Want to Illustrate a Majik Kids Story?
We are currently publishing weekly content, which means we need a lot of illustrators to bring our magical stories and meditations to life…
So if you’re looking for purpose, projects, future passive income, or sharing your art with the world in one of our stories then please read the rest of this page carefully.
Majik Kids is the first ever Fair Pay Publishing company.
We believe the artists behind the stories, songs, and meditations deserve to share in the value their work brings to families. A significant portion of the revenue we generate — from app subscriptions, licensing, book sales, KidTech and educational partnerships — is allocated to our artist royalty pool and distributed based on how often their content is listened to.
When you subscribe, you’re not just getting access to content — you’re supporting the storytellers, musicians, and guides bringing more imagination, wonder, and heart to childhood.
Thank you for helping keep the Majik alive!
What to expect if you're a Majik Kids Illustrator
Illustrate
We’re looking for unique, talented and passionate illustrators to help bring our magical stories to life on the pages of our books. Â Come make magical worlds with us!
Compensation
Every illustrator is paid the same.Â
$200 for a story cover image and activity book pages + $800 if that story is turned into a book
+ royalties on book sales and audio plays inside the Majik Kids app.Â
Timeline
A typical turnaround from when you sign our publishing contract to releasing the book is 5-6 months (which is about 2 years faster than traditional publishing companies).
How to Illustrate a Story
We want our illustrators to LOVE the stories they are making art for.
So if you want to be one of our Majik Kids Illustrators, here are the steps to take:
- Enter your name and email in the form below.
- We will email you every time we release a new story.
- If you love the story and are inspired to illustrate, design a book cover illustration and character designs.
- We will review all the submissions with the author and if your designs the right fit, you’re hired!
- Once the contracts are signed, we will pay you $200 for the story cover and pages for the activity book.
- If the audio story is selected to become an illustrated book (which may happen in the future, as we are not currently publishing books), and you accept the job, we will give you a $500 advance.
- Black and white sketches/outlines are due 30 days from signing the contract.
- Full colour first draft pages are due 60 days after signing the contract.
- Final illustrations are due 90 days after signing the contract.Â
- Once the final illustrations are approved, we pay you a final $300.
- After the book goes on sale, you will earn royalties on revenue after publishing costs!
Become an Illustrator!
Frequently Asked Questions
If your mockup is approved and you are the selected illustrator, you will be required to finish the story’s cover and provide five additional illustrations that are used in the activity book for this story.
As a company, Majik Kids is committed to platforming Majik Artists, and are not looking to showcase AI generated content. We are a Fair Pay Publishing and licensing platform and a big part of that vision is ensuring Artists are paid fairly and work is not taken away from talented humans who are able to create all of the Majik Kids content we share with our audience.
We don’t accept AI generated art because we value the creativity and integrity of our Majik Artists and want to uphold the beauty of human generated stories, music & meditations.
The Majik Kids app costs $7.99 CAD/month for families, giving them access to a growing library of stories, music, and meditations, along with a parent and educator portal.
A significant portion of subscription revenue is allocated to an artist royalty pool (after administration and platform costs). Royalties are calculated using a per-play model. A play is counted when a listener completes at least 50% of a track. Stories, songs, and meditations are all counted equally.
Every six months, we total the number of plays across the platform and distribute the artist royalty pool among the contributing artists based on each track’s share of total plays during that period.
In addition to app royalties, Majik Kids actively pursues licensing opportunities, educational partnerships, and other distribution deals that can generate additional revenue for participating artists.
If we decide to turn any of the stories into books in the future, you will have the first opportunity to be the illustrator for those projects and earn extra payments + royalties.
