Travel to the past and explore what makes a compelling historical novel on our six-week Writing Historical Fiction course! @stephmerritt.bsky.social will equip you with the tools to bring your chosen historical moment to life 📜 Starts 23 Apr: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Delighted to hear the news that A Wee Bit Magic, a short story by our former scholarship student Ely Percy, will be used as a teaching resource across high schools in Scotland! You can watch a short film of the story from ScotsHoose Yaldi here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoLo...

If you’ve been working on a manuscript for a long time, you might feel like you’ve taken your story as far as you can. An editorial report might be just what you need to help you unlock your manuscript’s full potential 🌟 Check out this advice on how to get the most out of your editorial report:

Write and edit a complete short story and learn essential writing techniques on our Writing Short Stories course! Shape brilliantly disciplined prose with teaching from award-winning writer, Cynan Jones. Course starts 23 Apr, enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Ahead of the Easter weekend, we've gathered a selection of brilliant recent releases from our alumni! 🐣 📚️ Whether you’re out in the sunshine or savouring a quiet long weekend at home, there’s something here for every reader – from heartfelt family stories to richly imagined fantastical worlds.

'Own and trust your unique writing process' ✍️ Former CBC student and author of #TheBeachHut Leah Pitt shares her advice on how to approach writing your second novel, with insights from her latest thriller #TheFunfair.

Our Writing TV Drama – Three Months course is open for applications! 🎬 This Zoom TV screenwriting course will be taught by renowned screenwriter and producer, Jamie Nuttgens, featuring advice from top TV professionals and Curtis Brown agents. Starts 14 May. Apply by 27 Apr:

The synopsis is a short, lively overview of your novel. It sits alongside the opening of your novel and your literary agent letter in your pitch package. #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity Here's our guide to writing a really good one-page synopsis:

We're thrilled that romance author Rachel Wood and Publishing Director at @zaffrebooks.bsky.social Melissa Cox will be guest speakers on our Writing Romance – Advanced course with @juliecohen.bsky.social! Find out more & apply by 13 May: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Struggling to summarise your story? Learn how to write the perfect one-page synopsis during this two-hour Zoom masterclass ✍️ @richardroper.bsky.social, novelist & former senior commissioning editor, will guide you through the tricky art of writing a synopsis. Runs 22 Apr, sign up now:

We have two Breakthrough scholarship opportunities open for applications at the moment! 📖 Breakthrough Scholarship for LGBTQIA+ Screenwriters 📚 Breakthrough Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers with Low Income Find our more & apply by 20 Apr:

Our April Bootcamp courses are starting soon! 🪻 Find your writing groove and make real progress through 30 days of online lessons. Already taken our original bootcamp? Come back for our 30-Day Writing Bootcamp – Vol 2. Courses start 22 Apr: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/30-day-writi...

Two weeks left to apply for the It Must Be Love romance competition! 💘 The prize is open to writers from a Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic background, unagented, unpublished UK writers (18+), across all romance sub-genres. More details below 🧵

Learn more from bestselling author, @katemossewriter.bsky.social on our five-week online course Writing Fiction with Kate Mosse! You'll learn how to develop rich narrative worlds and voices & find joy in your writing ✨ Course starts 23 Apr, enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Have you been mulling over a good story idea but failing to get it started? Or perhaps you're putting words down but feeling unsure of where you're headed with it? 🤯 CBC founder Anna Davis shares her advice on how to start writing a novel:

Make real progress with your novel on our How to Write Your Novel series ✍️ Join one of our bestselling six-week online courses: Starting to Write Your Novel, Write to the End of Your Novel or Edit & Pitch Your Novel. Courses start on 16 Apr, enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/creative-wri...

We’re delighted that author of the Sunday Times bestseller #TheLastStarbornSeer @venetiaconstantine.bsky.social & Editorial Director at Aria @headofzeus.bsky.social, Aubrie Artiano will be masterclass speakers on Writing Fantasy! Apply by 5 May: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

Any writer will tell you that getting to the end of that elusive first draft is no easy feat. So how do you get your novel over the finish line? 🤔 We asked three of our expert tutors – Anna Freeman, Simon Ings & Jacob Ross – for their advice:

I'm running my Writing Fantasy course starting in May this year. Come join me?

Travel to the past and explore what makes a compelling historical novel on our Writing Historical Fiction course! @stephmerritt.bsky.social will equip you with the tools to research your story and bring your chosen historical moment to life 📜 Starts 23 April, enrol now:

'When I read a good plot twist, I feel an immense sense of satisfaction' Former CBC student, editor & bestselling thriller author Heather Darwent shares her advice for engineering the perfect plot twist, with insights from her latest book #ASharpScratch.

Last chance to apply for Writing Your Novel – Three Months! 🚨 Join Charlotte Mendelson or Abi Daré in London, or Suzannah Dunn or Christopher Wakling online, for novel-writing tuition & insights from literary agents. Applications close this weekend: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/writing-your...

Our Writing TV Drama – Three Months course is open for applications! 🎬 This Zoom TV screenwriting course will be taught by renowned screenwriter and producer, Jamie Nuttgens, featuring advice from top TV professionals and Curtis Brown agents. Apply by 27 Apr:

'I wanted to humanise people and show they are so much more than their illnesses' 🌻 NHS Consultant psychiatrist and award-winning comedian Benji Waterhouse shares advice for aspiring memoir writers with insights from his bestselling book #YouDontHaveToBeMadToWorkHere.

