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The Children's Book Class

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Reserve your spot in the program. Click REGISTER below. Open only to students who have been accepted. 

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*Registration is waived for students who pay the first month of tuition up front. 

The Children's Book Class is a two-semester course focused on helping Southern California-based writers write, edit, and publish illustrated picture books. In addition to a writing workshop, the curriculum focuses on studying the biographies of other children's book writers and fostering a community that holds writers accountable for finishing their books. This class guarantees a fully illustrated, bound children's book for all students who complete the course.

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Orientation/Classes will be on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 6 pm PT 

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Step One

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Fill out an application. Attend an interview with one of our admissions representatives. Wait for your letter of acceptance or denial (received within one to two weeks of your interview). 

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*Applicants, please select 'Children's Book Class' cohort on the application linked below. Tuition for the Children's Book Class is $330/month

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If you have been accepted and are registered, click on your preferred location below to complete the process. 

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Classes/Orientation begins on November 1, 2023

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CLI – SIMS LIBRARY

2 Semesters part-time 

Fall 2023 & Spring 2024

Wednesday, 6 pm PT

Sims Library of Poetry

2702 W. Florence Ave,

Los Angeles, CA 90043

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Instructor: Charisse Sims

*Cost of tuition includes up to 24 illustrations. max.

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Tuition

$330/month

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