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  Our hugely popular online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts May 20th

FLASH SALE: Open now for 20% off My Kid Book Pitch!

Get 20% off art agent Lilla’s hugely popular children’s book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for the next 72 hours ONLY, and get access right now!

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Make Art That Sells student Katie Vernon wrote her first author-illustrated picture book, Ari Arranges Everything, while beta testing My Kid Book Pitch. Her THIRD book comes out this May!

Have you ever dreamed of writing and maybe illustrating your very own children’s book? Imagine creating characters and worlds that will entertain and enchant children for generations – and getting paid for it! Imagine walking past your favorite bookstore and seeing your book in the window – or opening a magazine and seeing your first positive review!

Art agent Lilla created her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, specifically to show creative people like artists and illustrators how they can harness their huge, magical imaginations and write engaging stories that will thrill publishers and children alike.

As someone who’s worked with and mentored artists for ages, Lilla understands how to teach visual artists to write. She makes it easy to bring out your own individual style and voice.

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You’ll get an incredible 123-page downloadable workbook, Lilla’s dreamy custom Magic Cards to help you access your unique story idea, tons of worksheets and questionnaires to help you dig deep into your personality and find your inner quirk, and lots more.

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In My Kid Book Pitch, you’ll get a 123-page workbook to write your story from start to finish (left), plus Lilla’s remarkable Magic Cards (right) to help you come up with your own unique story idea. Sign up now and save 20%!

And right now you can get it for just £207 (approx. $261) in our 72 hour flash sale! Hurry HURRY! This course is self-paced, which means you get instant access and can start as soon as you sign up. You’ll have access to all the course materials until January 31st, 2025, and you’ll also get indefinite access to our friendly and supportive private class Facebook group if you’re looking for a buddy to keep you motivated and accountable.

Don’t miss out – sign up now!

Student Success Story: Rose Lihou

Make Art That Sells student Rose Lihou got in touch to let us know that top publisher Puffin had won the rights to her first three author-illustrator books in a five-way auction!

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Art by Rose for My Kid Book Pitch (left) and Illustrating Children’s Books (right). Since taking the classes, Rose has landed a multi-book deal with publisher Puffin. Unlock your unique story idea with My Kid Book Pitch – and save 20% for the next 72 hours!

Rose told us: “I took Illustrating Children’s Books and My Kid Book Pitch. They were amazing and really helped me understand the market and refine my offering. So I made a pitch – and this happened …”

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Publisher Puffin has won the rights to the Tiny Dogs series of books by Make Art That Sells student Rose Lihou, which she wrote and illustrated after taking My Kid Book Pitch and Illustrating Children’s Books.

The first book in the series, Tiny Dogs: Bea’s Secret Friends, is available for pre-order now and will be published in April 2024, with the next two books following in July 2024 and February 2025.

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Rose Lihou with the first of her author-illustrated Tiny Dogs series (left), which was sold to Puffin in a five-way auction, and some art from the books (centre and right).

Want to learn how you can create your very own picture book? Take your first step into the dreamy world of children’s books – sign up here now.

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Lots of love

The MATS team xxx

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