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About the Course

This course is for curious students and aspiring authors with a passion for writing for young readers. Participate in a dynamic online community of writers as you experiment with your own writing and develop your voice. This course will guide you with a combination of video lectures, online readings, peer reviews, and guest appearances from world-renowned children’s authors. As you work through the writing exercises, you will give and receive feedback from your peers and gain tools and techniques for improving your writing. During this course you will identify stories that matter to you, explore cultural significance and boundaries, and shape your identity as a writer; become familiar with standard elements of narrative (character, setting, plot, theme, language, dialogue, point of view); reflect on your own work and practice essential self-editing skills; see the different ways in which words and art interact, and the possibilities of longer narrative forms; come away with practical insights into publishing options; and create a plan for pursuing your enthusiasm for writing. By the end of the course, you will have ten to twelve extracts of writing that you can develop into a portfolio. Join a dynamic community of many voices from around the world. Find inspiration in your own voice, heart, and place so that you can tell the stories for young readers you’ve always wanted to tell....

Top reviews

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Feb 1, 2025

The interviews with various authors were really insightful. The writing exercises were designed to really build skills. I noticed an improvement from week 1 to 5. Recommend this course.

CT

Apr 20, 2018

This seems like a basic course but they give you a lot of useful information and it is very well done. The author interviews are informative and interesting too. I highly recommend the course.

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By Bandhana D

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Jun 17, 2020

I enjoyed this course and hope that I can apply the learning, as I follow my passion to write for young readers!

By Kaylah

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Jun 4, 2020

Very interactive class! I really enjoyed the video lessons and the interactive feedback from other participants!

By Mayank B

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Jun 1, 2020

Loved this course. It helped me understand how to write for children and how it differs from writing for adults.

By Donna P

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Oct 21, 2019

I absolutely LOVED this class! The assignments were very thought provoking and held my attention untill the end!

By Yuruani A

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Aug 14, 2015

Entertaining and informative, the course helps you start writing with great tips and suggestions for inspiration

By Jaqueline R

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Apr 20, 2025

excelente curso para guiarte en el inicio de este camino de escritor. ¡El mejor que hecho, 100% recomendado!!!.

By Hope S

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Dec 8, 2020

I'm taking this course and it is the MOST AMAZING COURSE almost ever! It's really helped out my writing career!

By Carmen S

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Mar 12, 2016

It feels like a privilege to hear published, recognised authors discuss their work and encourage beginners to w

By Deleted A

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Dec 16, 2015

Really helpful course for beginner writers - and particularly those looking to write for our youngest readers.

By Tatiana Z

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Jan 28, 2017

Fue un curso maravilloso! Muy interesante y con muy buenas pautas, perfecto para los que amamos la escritura

By Canela Z

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Jul 8, 2024

Thank you so much for this incredible course. I learned so much on the topic of writing for young readers.

By Ashley T

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Feb 22, 2021

Brushed up on info about writing. Best part, having exercises to complete and people give feedback on them!

By Sanika

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Aug 26, 2020

Loved it truly.............

Now, I have better ideas about writing and also know how to reach out to people

By Noushad N A

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Jul 2, 2020

This Course was very Helpful in improving my writing skills and understand my more creative writing skills

By Piper T G

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Feb 17, 2016

I really liked this course it was fun and it taught me a lot about the course of writing and publishing.

By Alexis J M

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Aug 18, 2015

Thoroughly enjoyed this course, it was really interesting and broken down into small, manageable chunks.

By Savannah N

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Sep 16, 2016

I love this course, It is really helping me improve my writing skills, and grow my love of writing. :)

By Pamela O

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Aug 8, 2016

I had so much fun in this course. It balances information with practice and is a great course to take.

By Megan L K

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Jul 26, 2020

Extremely helpful content...I really feel capable of diving into the world of writing and publishing.

By Ana B A G

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Aug 24, 2017

Muy bueno. Recomendado para cualquiera que quiera ser escritor. Los consejos que dan son los mejores.

By Pamela P

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Aug 1, 2020

I highly recommend this course, I am a new to writing books. This course has helped me tremendously.

By Sebastián G P

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Nov 13, 2015

Awesome course, an incredible opportunity to polish writting skill and to meet some fellow writters.

By Adrea B

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Nov 1, 2015

I just started this mook and have learned more than any other writing course I've taken on coursera.

By Diana S

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Dec 13, 2021

I really like that this course provides so much useful information in a such brief period of time!

By Reshma M

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Jul 22, 2019

Great course. Let's you grow your interest in it and in your own pace. Very helpful for a beginner