Course Description: Write, Publish, and Market Your Children's Book

Have you always wanted to write a kid's book? This class is for you! In this course, successful kid's book author Dani Nichols will help you navigate the path to writing, designing, and selling your book. You will flesh out your children's book idea, write a draft of your book, get insight on how to work with an illustrator and make design choices, learn about printing and publishing options and choose one that is right for you, and create a marketing plan for your book. No experience necessary! Participants are encouraged to come with potential children's book ideas and questions. Authors who already have a children's books and want help releasing or successfully marketing their children's books are also welcome.

Course Details: (seats remaining)

Schedule:

Every week on Saturday, starting on 10/19/24 and ending on 10/26/24

Times:

09:00am-01:00pm

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Price:

Class Price : $99.00

Instructors

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Additional Resources

Dani Nichols

Biography: Dani Nichols is a journalist, essayist, and children's book author. Her independently-published kid's book, Buzz the Not-So-Brave, sold more than 800 copies in its first 20 weeks in print (by contrast, most independent books sell less than 250 copies over their lifetime). Buzz the Not-So-Brave is in retailers all over Oregon and has won a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America, a Next Generation Indie Book Award, and a Will Rogers Medallion Award. Dani's essays have also won several awards and been published in The Other Journal, Oregon Humanities, Reckon Review, Barren Magazine, and more.

Facility Detail

COCC Chandler Lab

CHLAB 207

1027 NW Trenton Ave

Bend, OR 97703

Cancellation Policy

Students must cancel by contacting our office via phone: (541) 383-7270 or email: ceinfo@cocc.edu. Cancellations received 5 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund. Full refunds are also issued for classes cancelled by COCC. Refunds will be issued back to your card or in the form of a check and mailed within two weeks of the cancellation date if paid by check or cash. Failure to participate in a course or program does not result in a refund. Exceptions to the general refund policy are noted in the course descriptions on our website and in the printed schedule. If you have any questions, please call us at (541) 383-7270.