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My Arty Book Pitch flash sale

Don’t miss the My Arty Book Pitch LIVE review!

Date announced for the 2025 My Arty Book Pitch LIVE review! Would you love to write, illustrate and publish your very own art-driven non-fiction book? Whether you want to share a craft how-to, a travel memoir, a guided journal or anything else filled with dreamy art, writing and illustrating arty books can be a rewarding and lucrative career. Sandy Cousens created the pitch for her book, Creative Calm, in My Arty Book Pitch and it was picked up by David and Charles, who she describes as her “dream publisher”. Sandy and her book (left) and a spread from the book (right). Want to create your very own ready-to-send arty book pitch that contains everything a publisher needs to see to give you a deal? Art agent and author Lilla’s My Arty Book Pitch course will show you how to do just that, leading you step by step from coming up


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LAST CHANCE! My Arty Book Pitch flash sale ends TODAY!

HURRY! My Arty Book Pitch flash sale ends TODAY! This is just a quick note to say that the 25% flash sale on My Arty Book Pitch ends TODAY! Part of a fabulous pitch by Andrea Ringli – learn how to create an incredible pitch like this, which contains everything an agent or publisher needs to see! So if you’d love to take this fantastic course, for less … If you’re dreaming of holding your very own illustrated arty book in your hands … If you’d love to make money from writing and illustrating arty books – then don’t miss this great deal! Imagine building a lucrative career writing and illustrating gorgeous arty books like these, agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Plus, although this is a self-paced course, Lilla will be hosting a fantastically informative LIVE review of the Week 3 assignment, a spread in your book, on Thursday, June


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Replay of FREE Live with Lilla: see her 1:1 feedback on Arty Book Pitches!

See art agent Lilla give 1:1 feedback on Arty Book Pitches If you missed the fabulous FREE public live with lilla yesterday, scroll down for the replay! Lilla popped up some lucky volunteers for a FREE LIVE 1:1 discussion to chat about pitches and ideas for an arty book – basically any art-driven non-fiction book. As an agent for 30 years, Lilla helped the artists she represented write and create pitches for arty books which got published, so don’t miss this amazing opportunity to benefit from her expertise! If you’ve been thinking about signing up, whether you can’t get that idea for an arty book out of your head, or you don’t have an idea yet but you’d love to make money from writing and illustrating arty books, then we’re thrilled to offer 25% off this incredible course! Ends on Sunday, May 11! You can also watch this replay along


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Get FREE 1:1 feedback on your book pitch from art agent Lilla!

Get FREE feedback on your book pitch from an author and former art agent! Don’t miss tomorrow’s FREE live Zoom with former top art agent, illustrator and author Lilla Rogers – you could get FREE live feedback on your incredible arty book idea, or just watch to enjoy the live discussion and learn from a pro! Here’s former top art agent and author Lilla Rogers. As an art agent for 30 years, she agented tons of illustrated books, and helped her artists write and create pitches for their own arty books. Join Lilla tomorrow and she’ll be popping up three lucky volunteers for a FREE LIVE 1:1 discussion where you can chat about your pitch or idea for an arty book – basically any art-driven non-fiction book that you would love to create. As an agent for 30 years, Lilla helped the artists she represented write and create pitches for


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LAST CHANCE for Character Bootcamp 2025!

LAST CHANCE for Character Bootcamp 2025! Today is your last chance to sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play until 2026 – don’t miss out, register now! Make art to get picture book and toy and game commissions! Loads of our students have gotten picture book and toy and game deals from the art they made in this course! As a reminder, here’s what you’ll get when you sign up today: Lilla’s wisdom in a Zoom every month Zoe’s picture book art director expertise Riley’s expert insight into the toy and game industry Something every Monday from now until June 23rd that will help you create six pieces of art for your portfolio Instant access to all of the materials so far, including two assignments that you can complete whenever you want to plus creative insights in a special bonus video You’ll get to start next month’s assignments along with


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Whoop! Character Bootcamp 2025 flash opening!

