Author of The Gruffalo and former Children’s Laureate will host new BBC Maestro course on 17 June.
Author of The Gruffalo and former Children’s Laureate, Julia Donaldson has joined up with BBC Maestro to impart her wisdom on a new Writing Children’s Picture Books course.
BBC Maestro launched in October 2020 to phenomenal success. The first four courses attracted more than one million people to the service, with thousands signing up to learn from their favourite Maestro.
Aimed at beginners, curious onlookers and experienced authors alike, the online course will harness Julia’s vast experience and expertise to inspire people to create something that will appeal to the ears and mind of the child listener, the adult who will read the story aloud – and also to publishers.
Step by step, Julia will share industry tips and guidance, celebrating the magic of picture books and demystifying the production process.
The course will look at the whole process of creating a picture book, from inception to publication and beyond. Lessons will include constructing a storyline and plot, creating rich and colourful characters, using humour, working on rhyme and writing good endings, as well as working with an illustrator, finding the right agent and performing at events.
Alongside Julia, the course features other experts in the industry – Julia’s agent, Caroline Sheldon; her illustrator, Axel Scheffler (Stick Man,The Smeds and the Smoos, The Gruffalo, The Snail and the Whale and Room on the Broom); as well as the editor of The Gruffalo, Alison Green; and TV producer, Michael Rose.
Julia’s course will be available on 17 June.
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