy Peasy Photoshop, Making Connections; The mechanics of printing - 4 Color Process Printing and Bleeds, What makes a bestseller? Social Media for Illustrators, Interviews with Awesome Experts, Live Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
Week Six: An extraordinary instant access conference with top illustrators, agents, art directors, and editors and our amazing Golden Ticket Talent Search Contest
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WHERE?
Here’s the beauty of it. Even though the Craft and Business of Writing Children’s Picture Books has been described as the equivalent of 20 conferences or a prestigious MFA program, you get to do it in the comfort of your own home in your pajamas, or a café (hopefully not in your pajamas) on vacation or anywhere on your computer, laptop, or tablet where there’s internet! No expensive planes, trains, or automobiles.
HOW?
After you register, you'll receive an email to access your Start Today Bonuses to get you primed and well-set for success. As we get closer to the start date, you’ll receive access to our non-Facebook community and optional FREE critique groups where we get to know, help, and love each other and then the day before the course starts, you’ll receive access to the course itself!
In addition, to help make a better world through children’s books, we have SCHOLARSHIPS for people who identify as being of color, low income, having a disability, LGBTQ and we save some for librarians and Aussies as well. Find our scholarship applications good until May 7th right here!
We've decided to give everyone the FREE Part A & B Photoshop course, a fab free Procreate course and an equally fab free Writing and Illustrating Brilliant Board Books for Babies and Toddlers course!!!
And right now subtract $60 from the prices below with the ARTLOVE discount code!
FABULOUS COURSE OFFERINGS |
Big Bonus Level $577 |
Success Level $677 |
Access to the 25 Lessons PLUS 6 Bonus Lessons for the 5-Week Course Plus a Bonus Week & an Additional SIX Months of Access |
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A FREE 5 Ways to Create Picture Book Dummies |
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Indefinite Access to Our Own Highly Interactive Private Community Group |
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A HALF-OFF Course on Hand Lettering and Calligraphy |
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Access to Our Live Weekly Topic-Specific Workshop/Webinars Where You Can Get Help with Everything You Might Need as a Beginning or Professional Illustrator |
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Access to a Lively, Supportive, and Super Helpful Community of Fellow Students |
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An Awesome 1/2 OFF 2-part Photoshop Course for Both Beginners (Part One) Seasoned Users (Part Two) for the FIRST 20 TO REGISTER!!! |
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Fabulous Templates, Worksheets, and Done-for-You Scripts |
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FREE Social Media Course |
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FREE Website Building with Weebly Course |
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The Little Big Book of Children's Book Illustrating Techniques and Terminology!!! |
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Your Own Optional Critique Group |
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A Beautiful CBA Badge for Your Website |
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A FREE e-Book of Course Content |
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Entry into the Golden Ticket Skip-the-Line Pitch Fest Contest Where Editors, Agents, & Art Directors Will Look at Your Work & Choose Students to Connect with Further |
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Plus Many More Opportunities & Goodies too Numerous to Mention! |
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Another Rare Opportunity to Register for the Course Plus Bonuses - PLUS Receive an Extraordinary One-Hour Critique Unlike Anything You've Ever Experienced Before |
Only $100 more for a fabulous 1hr critique |
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And for RETURNING STUDENTS - you get two exclusive, intimate, interactive bonus webinars with Mira to help you really focus on next steps!!! |
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Unfortunately, because participants receive materials upon registration and our course size is limited, we can’t afford to give refunds. Thank you for understanding.
The BIG BONUS comes with EVERYTHING ABOVE, TONS OF HELP IN OUR INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY AND MUCH MORE and Is Available for the Adventure of a Lifetime for $577! And don't forget the ARTLOVE discount for an extra $60 discount making it only 510.00! The ARTLOVE discount can only be used at the time of registration so double check that it shows up!
An amazing opportunity to revel in a personal hour-long critique with multi-published illustrators who have crazy good skills. How can you beat that? Especially for only $677? Click the banner above to get started. And don't forget the ARTLOVE discount for an extra $60 discount making it 610 (and there are available payment plans if you need one)!
