VIDEO PRESENTATION + DOWNLOADABLE CHEAT SHEET
7 things children’s authors must know
Whether you’re writing your first children’s book, have your first children’s book coming out, or you’re still dreaming about one day seeing your book on the shelves, this one-hour video presentation by bestselling authors Allison Tait and Sue Whiting will save you time, stress and heartache.
Here's what you will learn
- Exactly what a children’s book is (and what it isn’t)
- How to decide what to write
- How to tap into your ‘inner child’
- How to prepare for a successful author talk
- How to juggle author life and create a career
- How to promote your work
- How to find your writing tribe
- The one thing no one tells you about being a children’s author before you begin
what to expect
This one-hour presentation is a recorded Zoom chat between Allison Tait and Sue Whiting. Allison and Sue are both experienced and respected Australian authors who share their best tips and advice for children’s authors, along with their own hard-won experienced and anecdotes.
It’s a personal and intimate discussion between friends who also happen to be bestselling (and, in Sue’s case, award-winning) authors and have wide-ranging experience across the publishing industry. These are the insights you’ll only get by ‘picking the brains’ of people who know.
Once you’ve paid the course fee of $14.99, you receive access to the video presentation plus a downloadable PDF summary, containing an overview of each tip plus links to additional, useful information.
HERE’S A LITTLE
ABOUT US
Allison Tait
Allison Tait (A. L. Tait) is the author of eight middle-grade novels, published by Hachette and Penguin Random House in Australia, as well as internationally in territories such as the US, the UK, Lithuania and Turkey.
Her books have appeared on shortlists (Readings Children’s Book Prize, Aurealis Awards) and longlists (CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Award), and are studied in classrooms around the country. Find out more about them here.
Allison speaks regularly in schools and at literary festivals about writing and the publishing industry.
She’s the co-founder of the Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook community, and co-host of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast.
sue whiting
Sue Whiting is an acclaimed children’s and YA author and editor who has worked in publishing for 20+ years.
Sue was senior commissioning editor and publishing manager at Walker Books Australia or many years before leaving in 2016 to concentrate on her writing.
She is a freelance children’s book editor and writing coach, and the author of many books, including the bestselling Missing, the award-winning A Swim In The Sea and a number of CBCA Notable Books.
Sue’s middle-grade mystery novel The Book Of Chance was shortlisted for the 2021 CBCA Book Of The Year Awards, and the Sisters in Crime, Davitt Awards for Best Children’s Crime Novel.
For $14.99, you can pull up a chair with two of Australia’s most experienced and respected children’s authors for the practical tips and advice you MUST know if you want to be a children’s author.
Once you’ve paid the course fee of $14.99, you receive access to the video presentation plus a downloadable PDF summary, containing an overview of each tip plus links to additional, useful information.