How to write for children and teens - Institute of Children's Literature.

<body> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="500"> <tr> <td width="154"> <img border="0" src="images/ICL-house-logo.gif" width="150" height="54"></td> <td><font face="Georgia" size="5" color="#000080"><b>Our Credentials</b></font></td> <td><a href="" onclick="Pcertify();return false;"><img src="images/PrivacySeal1.gif" alt="BBBOnLine Privacy Seal" BORDER=0 align="right" width="85" height="130"></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt"> Your choice of a course dedicated to children</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt">s writing may have a profound effect on your success, so it</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt">s important to have clear evidence that the school you select is professionally qualified and approved by official educational and business organizations, and that it has the good will of its current and former students.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt"> Following are credentials that the Institute of Children</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt">s Literature and our course, <i>Writing for Children and Teenagers</i>, have established since our founding in 1969.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b>Official State Educational Approval: </b></font> Our course is approved by the Connecticut Commissioner of Higher Education, which is our state board of education and the authority that licenses all colleges, universities, technical institutes, and proprietary schools in the state, including Yale and the University of Connecticut.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b> <img border="0" src="images/Charter-Oak.gif" width="93" height="130" align="right" hspace="5">You Earn College Credits:</b></font>  The Connecticut Board for State Academic Awards recommends that students who complete our course be awarded six college credits. No matter where you live, these credits may be obtained from Charter Oak State College, which functions under the degree-granting authority of the Connecticut Board. You can have these credits submitted on a Charter Oak transcript to any college or university. (If you are a teacher, your transcript will be sent to your school board, at your request.)</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b>High Satisfaction Ratings:</b></font>  Of 1,400 colleges and universities surveyed over several years by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>, the highest-ranking institution, in terms of student satisfaction, scored 73%. By comparison, 88.1% of those who recently completed our course report that they were </font> <span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-size:11.5pt">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">very satisfied</font><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-size:11.5pt">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">; 96% </font> <span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-size:11.5pt">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">would do it all over again</font><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-size:11.5pt">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">; and 95.2% </font> <span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-size:11.5pt">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">would recommend our course to a good friend.</font><span style="font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-size:11.5pt">”</span></p> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia"><font color="#000080"><b> 100% Money-back Satisfaction Guarantee: </b></font> </span> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt">We are dedicated to your complete satisfaction; however, if you are not satisfied that you have become a better writer and learned how to market your writing to editors and publishers as a result of completing our program, simply request a refund within 60 days of the date on your diploma and you will get back every penny you</span><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span></font><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt">ve paid.</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <td><a href="" onclick="Pcertify();return false;"><img src="images/PrivacySeal1.gif" alt="BBBOnLine Privacy Seal" BORDER=0 align="left" width="85" height="130"></a> <font color="#000080"><b>Better Business Bureau Accredited Business:</b></font>  The Institute adheres to the guiding principles of the Better Business Bureau and is an Accredited Business of the Bureau. <br>       For a complete report on the school</font><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span></font><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s satisfaction record, contact the Better Business Bureau, Inc. Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.connecticut.bbb.org/"> <span style="text-decoration: none">www.Connecticut.BBB.org</span></a> and follow these prompts:</font><div align="center"> <table border="0" width="400"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">a) </font></td> <td colspan="2"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">select <b>Check Out a Business</b> on the home page</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">b)</font></td> <td colspan="2"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt">i</span><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt">n the <b>Business Details</b> box, enter </span><i> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt">Institute of</span></i></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%"> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">c)</font></td> <td colspan="2"> <font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt">click on <i> Institute of Children</i></span><i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.5pt"><i>s Literature</i> to view the free report.</span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="98%" colspan="3"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">    Or, to obtain a free report by telephone or fax, call the Better Business Bureau at 203-269-2700, extension 2. Follow the recorded instructions to receive your report.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="26%" colspan="2"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">    Or, write:  </font></td> <td width="72%"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Better Business Bureau </font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">94 South Turnpike Road</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Wallingford, CT 06492</font></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">  </font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td><p> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b>Professional Faculty: </b></font> All of our instructors are highly professional published writers or editors whom we have trained to teach our course. One-third are former students who are successful freelance writers as well as instructors. The 24,000 stories and articles they have written have appeared in a wide range of magazines and newspapers and on the Internet, and they have published over 2,100 books. They have also won virtually every award in the field of children</font><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span></font><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s literature.</font></p> <p> <b><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt" color="#000080">Personal</font></b><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><font color="#000080"><b> One-on-One Instruction:  </b></font>Each student is assigned to his or her own personal instructor and they work together, one-on-one, for the duration of the course. This tutorial technique has been used exclusively by the Institute because it has proved to be the most effective method ever developed to teach people how to write for publication.</font></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia"><font color="#000080"><b> Verification from Our Students: </b></font> </span> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11.5pt">Hundreds of current and former students in the U.S. and Canada have volunteered to give new applicants the benefit of their experience in the course. If you pass our test, call our Information Services toll-free at 800-243-9645 for the names and addresses of students in your area.</span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b>Admission Eligibility: </b></font> Since our founding in 1969, we have required all applicants to complete our Aptitude Test for Children</font><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span></font><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s Writing. Only those applicants who pass are eligible to enroll in our course. </font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b>Expert Consultation:  </b></font>Our Student Counselors are available five days a week to answer any questions about any aspect of the course, the textbooks and teaching materials, and your assignments. Call weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#000080"><b>Student Success:</b></font>  On average, more than 1,100 of our students, including those who have completed our course, are published every year. Following in the footsteps of our teaching faculty, they have won many awards in children</font><font face="Georgia"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Times">’</span></font><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s literature, including the highest of all honors, the Newbery Medal.</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class="MsoPlainText"> </p> <?php include("footer_pp.htm")?> </body>