Writing Stories For Children

Start a rewarding new career writing children’s books with Stratford’s convenient home study course.

This distance education class will cultivate your literary talents and help you learn the art of writing books for children. Created by professional authors, our Writing Children’s Books course covers story and plot development, poetry, verse, themes, techniques and much more. You’ll gain in-depth knowledge on the many styles and genres of children’s books including picture books, non-fiction books, plays and chapter books. As a bonus, all students in our Writing Children’s Books course receive a copy of the "Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market", an essential for any author who wishes to sell and market their work to book and magazine publishers.

With Stratford’s support and educational help, you could make writing books for children a career! And best of all, our Writing Children’s Books class is a home study program. You can learn at home, in your spare time, without disrupting your current job or family responsibilities.