History
The Institute of Children's Literature has over 50 years of teaching writing for children and teens, writing for magazines, and writing and selling short stories and articles. Its sister school, Institute for Writers, has over 30 years of teaching the basics of writing stories and articles for publication and how to shape, write, and sell your novel for an adult audience. Direct Learning Systems (DLS)--a full-service distance education and publishing company dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions for students in the e-learning community--acquired the Institute in 2020. DLS now dedicates its time to both of these institutes to help their students achieve their writing and publishing goals.
Specialties
Institute for Writers specializes in writing for adults and writhing for children courses that can hep you achieve your goal of becoming a published author. With the help of one-on-one published author mentors, our instructors, and our critique service, you will be on your way to being a published author in no time!