WRITING PICTURE BOOKS - series
WRITE YOUR PICTURE BOOK
Starts February 2027! Watch press for dates!!
Write your awesome label here.
The course includes:
Come with an idea or a blank page... Leave with a draft!
Live Classes are Tuesdays 1-3 PM UK (replays available)
*Class starts: 14 May 2025 *
**Payment plans are available**
This course will see writers writing a spec episode of PAW PATROL.
Have a PICTURE BOOK-idea? Or want to find one... because you always wanted to WRITE ONE!!
Over 6 weeks, we'll build a picture-book manuscript from the ground up. Moving step-by-step from ideation through drafting and revision.
We'll explore how to develop a story with KID APPEAL, craft an engaging beginning, build a middle that escalates, create a satisfying ending, write with the illustrator in mind, and revise with purpose.
Each session will combine CRAFT INSTRUCTION, MENTOR-TEXT STUDY, WRITING EXERCISES, and supportive workshop time, giving you opportunities to develop your work as you learn!
Whether you arrive with a notebook full of ideas or a blank page, the goal is to leave with a completed picture book draft. And the tools to keep making it stronger!
Over 6 weeks, we'll build a picture-book manuscript from the ground up. Moving step-by-step from ideation through drafting and revision.
We'll explore how to develop a story with KID APPEAL, craft an engaging beginning, build a middle that escalates, create a satisfying ending, write with the illustrator in mind, and revise with purpose.
Each session will combine CRAFT INSTRUCTION, MENTOR-TEXT STUDY, WRITING EXERCISES, and supportive workshop time, giving you opportunities to develop your work as you learn!
Whether you arrive with a notebook full of ideas or a blank page, the goal is to leave with a completed picture book draft. And the tools to keep making it stronger!
Before they read words, children are reading pictures.
David Wiesner
Course Content
What students have to say...
"Panel by Panel", led by Marcie Colleen, is exactly the kind of course creators need—clear, practical, and interactive. Marcie makes the complexities of comics feel accessible and fun, using strong examples, case studies, and purposeful assignments. I am learning so much! I highly recommend this course to anyone serious about creating comics or graphic novels.
— Kari-lyn W.
Marcie Colleen does a great job teaching. She has clear, detailed
explanations and uses plenty of examples so her students understand what
she's talking about. I highly recommend taking classes with Marcie!
explanations and uses plenty of examples so her students understand what
she's talking about. I highly recommend taking classes with Marcie!
— Viviane E.
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.
Emilie Buchwald
WHY CHOOSE
THE STORYTELLER POD'S
COURSES?
Practical approach
Globally and Professionally oriented
Our programmes mirror the process you would follow if you worked in any international professional environment.
Our facilitators are experienced and award-winning international writers who offer expert guidance.
Our facilitators are experienced and award-winning international writers who offer expert guidance.
For your career
Our programmes are "outcomes-based", meaning our main goal is empowering the student to have a written document in hand at the end of the 8 weeks so they can apply for work, or seek representation.
No story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it is not a work of imagination.
Maurice Sendak
Marcie Colleen - Course facilitator
Marcie Colleen is an award-winning children’s author writing across picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. Her work is published by major houses including Scholastic, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Random House.
A former Senior Writer/Editor at Epic!, she created the Kitten Ninja series, which has reached over 41 million readers. She is also the author of the Super Happy Party Bears series and acclaimed titles such as Survivor Tree. Her work spans prose and visual storytelling, with a growing focus on graphic narratives.
She brings both industry experience and a strong understanding of how stories work on the page.
A former Senior Writer/Editor at Epic!, she created the Kitten Ninja series, which has reached over 41 million readers. She is also the author of the Super Happy Party Bears series and acclaimed titles such as Survivor Tree. Her work spans prose and visual storytelling, with a growing focus on graphic narratives.
She brings both industry experience and a strong understanding of how stories work on the page.
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