Professional
Children's Writing
Diploma KID12 Writing,
Editing & Publishing Learning
Method: Correspondence with online support
Interior
Professional Children's Writing:
Tutorial 1: So You Want to Write for Children?
Topic 1: Welcome to the world of writing for children
Topic 2: Children’s writing and you
Topic 3: Genres in children’s writing
Topic 4: Viewpoints you can use
Topic 5: Understanding your goals
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
2. Getting Ideas for Stories
Topic 1: What can i write about
Topic 2: Organising your ideas
Topic 3: What is your story about?
Topic 4: Establish the setting
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
3. Writing Picture Books
Topic 1: Why write a picture book?
Topic 2: Putting together a picture book
Topic 3: Choosing a great topic
Topic 4: Keys to a successful picture book
Topic 5: Words still matter!
Topic 6: Pictures and more
Topic 7: Checklist for your story
Topic 8: Presenting your manuscript to
the publisher
Topic 9: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
4. Writing Chapter Books Topic 1: Who are your readers?
Topic 2: What are chapter books?
Topic 3: Great ideas for chapter books
Topic 4: Beginnings, middles and ends
Topic 5: Writing a story for children—checklist
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
5. Creating Living Characters
Topic 1:The main character
Topic 2: The other characters
Topic 3: Writing dialogue
Topic 4: More tips from the professionals
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
6: Manuscript Editing
Topic 1: What is editing?
Topic 2: Attention to detail
Topic 3: Valuable feedback
Topic 4: Laying out your manuscript
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
7. Genre and Writing for Teens
Topic 1: What is genre?
Topic 2: Teenage fiction
Topic 3: Make them laugh
Topic 4: Other genres
Topic 5: Developing your own writing style
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
8. Writing for the Education Market Topic 1: What is educational publishing?
Topic 2: Educational publishing in australia
Topic 3: Publishing specifications
Topic 4: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
9. Writing Fun Non-Fiction for Children
Topic 1: Getting started
Topic 2: Non-fiction picture books for emergent readers
Topic 3: How to overcome writer’s block
Topic 4: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
10. Getting Published
Topic 1: The first steps
Topic 2: How to find your publisher
Topic 3: Proposals or manuscripts?
Topic 4: Do you need an agent?
Topic 5: Formatting your manuscript
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
11. Book Contracts and Payment
Topic 1: After rejection comes acceptance
Topic 2: Contracts
Topic 3: Copyright
Topic 4: Writing to contract standards
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
12: Promoting Your Children’s Books Topic 1: The marketing process
Topic 2: Your role in the marketing process
Topic 3: Grants, awards and other ways to earn a living
Topic 4: Meeting other writers
Topic 5: Getting organised
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Our clients include: Coles Myer Ltd, Australian Government, University
of NSW, ANZ Bank, Fjord Manufacturing, Camera Farm, Altitude Corporation,
Japan Motor Group, NSW Cricket Association, Mission Australia, Allswell
Life Style Management, Australia Wide Holidays Pty Ltd, Harvey World Travel,
Active Trade Solutions, Gold Coast City Council, Greenline Australia,
CSIRO ...