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Emma Leyfield's travel to Children's Book MA

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My name is Emma (hello!) and I'm a self-taught illustrator. I've been offered (and accepted!) an unconditional offer for the renowned Children's Book Illustration Masters course at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, despite having no formal degree, and based only on the strength of my portfolio.

I'm bouncing off the walls with anticipation to start this course and my dream of illustrating children's books. If you know me, you will know that I've been thinking about this for a long time!

A student loan covers the course fee but I need to raise £80/week to fund my travel to Cambridge - every week, for three years.

This works out as:
£80/week
Average of 15 weeks per term, two terms per year: Sept-April = £2400
Adding £100 for materials makes my year one goal £2500.
My total goal, £7500

Edit: A special thank you to some lovely folks; we've now raised £600 from in-person events so I have adjusted the target to incorporate this! £600/£2500, £1900 to go!

Even the smallest donation helps.
£1 will buy me a pencil
£10 a tube of watercolour paint
£25 one ticket from Stroud to Cambridge
£30 A room for the night
£50 a return train ticket!
£80 one week of study
And for any and all of the above, my eternal gratitude.

What can you do other than donate?
If you've attended one of my courses the best thing you can to is tell others about it! You can also support me by booking my art classes, buying prints, postcards, and paintings, and sharing this fundraising campaign with others.

Have a look at my youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zUztfCD1cOj6Inr3o17lQ






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