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5A: People your story with characters we can see.
5B: People your story with characters we understand.
500-word description of a specific place recalled from childhood and goals update letter.
500 to 1,200-word story based on Assignment 5 character with market choice and goals update letter.
Submit an article or story with three magazine choices and query letter.
This is the final assignment for those who do not select the book option.
Submit a complete picture book manuscript or two or three sample chapters of a MG/YA novel with publisher choice and query letter.
This is the final assignment for those who have selected the book option.
5A: People your story with characters we can see.
5B: People your story with characters we understand.
Submit an article or story with three magazine choices and query letter.
This is the final assignment for those who do not select the book option.
Submit a complete picture book manuscript or two or three sample chapters of a MG/YA novel with publisher choice and query letter.
This is the final assignment for those who have selected the book option.
Writing for Children &
Teens Course Materials
IFW Publishing
The Instruction Manual published exclusively for our students. It contains assignments, idea generators, planning guides, writing and revision techniques and guidelines for preparing a book submission package.
Magazine Markets for Children's Writers
Edited by Marni McNiff
IFW Publishing, Annual Edition
Offers a complete roadmap to the changing world of publishing — get the inside scoop on what print and digital publishers are looking for in 2024. In addition to 608 new and updated listings, you’ll find bonus articles to boost your knowledge of the industry and
increase your odds of getting published.
Plus, you’ll find sections devoted to
helping you create a polished
submissions package including how to
write and format a query letter and how
to properly format your manuscript so
you can make a professional impression
on publishers.
Book Markets for
Children's Writers
Edited by Marni McNiff
IFW Publishing, Annual Edition
Offers a complete roadmap to the changing world of publishing. In addition to 675 new and updated listings, you’ll find bonus articles to boost your knowledge of the industry and increase your odds of getting published. Plus, you’ll find sections devoted to helping you
create a polished submissions package including
how to write and format a query letter and
how to properly format your manuscript so
you can make a professional impression
on publishers.
Book Markets for
Children's Writers
Edited by Marni McNiff
IFW Publishing, Annual Edition
Offers a complete roadmap to the changing world of publishing. In addition to 675 new and updated listings, you’ll find bonus articles to boost your knowledge of the industry and increase your odds of getting published. Plus, you’ll find sections devoted to helping you
create a polished submissions package including
how to write and format a query letter and
how to properly format your manuscript so
you can make a professional impression
on publishers.
From Inspiration to Publication
IFW Publishing
Offers a wealth of practical advice on every
aspect of writing for young adults. From
Inspriation to Publication is a distillation of over
50 years of teaching individuals how to write
for children and teens, and how to market
and sell. It is the best treatment of the
subject in print.
The Elements of Style
By William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White
4th Edition
A classic manual on the priciples of
English language. Decidedly the most
practical handbook of grammar, correct
usage, punctuation, and effective
writing techniques.
Searching: a Research Guide for Writers
IFW Publishing, 6th Edition
Prepared especially for our students,
this handbook introduces a variety of
sources and methods available for
tracking down information, an
indispensable guide to
research resources.
Supplementary Instructional Materials
IFW Publishing
Talk Abouts
Stop wondering if you have what it takes to be a published author!
Show us what you’ve got!
Stop wondering if you have what it takes to be a published author!
Show us what you’ve got!
Stop wondering if you have what it takes to be a published author!
Show us what you’ve got!
1000 N. West Street #1200, Wilmington, DE 19801
© 2024 Direct Learning Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
1000 N. West Street #1200, Wilmington, DE 19801
© 2024 Direct Learning Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
1000 N. West Street #1200, Wilmington, DE 19801
© 2024 Direct Learning Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.