Learn how to write the strange and make the uncanny feel real on our six-week online Writing Gothic & Supernatural Fiction course with award-winning author Kirsty Logan! 🌙 Course starts 30 Apr, enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

There’s still time apply for the It Must Be Love romance competition! 💘 The prize is open to writers from a Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic background, unagented, unpublished UK writers (18+), across all romance sub-genres. More details below 🧵

Feeling stuck with your manuscript? An editorial report from an expert reader might be just the boost you need! Check out this advice from CBC Senior Courses Manager Abby Parsons on how to get the most out of your editorial report:

Applications are open for our Writing Fantasy course! ⚔️ Write an epic fantasy novel with complex worldbuilding. Join us for nine weeks of Zoom teaching, workshops and tutorials led by British Fantasy Award-winner and bestselling author Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social. Apply by 20 Apr:

'Nothing is off the table as long as it’s done well' Bestselling novelist and tutor of our six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course, @mserinkelly.bsky.social, shares her tips for aspiring psychological thriller writers 🔎

Our new membership programme for writers opens on 8 April! You’ll get . . . 📖 Access to members-only forum 📖 Weekly prompts & live writing hours 📖 Monthly Q&As 📖 Monthly pitching clinics 📖 Free CBC events pass 📖 Downloadable resources 📖 Video library Find out more:

'Great novels are made in the rewrite' – Anna Davis, CBC Founder If you’ve written a novel and are looking for advice on how to edit and polish it & then pitch to agents, our Edit & Pitch Your Novel course is for you! Course starts 16 Apr, enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/edit-...

Calling all fantasy lovers! 🔥🐲 Join us on 11 May for a conversation with bestselling fantasy author Hazel McBride as she shares her journey from self-publishing to signing with Curtis Brown's Ciara Finan and traditionally publishing #AFateForgedInFire & #AQueenCrownedInFlames. Get your £12 ticket:

'Every writer, no matter how successful, struggles and has to keep learning how to tell stories' ✍️ We spoke to CBC editor and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass course @richardroper.bsky.social about his writing routine & what he enjoys most about working with CBC students.

Not long left to apply for our flagship online Writing Your Novel course! 📚️ Get three months of expert novel-writing tuition from Suzannah Dunn or Christopher Wakling, plus insights from literary agents and authors. Apply by 30 Mar: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

We’ve teamed up with Headline Eternal to run Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a new romance novel-writing competition seeking to uplift and support emerging writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds. Enter by 14 Apr: www.thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/tfb-blog/202...

Abi Daré: ‘I find joy in helping writers recognise their strengths’ 💞 We spoke to award-winning author and CBC tutor Abi Daré about her approach to character development and what she loves most about working with budding writers.

I did this course last year, and it's really useful for anyone itching to write a memoir. (I've now got 62k words to rework after doing their rewrite course but that's a job to start next week.)

Tilly Rose: 'A memoir has the power to change the world' 🌟 Former CBC student, patient advocate & author of the bestselling memoir #BePatient @thattillyrose.bsky.social shares her journey to publication and advice for budding memoir writers.

Get to the heart of your story and write a great synopsis! 📑 Join bestselling author and experienced editor @richardroper.bsky.social for a two-hour Zoom masterclass on how to write a compelling one-page synopsis for your novel. Runs 22 Apr, sign up now:

'Great characters are the beating heart of novels, and that’s possibly even more the case for YA and middle grade fiction' 🖍️ Award-winning YA author and CBC tutor @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social shares her advice on how to create convincing characters for your YA or middle grade novel:

Applications are closing soon for our flagship Writing Your Novel course in London! 🌟 Join a group of 15 talented students for expert novel-writing tuition from Abi Daré or @charlottemendelson.bsky.social and insights from literary agents. Apply now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

'It’s possible to keep your work-in-progress evolving without being seated in front of a screen' 💻️ Former CBC student and YA & children's author Tasha Harrison @dotdashtash.bsky.social shares her advice for working on your novel away from the screen.

Delve into the darkness! Our new Writing Horror Fiction course with Zoom lessons, workshops and tutorials starts soon. Study with prize-winning folk horror author Andrew Michael Hurley in a group of 15 talented writers as you make your novel as frighteningly good as possible. Apply by 23 Mar:

Do you want to write a memoir and don’t know how to get going? Or perhaps you’re already at work on one and are looking for some guidance to help you? 📖 Our Writing a Memoir course taught by Cathy Rentzenbrink starts on 23 April! Enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

'The more you ask questions of and assess your work, the richer you’ll be able to make your story' ✒️ Are you writing a short story? Short fiction author and novelist, Cynan Jones, shares the questions that all short fiction writers should ask themselves about the story they want to tell.

Not long left to apply for our Writing Your Novel – Three Months courses! ⏰️ Join Charlotte Mendelson or Abi Daré in London, or Suzannah Dunn or Christopher Wakling online, for novel-writing tuition & insights from literary agents. Apply by 30 Mar: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/writing-your...

We have three Breakthrough scholarship opportunities closing this weekend! 📖 Jack Meggitt-Phillips Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers with Low Income 📒 HW Fisher Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers of Colour 📚 Breakthrough Scholarship for LGBTQIA+ Horror Writers Apply by 23 Mar:

'Every historical novelist will have a different approach to how much research they do before writing. I would say it depends very much on the scope of your story.' Bestselling author, @stephmerritt.bsky.social (S J Parris), shares 6 tips to help you research your historical novel 🔎

'Great novels are made in the rewrite' – Anna Davis, Edit & Pitch Your Novel Tutor If you’ve written a novel and are looking for advice on how to polish it and pitch it to agents, our online Edit & Pitch Your Novel course is for you! Starts 16 Apr: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/edit-...

'When I read a good plot twist, I feel an immense sense of satisfaction' Former CBC student, editor & bestselling thriller author Heather Darwent shares her advice for engineering the perfect plot twist, with insights from her latest book #ASharpScratch – out now in paperback with Viking.