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About the Course

This course is for curious students and aspiring authors with a passion for writing for young readers. Participate in a dynamic online community of writers as you experiment with your own writing and develop your voice. This course will guide you with a combination of video lectures, online readings, peer reviews, and guest appearances from world-renowned children’s authors. As you work through the writing exercises, you will give and receive feedback from your peers and gain tools and techniques for improving your writing. During this course you will identify stories that matter to you, explore cultural significance and boundaries, and shape your identity as a writer; become familiar with standard elements of narrative (character, setting, plot, theme, language, dialogue, point of view); reflect on your own work and practice essential self-editing skills; see the different ways in which words and art interact, and the possibilities of longer narrative forms; come away with practical insights into publishing options; and create a plan for pursuing your enthusiasm for writing. By the end of the course, you will have ten to twelve extracts of writing that you can develop into a portfolio. Join a dynamic community of many voices from around the world. Find inspiration in your own voice, heart, and place so that you can tell the stories for young readers you’ve always wanted to tell....

Top reviews

DB

Feb 6, 2016

I am a beginner wantabee author and publisher, first steps are elementary, as I need. Self paced, life can get in the way. Instructors are wonderful, as are the guest speakers and interviewees Thanks.

SV

Aug 25, 2023

its one of the best courses I have completed. just wonderful..very precise, revelant subjects and topics and very good activities. thankyou coursera. it was like meditation to me doing this course.

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Nov 2, 2018

Amazing and very informative :)

By Amira

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Mar 31, 2016

Very helpful and easy to follow

By Ishan A S

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Mar 6, 2016

very convincing and encouraging

By fidel g

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Feb 27, 2021

Love it, invaluable experience

By Shandy R J V

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Nov 30, 2015

I highly recommend this course

By Francisco M S E

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Feb 29, 2016

Everything you need to start.

By Stacy M

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Aug 8, 2016

Wonderful course! Thank you!

By Tayyaba

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Jul 18, 2020

its good for young readers

By Daniela C R M

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Nov 8, 2015

Fantástico! me ayudó mucho.

By hatav

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Sep 16, 2015

wonderful course. thank you

By Dee d H

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Sep 13, 2015

Really enjoying this class.

By Odariza L

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Aug 18, 2015

Awesome :) Very interactive

By Frances O

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Aug 14, 2015

I had fun and learnt alot!

By Hector C

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Aug 25, 2017

excelent i really enjoyed

By shatrupa k

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May 15, 2016

loving this course so far

By Suzana J

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Nov 9, 2015

Loved every minute of it.

By Paule K

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Nov 12, 2024

Ce cours est excellent !

By Omar A

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Feb 1, 2016

Well constructed course.

By Samridh V

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Jun 27, 2016

I love this at the most

By henry m

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Aug 22, 2015

Wow, really eye opening

By Saif A S A

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Nov 26, 2016

it's a great course ;)

By Anirudh N

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Jun 15, 2018

Amazing. Learnt a lot

By Ngozi A

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Jul 19, 2022

I loved this course!

By Lidiia V

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Nov 26, 2015

It's just beautiful!

By Carolyn P

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May 31, 2021

I I love reading