Bukmuk Press · Vol. IWorkshop · From 2 Aug

✦Picture Book Author Studio · From 2 Aug

Write a real picture book. We illustrate and print it.

A craft seminar for grown-ups: the parent or grandparent making a book for one child, and the aspiring author. Bring a story from your life; leave with a finished book, illustrated and printed, your name on the cover. No experience needed, and you never have to draw.

For adults6 Sundays, from 2 August 2026Online · live, mentor-ledFounding cohort: seats are limited

All-inclusive₹44,999publishing included

A finished manuscript
A real, printed book
A private 1-on-1

i.Why writers enrol

What you actually leave with.

What you'll have in hand, between day one and the day your printed book arrives.

Outcome 01

A finished manuscript

A submission-ready manuscript, honed to about 500 words.

Outcome 02

A real, printed book

We illustrate and print it as a bound hardcover with your name on the cover.

Outcome 03

A private 1-on-1

A dedicated manuscript session with your mentor, plus written editor feedback.

Outcome 04

The craft to write more

Structure, the page-turn, and heart: the skills to write your next one.

ii.The book itself

This is the kind of book you end up with.

Real picture books, made here

Tap a cover to see it, and to read a few pages from inside.

ii.The program offer

Everything included in ₹44,999.

No tiers. No add-ons. No surprise printing fees. One price, and the entire publishing journey is in it.

6 live sessions with a mentor

Six weekly Sunday classes, taught as real craft, not a hobby class.

A private 1-on-1 manuscript session

Dedicated time on your own book, one to one with your mentor.

The Manuscript Kit + editor feedback

Your working kit to plan all 14 spreads, plus written feedback on your draft.

Full illustration of your book

Your finished manuscript, fully illustrated by our artists.

A printed hardcover

One bound copy, real, with your name on the cover.

A Picture Book Author certificate

To mark it.

iii.How it runs

How a story becomes a book.

The same craft the SCBWI world teaches, built one worked book at a time, week by week.

Phase 1Session 1

The Deceptive Art

What a picture book really is, and finding your seed.

Phase 2Session 2

Structure & the Page-Turn

The 32-page machine, and the power of the turn.

Phase 3Session 3

Words & the Illustrator

Writing the half you do not draw.

Phase 4Session 4

One Small Heart

Character, feeling, and the line that lands.

Phase 5Session 5

Good to Unforgettable

Revision, the dummy, and the read-aloud test.

Phase 6Session 6

Finish & Publish

The manuscript, the paths to print, and your book.

✦.Why Bukmuk

The details that make it real.

01Taught as real craft, the way the SCBWI world teaches it, not a hobby class.

02Every lesson lands on one worked book we build together, start to finish.

03You never have to draw. You write the words, our artists illustrate it.

04Two honest paths at the end: submit to publishers, or print it with Bukmuk.

05You leave with a finished thing, not just notes.

06From the team behind Bukmuk, trusted by families for over a decade.

iv.Join the waitlist

This batch has closed.

Enrolment for the current Picture Book Author Studio batch is closed. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment the next batch opens, before we announce it widely.

First in line for the next batch
No payment now, just a heads-up

Prefer to talk first? WhatsApp us at +91 81302 86286.

?.Common questions

Questions we're always asked first.

Q.01Do I need to be able to draw?

A.01

No. You write the words; our artists illustrate your finished book. You never have to draw.

Q.02Do I need any writing experience?

A.02

None. Your own life is the material, and we teach the craft from the first session.

Q.03What exactly do I leave with?

A.03

A finished, submission-ready manuscript of about 500 words, fully illustrated and printed as a bound hardcover with your name on the cover.

Q.04When does it run?

A.04

Six weekly Sunday sessions, 12:30–1:30 PM IST, starting 2 August. Enrolment closes 1 August.

Q.05Can I try it before I commit?

A.05

You can WhatsApp us with anything you want to know before you enrol, and we'll walk you through exactly how the studio works. There's nothing to pay until you take a founding seat.

Q.06What's included in ₹44,999?

A.06

Everything: six sessions, a private 1-on-1, the Manuscript Kit and written feedback, full illustration, a printed hardcover, and a certificate. No tiers, no add-ons.

Batch closed