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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

SV

Aug 26, 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.

LM

May 20, 2018

I really enjoyed this course, though I never imagined myself as a writer of childrens fiction, it may very well look like, that my first book, might be exactly that.Thank you to the great teachers.

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By nayana r

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Oct 4, 2023

I really enjoyed enrolling in this course and have learned many things about writing. thank you

By Eliana H

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Jul 18, 2019

I´m now even more motivated to be a writer. Thanks for open my mind and heart to writing again.

By Gina A

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Jul 4, 2016

This is one of my favourite courses, it is very interesting and I was able to grow as a writer.

By Benjamin J S

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Aug 19, 2015

What a fun course! I never knew I could write. I can't wait to get my first book published!

By Michele W

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May 22, 2017

Aprendí mucho y disfruté las clases. Los profesores realmente te animan a seguir adelante.

By Verónica S M

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May 19, 2024

Me encantó el curso. Me animó a escribir sobre diferentes temas y a mejorar mi escritura

By Amel K

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Jun 14, 2016

Amazing course I love it. I learned a lot about how to write for young readers.

thank you

By Cathy M

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Jun 19, 2023

CURSO PERFEITO, ME AJUDOU BASTANTE A ESCREVER SOBRE UM GENERO QUE NUNCA EXPLOREI ANTES.

By jesus a g o

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Sep 24, 2020

me encanto gracias por darme la oportunidad de aprender a plasmar mis ideas en palabras

By Elli .

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Sep 9, 2018

I enjoyed this course and learned a thing or two about writing, editing and publishing.

By Kaustubh G

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May 2, 2018

Nice course explaining the details of writing books for young kids and teenagers. It mo

By Siddhesh P

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Sep 29, 2015

Awesome! I have no words to say. I really learnt a lot things being a aspiring writer.

By Paloma M H

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May 28, 2020

I really enjoyed the week to week topics. I found it complete and would recommend it.

By Pilar J V S

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Apr 29, 2020

Me ayudo muchísimo con lo básico de escribir libros, cosas que ignoraba por completo.

By Colleen P

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Feb 15, 2018

The class was very interesting and I learned a lot and helped to start writing again.

By Virginia V

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May 14, 2016

This course is fantastic, it show me lots of things that end up help me with my work!

By Mary J M

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Sep 25, 2016

This course was very helpful and contained valuable information for a beginning writ

By Jose I

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May 2, 2020

I had a wonderful experience engaging with the course. Thank you for the learnings!

By Nina B

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Sep 11, 2015

I'm not even half way through it and I love it. Professor David Hill is enchanting.

By Rodrigo H

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Mar 29, 2016

I liked this course a lot. It really helped me and encouraged me to start writing.

By Rocio B

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Jun 27, 2023

Amazing and complete course for everyone interested in writing for young readers.

By Candace B

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Feb 25, 2017

This was a great class! I learned a lot and had a wonderful time with the course.

By Ana M G

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Sep 27, 2016

Este curso me ha parecido conciso, interesante y práctico. Muy bien estructurado.

By Veeraj G M

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Jun 22, 2020

A wonderful, detailed course. Helps you on the journey in a step by step manner.

By ANKUR C

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May 11, 2020

It has been a wonderful experience learning about creative writing from coursera