Run, don't walk your fingers to your mouse or digital pen to click a critique with extraordinary illustrators Chantelle and Burgen.
An amazing opportunity to take advantage of a personal hour-long critique with incredible Editor Rosie Ahmed. You won't regret it!
An hour-long critique with awesome Literary Agent Charlotte Wenger? Grab this while you can.
Don't miss your chance for a private critique hour-long critique with amazing Senior Designer Celeste Knudsen?
Grab a private one-on-one critique with insightful Art Director Kristen Nobles.
WHY?
EIGHT REASONS TO JOIN CBA ON THIS CREATIVE JOURNEY
- The best reason to join our Children’s Book Academy community with this course is because of our phenomenal track record of award-winning multi-published students who have studied with us.
- No-one else gives the amount of time, resources, bonuses, personal help, instruction or resources that we do including introductions to editors, art directors, and agents
- Our phenomenal predisposed skip-the-slush-pile submission opportunities that have helped many students publish
- Our courses are size-limited to ensure that everyone gets attention and critiques
- Our courses are taught by acquiring art directors, editors, and agents who love helping our students
- Our courses are tremendous fun
- Our courses are incredibly productive and when you are done, you will have:
- Learned new traditional and contemporary art making techniques
- Learned fantastic time-saving and non-mess making digital art techniques
- Created, Revised and/or Polished your Picture Book Dummy or Portfolio pieces
- Spruced up your Bio and Query
- Amped up your Marketing Skills
- And become part of a wonderful lifelong community
FAQs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: What kinds of formats will there be?
A: We will have helpful weekly subject-specific show and tell videos, daily lessons, video interviews with expert course contributors, written lessons, written interviews, step-by-step worksheets, handouts, a highly interactive secret Community group, weekly live critiques with extraordinary guest critiquers, and Q&As that are recorded as videos that remain indefinitely available along with the Community group, 2 e-books, and optional small critique groups.
Q: Who will benefit from this class?
A: Anyone who has a passion or interest in writing or illustrating children's picture books.
Q: When does the class start?
A: June 7th 2021, and we are incredibly excited! Join our mailing list to get first notice here: https://bit.ly/joinCBA
Q: How much will I be investing in this course and how do I pay?
A: We have fantastic staggered discounts so the sooner you register, the bigger your discount. And of course there are the extra free bonuses! The course includes over 30 lessons + tons of bonus materials, 5 weeks of M-F instructor access and lifetime access to your community + a 1 week mini-conference. You’ll register through Infusionsoft, which will automatically convert currency for you and we have nifty payment plans available.
Q: When does registration end?
A: Because our courses generally only happen once a year, and due to the high success rate of our students, usually sell out, we recommend that you register sooner rather than later.
Q: I’m primarily a writer, will this course be relevant for me?
A: While the primary focus of the course is illustrating children's picture books, you will learn a ton of helpful information about both writing and illustrating, which may increase your chances of publication as a much desired author/illustrator, a solo illustrator, or a solo author.
Q: What will I need?
A: Computer and Internet access, a great attitude and open mind, and a willingness to play with art, language and ideas.
Q: Are there any specific time requirements?
A: No! The only time sensitive areas are if you want to submit your work for a live webinar critique, there is a specific deadline, and if you join one of the optional critique groups you need to honor your group's critiquing timeline. The weekly webinars also happen at a specific day and time provided in advance, but if you can't make it live, they are also recorded for later viewing.
Q: What do I do if I have further questions?
A: You can call Mira directly CALIFORNIA time at 503.256.0152 or email mira@childrensbookacademy.com with "Children's Picture Book Course Question" in the subject head
Q: How long does the course stay open after it ends?
A: Students have an additional year or more access to the course after it ends. The community stays open indefinitely
Q: Do you offer refunds?
