Write your picture book story with Lilla’s writing course designed for artists!

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Time for class: My Kid Book Pitch starts TODAY!

Woo hoo! Lilla and Zoë’s brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch – back as a LIVE course for 2026 – starts TODAY! If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own picture book, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, then you won’t want to miss this. If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need this course! Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, Lilla will guide you step by step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write. Just think: in just five weeks, you could be holding your completed ready-to-send pitch in your hands. And remember – if you write and illustrate, you get paid double! Friederike Dammerman’s children’s book story pitch was

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Replay of Public Live with Lilla: Join me to create your AMAZING Kid Book Pitch!

Woo hoo! Lilla and Zoë’s brilliant picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch – back as a LIVE course for 2026 – starts on MONDAY! If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own picture book, even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, then you won’t want to miss this. If you missed the fabulous Live, please watch the replay below. If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need this course! Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, Lilla will guide you step by step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write. As ever, My Kid Book Pitch will be full of Lilla’s playful but powerful games and twists – like her custom Magic Cards, with

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FREE Magic Cards to generate your picture book story idea!

Lilla here. I’m so thrilled that my picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, is running as a LIVE course again this year. Class starts next Monday, February 23rd, and I really hope you’ll join me. Lilla here! I can’t wait to help you write your fabulous unique picture book story, just like I helped the artists I represented when I was an art agent for 30 years. Why? Because I love helping creative people like you thrive, and picture books are such a wonderful income stream for artists and illustrators – that’s why I started working on them with the artists I represented when I was an art agent. I know you’re probably thinking: “But Lilla, I’m not a writer!”. I think you are, but you just don’t know it yet. I bet you have tons of characters and little stories whirling around in your magical brain. I

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Ever thought of writing a picture book? Here’s how

We’re just a couple of weeks away from the return of art agent Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, as a LIVE course, and we can’t wait! Lilla has agented many hundreds of picture books during her 30 years as an art agent, and worked on author-illustrated picture books with the artists she represented. Today we wanted to share a couple of FREE video mini lessons from Lilla on how to write a picture book and on finding your voice as a writer. Plus we’ll be sharing some of the many fabulous success stories that have come out of this course, so you know what’s possible. As an art agent for 30 years, Lilla agented many hundreds of picture books, so she has a wealth of knowledge to draw on: she knows exactly what sells, who’s buying, and what publishers are looking for. Plus she also worked

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⏰ EEK! Portfolio Club closes TODAY!

Hurry hurry hurry HURRY – registration for Portfolio Club 2026 closes TODAY! That means it’s your last chance to sign up for seven months of quirky, inspiring, real-world assignments from art agent Lilla (alongside instant access to January’s assignment)! Give yourself something to look forward to every month from now until August, with monthly assignments, bonus content, live Zooms with Lilla and your classmates, and more. Hurry HURRY – sign up here. Q. What do I get in Portfolio Club? Sign up today and you’ll get: Instant access to all the materials released in January, including a Mini assignment, Big assignment, recording of the Zoom with Lilla, two recordings of Lilla demonstrating dreamy art supplies with tons of tips and tricks, a Pinterest board for inspiration, a suggested color palette for your assignment, and more Seven more Mini assignments and seven more Big assignments, written by Lilla and drawn from

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Hurry HURRY: Sneak into Portfolio Club!

Hurry hurry HURRY – if you’ve been kicking yourself for not signing up for Portfolio Club when you had the opportunity, then this is your chance: we’ve re-opened registration for 72 hours ONLY! Enjoy monthly assignments for a huge range of markets – it’s probably Lilla’s most varied course yet. Find out more and sign up here. One of the things that makes Portfolio Club so exciting, motivating and unique is that Lilla has drawn on her 30 years’ experience as an art agent to write each of the monthly assignments as though it was a real-world commission. Not only is this incredibly valuable information for you, but it also gives you the chance to see what an actual commission would be like – so not only will you create eight fantastic pieces of art for your portfolio, you’ll also be practising your skills for when you get a gig!

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Hurry HURRY: Inner Circle is BACK (once!) in 2026!

Here’s Lilla! She’s got 30 years’ experience as a top art agent and decades more in the creative industry. Let her nurture and mentor you like she did for the dozens of artists she represented. It’s official: Lilla’s transformative, intimate small-group mentoring intensive, Inner Circle, is BACK for 2026, from October 12th to November 20th! It will only be running once, so whether you want to get that picture book deal, a fabric collection or the editorial illustration commission that you’ve been dreaming off, this is your chance to pursue it with the guidance and wisdom of an industry expert. And to make it as accessible as possible to as many people as possible, we’ve added in the option to pay in six installments so you can spread the cost over time. The first two rounds of Inner Circle sold out completely, so we’re thrilled that it will be running

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Get your FREE 2026 creative career planner!

Get your fab FREE 2026 creative career planner, designed to help you thrive in your fabulous art career! Art agent, former full-time illustrator and fairy artmother, Lilla Rogers. She’s created this gorgeous planner for you to help you thrive in 2026. It’s absolutely possible to make a great living from making art – but good things (and successful careers) don’t happen by mistake. That’s why illustrator and former art agent Lilla has created this beautiful FREE 2026 creative career planner for you, so you can plan your amazing year ahead. What has worked in the year gone by? What do you want to achieve in the year ahead? What’s your road map for getting there? Your fab FREE Playbook + Planner from Lilla is packed with worksheets and more to help you figure it all out, plus a stunning calendar to keep you inspired and on track the whole year

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Final call: Portfolio Club registration ends TODAY!

Hurry hurry HURRY: registration for Portfolio Club closes TODAY, and this is your last chance to jump in before it’s gone! Hurry HURRY – time is running out to make EIGHT fabulous pieces of portfolio art like this by Make Art That Sells student Anke Rega. Sign up now – registration closes TODAY! Don’t hesitate and then regret missing this opportunity! Portfolio Club will give you eight wonderful months of inspiration, motivation and creative pizazz that will put a rocket ship under your creative career. From now through to August, you’ll make eight gorgeous pieces of ready-to-pitch portfolio art for some of the hottest art markets around. You’ll get Mini warm-ups, industry-style Big assignments, monthly live Zoom sessions with, and a community of supportive creatives worldwide. Here’s what you’ll miss out on if you don’t sign up today: Real-world professional-level illustration assignments created by former art agent Lilla across top

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REVEALED! Get your first assignment now! Plus live Zoom TODAY!

Lilla here. Today’s the day! My newest course, Portfolio Club 2026, is officially open, and I’m so excited! If you’ve ever dreamed of building a strong, market-ready illustration portfolio – or you already have some art in your portfolio but want to get noticed by clients so you can get more jobs and make more money – then now is the moment to jump in. You’ll get eight whole months of assignments from me, to take you all the way through to August – how cool is that? Fabulous art for class by Make Art That Sells student Laura Moyer. In Portfolio Club, you’ll make incredible portfolio art like this for a whole range of markets. But HURRY, registration closes SOON! Quick reminder of what you’ll get in Portfolio Club: A Mini assignment on the first Monday of every month, to warm up, experiment, and get your creative inspiration flowing