Kids’ Own Publishing offers a 6-8 week book publishing project with communities and organisations working with children (up to 20 children between the ages of 0-12).
We co-design a tailored project with our partners, and offer:
- accessible, creative, fun workshops delivered by a team of artists
- opportunities for artists from the local community to receive training and mentoring in children’s community publishing
- a project manager dedicated to the project
- story and text development with participants
- the inclusion of all languages in all forms —translanguaging, translation or other …
- book designers who specialise in children’s artwork
- professional editing of the book
- professional printing of a 16-24 full colour paperback children’s book with ISBN
- a celebratory launch connecting everyone involved at the end of the project
- reflection and feedback session post-launch.
Every child gets to take home their published book, which will also be shared with their local library.
The whole process, from planning to launch, takes between 3-4 months.
Potential partners need to ensure that they:
- are currently working with a group of children (or families) who are excited about writing and illustrating their own book
- have funding to support the project, or are able to partner with us to apply for funding
- are comfortable with the children in the group making the creative decisions about the book, including directing the themes and genre of the book.
We understand that the cost of this project can be significant for community groups and we encourage you to seek financial support from your local council or other funding avenues. Where possible, we can support you to build an application.
The baseline cost of a children’s community publishing project is $15,000 but we will provide a quote based on variables like distance, artists, participant numbers, timing, printruns and aims of the project.
Contact us to discuss your publishing program today by filling out our Quoting form, calling (03) 9996 9588 or emailing admin@kidsownpublishing.com
When you’re emailing, please let us know:
- Where are you?
- What ages are your participants?
- How many participants does your group include?
- And why are you interested in a community publishing project?
If you’re interested in previous outcomes, take a look at our Kids’ Own Library of published books