It’s taken a while to perfect but we finally have a new, dedicated website with a choice of 2 online video-based courses. You’ll find individual courses for Writers and Illustrators, with videos, downloadable transcript notes and additional YouTube content.
There’s currently a discount for those who’d like to buy both courses so that they can write AND illustrate, but coming soon there will be a Combined Course option to cut out any repetition between the two courses (some publishing information applies to both writers and Illustrators). But there’s no need to wait: anybody buying both courses now will automatically have access to the Combined option as soon as it becomes available.
Take a look at the new site (below) or scroll down for information on one-to-one sessions. Just drop me an email if you’d like more information.
Have you ever finished reading a children’s book and said” I could do better than that!"
Well you could be right, and now’s your chance to prove it.
Diane and Christyan Fox are a multi-award winning author and illustrator team who have created over 50 international-selling children’s books, stories for BBC TV, graphics, packaging, advertising and branding. Now Christyan can teach you the secrets of creating an appealing children's book for the contemporary market.
When time (and Covid) allows we sometimes run weekly evening or morning class-based courses aimed at beginners, intermediate and advanced groups of writers and illustrators.
If you’re unable to commit to a weekly course, or it’s too far to travel, we also run one-to-one workshop sessions from our home studio in Thames Ditton.
Please email for more information.
Many people have really great ideas for a children’s book, but often have no idea where to start. Our 8-week course sets out with an overview suitable for both writers or artists - then after a couple of sessions we organize the group so that people can concentrate on writing or illustrating, or combine the two. Although it's not a 'learn-to-draw' class, it will show you how best to focus the abilities you have.
Students can choose to work on their own or be inspired by what others are doing; we introduce a structure but let everyone find their own level, from complete beginners with only minimal writing or drawing abilities all the way up to people with more experience of writing or illustration at a professional level. You can come along with a story or character idea of your own, or we’ll guide you in creating them.
There’s no requirement to be a great writer or artist, some wonderful books have been created with no words and others with only stick-men figures... there's no 'right' way to do it.