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Show We're looking for people Writing for children is the perfect way to begin. Your ideas come right out of your own experience. And while it's still a challenge, it's the straightest possible line between you and publication if you're qualified to seek the success this rewarding reward-ing field offers. IF YOU WANT TO WRITE and see your work published, there's no better way to do it than writing books and stories for children and teenagers. Ideas flow naturally, right out of your own life. And while it's still a challenge, the odds of getting that first, unforgettable check from a children's publisher are better than they are from any other kind of publisher. Your words will never sound as sweet as they do from the lips of a child reading your books and stories. And the joy of creating books and stories that truly reach young people is an experience you won't find anywhere else. A surprisingly big market But. that's not all. The financial rewards go far lieyond most people's expectations, because there's a surprisingly big market out there for writers who are trained to tap it. More than $2 billion worth of children's books are purchased annually, and almost 00 publishers of books and 600 publishers of magazines maga-zines related to children and teenagers buy freelance writing. That means that there are thousands of manuscripts man-uscripts being purchased every month of the year! Yet two big questions bedevil nearly every would-be writer.. ."Am I really qualified?" and 1 low can I get started?" "Am I really qualified?" At the Institute of Children's Literature, this is our definition of a "qualified person": someone with an aptitude for writing who can take constructive criticism, criti-cism, learn from it, and turn it into a professional performance. To help us spot potential authors, we've devel-1 devel-1 ped a reliable test for writing aptitude based upon our 30 years of experience. It's free, and we don't charge for our evaluation. Those who qualify are eligible to enroll and receive our promise: You will complete at least one manuscript for submission sub-mission to an editor or publisher by the time you finish the course. One-on-one training with your own instructor You learn by corresponding with your own personal person-al iastructor a nationally published writer or professional pro-fessional editor in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Writing Aptitude O Our test and professional eiulution are free Each relationship is tailored to the individual student's needs, yet every instructor works more or less the same way: When you're ready at your own time and your own pace you mail back each completed assignment. Your instructor reads it and rereads it to get everything out of it that you've put into it. Then he or she edits your assignment just the way a publishing house editor might if he or she had the time. Your instructor mails it back to you with a detailed letter explaining his or her edits and tells you what your strong points are, what your weaknesses weak-nesses are, and what you can do to improve. It's a matter of push and pull. You push and your instructor pulls, and between you both, you learn how to write and how to market your writing. "I hit pay dirt" This method really works. The proof of the pudding pud-ding is offered by our students. 'My first two attempts met with rejection, and on the third, I hit pay dirt with Listen Magazine," says Marjorie Kashdin, East Northport, NY. "My instructor was invaluable... It's not everyone who has his own 'guardian editor!" "I was attracted by the fact that you require an aptitude test," says Nikki Arko, Raton, NM. "Other schools sign you up as long as you have the money to pay, regardless of talent or potential." "...a little bird.. .has just been given. . .freedom" "The course has helped me more than I can say," writes Jody Drueding, Boston. MA. "It's as if a little lit-tle bird that was locked up inside of me has just been given the freedom of the garden." Romy Squeri, Havertown, PA, says, "I met two of your students in my critique group and realized that they were the best writers there." Td take the course again in a heartbeat!" "I'd take the course again in a heartbeat!" says Tonya Tingey, Woodruff, LT. "It made my dream a reality." "...it is comforting to know that there are still people out there who deliver what they promise," writes Meline Knago, Midland, TX. "The Institute is everything it says it is and maybe even more." Of course, not everyone gets published; we simply promise you the best training available. FREE Writing Aptitude Test and illustrated brochure We offer a free Writing Aptitude Test to people who are interested in writing for children and teenagers, and we don't charge for our professional profes-sional evaluation of it. We also offer a free, illustrated brochure describing our course, Writing for Children and Teenagers, and introducing you to 64 of our instructors. If your test reveals a true aptitude for writing, you'll be eligible to enroll. But that's up to you. There is no obligation. 4f ! i lil I 14. ,4 I I A. A. 4 Writing for Children and Teenagers is recommended for college credits by the Connecticut Board for State Academic Awards and approved by the Connecticut Commissiooer of Higher Education. The students ' statements in Ibis ad were provided mluntaruy by them, without remuneration, from 1992 to 2000. Institute of Children's Literature 93 Long Ridge Road West Redding, CT 06896-0812 Yes, please send me your free Writing Aptitude Test and illustrated brochure. 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