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ICL, Specialists in Children’s Literature Since 1969 |
The Institute was founded in 1969 to establish the finest course of instruction in how to write and how to market fiction and nonfiction for children and teenagers.
Now, after almost 35 years of devotion to the juvenile market, the Institute has become the leading teacher and the primary source of new children’s writers in North America. We publish annual market directories and a monthly newsletter on the juvenile market, as well as course materials and textbooks—all related exclusively to writing for children and teenagers.
As you read through this brochure, you’ll meet the Institute’s instructors. In total, our faculty has worked for 182 publishers and won more than 200 medals, prizes, and awards including the highest honors in children’s literature.
While our faculty has published more than 14,600 books, stories, and articles, our students and alumni may well have surpassed them by now. We have received reports of more than 11,000 sales, and the rate of publication notices is now running some 1,000 per year.
Learn at Your Own Pace
Writing for Children and Teenagers was structured with maximum flexibility: Students learn at their own pace within their own schedules, and they work in the privacy of their own homes.
The cornerstone of this unique course, which has evolved through a series of refinements and enhancements since 1969, is its one-on-one method of teaching: Each student is assigned his or her own instructor—a published writer or experienced editor—and they work together to achieve the student’s goals.
You are a Class of One
Compare our “class of one” method of teaching with the traditional college or university classroom with one instructor for 20, 30, or even 50 students. Our pairing of a beginner with an accomplished instructor—the classic master-apprentice relationship—gives aspiring authors the finest, most personal training available anywhere. You learn how to write, then you learn how to market what you’ve written.
Exclusive Publishing Data
One key to our students’ extraordinary record of success is the Institute’s research facility, which continuously monitors the editorial requirements of every publisher and every publication related to children’s literature. These data are published annually in our Children’s Book Market and Children’s Magazine Market directories.
The Measures of Success
For many students, publication is the yardstick of success. For others, it is the exhilaration they feel in being able to communicate in writing more effectively. Still others use their skills in business or professional life, and some pursue their dreams of writing a family history.
Whatever your writing objective may be, if you pass our Writing Aptitude Test and enroll in Writing for Children and Teenagers, we will help you achieve it. This is our promise:
You will complete at least one manuscript that is suitable to submit to an editor by the time you finish the course.
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