Basic KidLit Courses
Writing For Children & Teens
Our signature, most comprehensive course.
- Explore methods for generating ideas and conducting research.
- Improve key writing techniques to craft both fiction and nonfiction.
- Learn revision strategies to polish your manuscripts.
- Identify children’s publishers that are suitable for your work.
- Kickstart your children’s book—choose from picture book to YA.
Assignments: 10 | Time: 2 years | Tuition: $1,515 $1,363 or $79/month
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Writing For Magazines
A compact, economical version of Writing for Children & Teens.
- Learn essential writing elements and apply them to your work.
- Create five fiction or nonfiction manuscripts.
- Develop a plan for turning ideas into a fully developed manuscript.
- Explore publishers and submission strategies.
Assignments: 7 | Time: 18 months | Tuition: $1,220 or $79/month
Advanced KidLit Courses
Prerequisite: Basic Course Graduate with Instructor Recommendation
Beyond The Basics
An in-depth exploration of magazine manuscript development
and submission strategies.
- Pitch, develop, and form fiction and nonfiction ideas into market-ready manuscripts.
- Create persuasive query letters that capture editors’ attention.
- Master revision techniques to refine your work.
- Research and select magazine publishers for each manuscript.
Assignments: 8 | Time: 2 years | Tuition: $1,515 or $79/month
Writing & Selling Children's Books
Our exclusive course on writing children’s books.
- Plan and structure either three picture books or a novel for youth readers.
- Tap into your strengths and focus on fiction or nonfiction.
- Hone your revision skills to sharpen your book(s).
- Prepare submission materials for your chosen publisher(s).
Assignments: 9 | Time: 2 years | Tuition: $1,515 or $79/month
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Want to write for adults?
ICL’s sister school, Institute for Writers, offers creative writing courses, contests, and critiques designed for the adult publishing market