Hurry HURRY – don’t miss the Character Bootcamp 2025 flash opening! Learn how to create winning characters and turn them into unique toys, like these by Make Art That Sells student Jean Ruth. This work is great for a portfolio to get work illustrating children’s books and toys. Sign up now or miss out until 2026! Have you seen the incredible art that our wonderful Bootcamp Special: Character Play students are sharing on social media? The first class gallery of the assignments for Bootcamp Special: Character Play 2025 is now OPEN so go ahead and feast your eyes on all the gorgeousness – you can check it out here. Want to make stunning art like this to boost your portfolio and help you land more paid gigs? Want to learn how to create winning characters you can license for toys and games, books, and more? Kicking yourself for not signing


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Discuss your arty book pitch with an art agent in a FREE zoom!

Want the opportunity to discuss your arty book pitch with an art agent? Then mark your calendar now! If you’d love to create a pitch for your very own illustrated non-fiction book ready to send to a major publisher, then you don’t want to miss this incredible opportunity. Join art agent, illustrator and author Lilla for a FREE live Zoom and you could get to discuss your arty book pitch with an art agent! Get FREE feedback on your arty book idea! Join art agent, illustrator and author Lilla for a FREE public Zoom event at 12 noon EST/5 pm BST on Friday, May 9th 2025 and you could get the chance to chat about your creative book pitch with her live in a FREE zoom! Books written and illustrated by artists represented by Lilla, and agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Lilla has decades of experience in the creative business


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We are the champignons! See the winner of our FREE Quarterly Art Challenge

Our most recent FREE quarterly Art Challenge took place last month, and, as ever, we loved seeing the beautiful art that you created! See some of Lilla’s favorites below, and learn how you can take part in the next FREE challenge on June 1st. Huge congrats to our joint winners, Alicia Fairbourn (left) and Rainbow Wang (right). They each won a FREE place in class – don’t miss our next challenge for your chance to win courses and more! The standard of entries was so high that Lilla couldn’t pick a single winner! Joint first place went to Alicia Fairbourn and Rainbow Wang, who each won a FREE place in Bootcamp Special: Character Play* – join in with our next challenge for your chance to win places in class, gorgeous products and more! (*Kicking yourself for not signing up to Bootcamp Special when you had the chance? Keep your eyes


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#6: Is this you? (The arty book author-illustrator who needs a nudge)

Lilla here. Recently I’ve been sharing a few imaginary creatives—characters I dreamed up who I can easily picture thriving in Inner Circle, my small group mentoring intensive. Maybe you identify with one of them, but even if not, I hope you have seen how this incredible opportunity could help you take your career to the next level. Class starts soon, on Monday, April 14th. I really hope you’ll join me. We’re going to do such wonderful things together. If you missed my earlier emails, catch up here: #1 The illustrator who needs a guide to help them shine #2 The fired up activist who’s ready to make a difference #3 The potential picture book artist who’s dreaming big #4 The illustrator who wants to make a living from their art #5 The established artist looking for a change #6 The arty book author-illustrator who needs a nudge You know exactly


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#5: Is this you? (The established artist looking for a change)

Lilla here. To give you a glimpse of who Inner Circle might be perfect for, I’ve dreamed up a few imaginary creatives—fictional artists who I can absolutely imagine thriving in this small group mentoring intensive. But of course, this is just a springboard: I know you’ll bring your own personality, quirks, and creative spark to the table, and I can’t wait to help you shape your career into something truly extraordinary. I hope these examples give you some ideas about how this powerful opportunity could be the perfect next step for you! If you missed my earlier emails, catch up here: #1 The illustrator who needs a guide to help them shine #2 The fired up activist who’s ready to make a difference #3 The potential picture book artist who’s dreaming big #4 The illustrator who wants to make a living from their art #5 The established artist looking for