A: Sorry, there are no refunds. Because we give bonus passwords at the time of purchase, it is impossible to offer refunds. We appreciate your understanding. However, we do offer a 100% learning money back guarantee, that if you read the lessons, participate during the course, and do the work, and at the end of a year, don't feel that you learned a lot, we will refund your money in full.
And if you are still nervous about taking this course, please read the testimonials in the slideshow below. If you need more time to read them, simply hover over the slideshow below the videos to bring up the pause button or advance or return buttons at any time.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: What kinds of formats will there be?
A: We will have helpful weekly subject-specific show and tell videos, daily lessons, video interviews with expert course contributors, written lessons, written interviews, step-by-step worksheets, handouts, a highly interactive secret Community group, weekly live critiques with extraordinary guest critiquers, and Q&As that are recorded as videos that remain indefinitely available along with the Community group, 2 e-books, and optional small critique groups.
Q: Who will benefit from this class?
A: Anyone who has a passion or interest in writing or illustrating children's picture books.
Q: When does the class start?
A: June 7th 2021, and we are incredibly excited! Join our mailing list to get first notice here: https://bit.ly/joinCBA
Q: How much will I be investing in this course and how do I pay?
A: We have fantastic staggered discounts so the sooner you register, the bigger your discount. And of course there are the extra free bonuses! The course includes over 30 lessons + tons of bonus materials, 5 weeks of M-F instructor access and lifetime access to your community + a 1 week mini-conference. You’ll register through Infusionsoft, which will automatically convert currency for you and we have nifty payment plans available.
Q: When does registration end?
A: Because our courses generally only happen once a year, and due to the high success rate of our students, usually sell out, we recommend that you register sooner rather than later.
Q: I’m primarily a writer, will this course be relevant for me?
A: While the primary focus of the course is illustrating children's picture books, you will learn a ton of helpful information about both writing and illustrating, which may increase your chances of publication as a much desired author/illustrator, a solo illustrator, or a solo author.
Q: What will I need?
A: Computer and Internet access, a great attitude and open mind, and a willingness to play with art, language and ideas.
Q: Are there any specific time requirements?
A: No! The only time sensitive areas are if you want to submit your work for a live webinar critique, there is a specific deadline, and if you join one of the optional critique groups you need to honor your group's critiquing timeline. The weekly webinars also happen at a specific day and time provided in advance, but if you can't make it live, they are also recorded for later viewing.
Q: What do I do if I have further questions?
A: You can call Mira directly CALIFORNIA time at 503.256.0152 or email mira@childrensbookacademy.com with "Children's Picture Book Course Question" in the subject head
Q: How long does the course stay open after it ends?
A: Students have an additional year or more access to the course after it ends. The community stays open indefinitely
Q: Do you offer refunds?
A: Sorry, there are no refunds. Because we give bonus passwords at the time of purchase, it is impossible to offer refunds. We appreciate your understanding. However, we do offer a 100% learning money back guarantee, that if you read the lessons, participate during the course, and do the work, and at the end of a year, don't feel that you learned a lot, we will refund your money in full.
And if you are still nervous about taking this course, please read the testimonials in the slideshow below. If you need more time to read them, simply hover over the slideshow below the videos to bring up the pause button or advance or return buttons at any time.
But don’t just believe us. Here are some of our lovely testimonials...
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"I wholeheartedly recommend the Craft and Business of Illustrating Children’s Picture Books to beginning illustrators as well as those more advanced. I’d already taken a few online courses for illustrating children’s books (through other schools) before this one, and what stands out for me about this one…is the sheer volume of information you receive, in many different, understandable and helpful formats. Through video, text, live critiques, community, worksheets, homework and more you’ll certainly learn everything you need to know about how to make it as an illustrator in this field. The golden ticket opportunity…at the end of the course, where you get to submit work to industry professionals…is the icing on the cake and is so very valuable. It is absolutely evident what a wonderful teacher and person Mira is, pouring her heart and soul into her courses. She goes above and beyond to ensure the success of her students." Anika A. Wolf (Now Published)
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