Writing for children is one of the most challenging disciplines an author can choose.  Learn to write for the most imaginative and creative audience that you will ever face.

Gain skills in writing fiction and non fiction for children, improve your understanding of children and their development, improve your writing skills and learn from an experienced author.

Course Aims:

• Describe children’s cognitive development and target writing to be appropriate to various developmental stages.
• Explain the nature and scope of writing for children.
• Describe the process of planning a written manuscript of children’s writing.
• Describe the planning and processes involved in writing articles for children’s magazines.
• Develop a short story for children to read.
• Discuss the specific requirements associated with writing children’s non-fiction
• Describe the various categories of children’s fiction and the writing processes involved.
• Explain the scope and nature of literature aimed at young children.
• Explain the scope and significance of editing skills and processes for children’s writing.
• Plan, evaluate, edit and present a piece of writing for children.

This Certificate is made up of 10 Lessons:

1. Introduction
2. Overview of Children’s Writing
3. Conceptualisation: Conceiving a concept
4. Children’s Writing for Periodicals
5. Short Stories
6. Non-Fiction
7. Fiction
8. Picture Books and Story Books
9. Editing your work
10. Project