Courses
I offer a range of specialised courses in writing and illustrating picture books, from my beginners and developing courses to my Superpowers course for professionals who want to enhance their portfolio and sharpen their marketing skills to get more work…
An Introduction to Creating Picture Books
On this friendly, highly structured 10 week adult beginners course, you will learn the essentials of creating children’s books for 0-6-year-olds, to appeal to the contemporary picture book market. Claire teaches both writing and illustrating as the two disciplines are integral to picture books, but you may wish to specialise in either one.
During the course you will:
~ Gain an overview of the market & advice on getting published
~ Learn how to create stories with convincing characters
~ Experiment with a range of appropriate artistic mediums
~ Explore narrative themes, structures & writing styles
~ Learn how to storyboard your book with compelling layouts
~ Learn how to make a dummy book to present to publishers
~ Receive one to one & group feedback on your work
~ Obtain advice and guidance on marketing your work
Testimonials
“Claire is a fantastic tutor. She’s not only talented but well versed in the industry and has the ability to explain things clearly while being very kind and generous to the students.”
“Great tutor, very approachable and knowledgeable. I enjoyed the online experience possibly more than an offline class”
“The tutor spoke from a lot of experience so it was a really good insight into children’s publishing. Even though it was over zoom, there was a really great community feel on the course. I also really liked that there was time for feedback sessions and that we learnt some cool new techniques.”
“Claire is very encouraging and supportive. I was not at all confident when I realised the standard of the work and how many people already had art degrees etc, but I think we all have found it increasingly easy to share our work and receive comments from Claire and each other.’