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A three-hour consultation on your picture book flatplan includes assessment time and feedback either verbally by phone or teleconference or as a written report, depending on your preference.
Submissions can be from an author/illustrator or an illustrator working with a writer, however both people must be ASA members. The submission must have at least reached the first draft stage.
Developing a picture book idea requires a great deal of thought to create a story idea that is strong and clear enough to appeal to young readers with a synergy between text and image. Your mentor can help you with:
Please note: This mentorship does not provide detailed edit notes or offer introductions or recommendations to publishers or agents.
For a picture book mentorship, you will be asked to submit your 300-word synopsis and 32pp flatplan.
In your booking, you will be asked to list the three mentors you would most like to work with, in order of preference. You can learn more about our mentors at our mentor register.
Once you have submitted your booking, you should receive an automated email confirmation from [email protected]. Please check your spam/junk folder if you don’t receive this email after submitting your booking.
Please note that we ask for upfront payment for all our mentorships. This is to ensure our mentors are paid promptly for their work. If this is difficult for you (especially in the case of a lengthy mentorship), please email [email protected] to discuss your payment options.
We will attend to your booking request within 2-3 business days. We will contact your preferred mentors (in order of preference) and notify you as soon as we have a mentor confirmed or more information available. You will receive email updates about your booking from [email protected]. Once a mentor and time frame is confirmed for your mentorship, your mentor will be in contact to get the mentorship underway.
