Curtis Brown Creative newsletters

 With details of upcoming courses and more, here are the latest newsletters:

How to make your memoir submission stand out Three agents share their top tips for writers getting ready to submit a memoir to literary agencies or those looking to apply to our elite three-month Writing Your Memoir course   Read more on the blog   Advice on editing and submitting your novel Our founder Anna Davis talks about how to edit your novel and get it ready to send to literary agents. For more expert advice on getting your manuscript in the best shape possible, apply for one of our new online courses: the three-month Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced course or our one-day Rewrite Doctor course.   'If you’re serious about your writing you need to find time every day to read, write or edit' Award-winning crime author Vaseem Khan offers his advice for aspiring novelists, including the book he thinks every budding crime writer should read. Learn more from Vaseem on our six-week online Writing Crime Fiction course. Enrol by 1 Feb.     Our current courses Writing Your Memoir – Three Months Develop your memoir with live teaching, workshops and tutorials from bestselling writer Cathy Rentzenbrink. Scholarship available.     Apply by 30 Jan Breakthrough Novel-Writing Scholarship This scholarship will award a talented writer of colour with limited financial means a place on our six-month online Writing Your Novel course.     Apply by 30 Jan The Rewrite Doctor – Edit Your Novel Learn how to approach the editorial process with confidence on this one-day intensive Zoom course, led by our founder Anna Davis.     Apply by 3 Feb Last chance to get £20 off selected courses We're running a special New Year discount to help you put pen to paper this year. You can get £20 off selected short online courses when you use code NEWYEAR20. Redeem your discount on one of the below courses by 31 Jan to start studying next week!   Writing Crime Fiction We'll help you plot, plan, and write a crime worth solving. This six-week course features exclusive videos and teaching materials from author Vaseem Khan. Writing a Memoir Start bringing your true stories to the page. Across six weeks Cathy Rentzenbrink will walk you through the process of memoir-writing via teaching videos and notes.   *This code is valid for £20 off the full price of our four-, six- and ten-week online courses. Offer excludes new courses running of the first time in January or February 2022. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer ends midnight, 31 Jan 2022.     View all current courses     Our mailing address is: Curtis Brown Creative Ltd 5th Floor, Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket London, Eng SW1Y 4SP United Kingdom

'I am a big fan of using setting to alter mood' Former Writing Your Novel student Hilary Tailor on her writing journey and two-book deal with Lake Union Publishing   Read more on the blog   #AskAnna your questions on Twitter today Our founder and MD Anna Davis will be on Twitter @cbcreative from 12 to 1pm (UK time) today to answer your questions related to writing, publishing, literary agents and our courses. Use #AskAnna to join in the fun and read her answers. Anna's also leading two four-week online courses that start on 27 Jan: Creative Writing for Beginners for those new to writing, and Character Development – The Deep Dive to help you develop a compelling protagonist.     'You have to create the whole world of your novel' Much-loved tutor and author Jake Arnott shares his thoughts on the role of research in fiction, plus what he enjoys about teaching and his advice to aspiring novelists. Jake is the tutor on our upcoming six-month Writing Your Novel course in London. Apply by 23 Jan.   A whistle-stop tour of our new finishing and editing courses Learn more about our brand-new online courses designed to help you finish your first draft, polish it to a shine and pitch it with confidence. Choose between Finish Your Novel – Eight Months, Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced and our one-day Rewrite Doctor course. Here’s our guide to selecting which course to apply for.     Our current courses Writing Your Novel – Six Months Our biggest online course gives you an intense learning experience with feedback from two author-tutors, Simon Ings and Lisa O'Donnell, plus industry advice from literary agents. Scholarship available.     Apply by 23 Jan Writing Your Novel – Six Months  Our flagship novel-writing course is back in London. Make your story shine with expert tuition and feedback from Jake Arnott. Includes four special masterclasses with publishing professionals.     Apply by 23 Jan New Beginnings Poetry Competition Submit a poem (of up to 40 lines) that responds to the theme 'New Beginnings'. The competition will be judged by Anthony Anaxagorou. First prize is £500 + a free place on our Writing Poetry course.     Enter by 21 Jan Get £20 off selected courses We're running a special New Year discount to help you put pen to paper this year. You can get £20 off selected short online courses when you use code NEWYEAR20. Redeem your discount on one of the below courses by 25 Jan to start studying next week!   Writing Historical Fiction Writing a Psychological Thriller   Creative Writing for Beginners Character Development – The Deep Dive   *This code is valid for £20 off the full price of our four-, six- and ten-week online courses. Offer excludes new courses running of the first time in January or February 2022. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer ends midnight, 31 Jan 2022.     View all current courses   Our mailing address is: Curtis Brown Creative Ltd 5th Floor, Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket London, Eng SW1Y 4SP United Kingdom

'I want to find compelling characters, exciting stories, great ideas, stylish writing…' The deadline to enter the Discoveries prize for unpublished female novelists is fast approaching – here the judges share their advice on how to make your entry shine   Read more on the blog   10 tips to help you edit your novel Are you about to embark on the rewrite of your novel? These ten top tips from our founder and MD Anna Davis will help you tackle the structural edit. If you want more guidance as you prepare your novel for submission to literary agents, take a look at our brand-new specialised courses listed below.   Our new courses on finishing, editing & submitting your novel   Finish Your Novel – Eight Months 21 Mar – 18 Nov Get all the way to the end of that tricky first draft this year on our advanced online course, with help and advice from three expert author-tutors (Laura Barnett, Lizzie Enfield and Jacob Ross) and a supportive peer group. This course includes live Zoom teaching, workshops and tutorials, and is the perfect next step for writers who've already written at least 15,000 words (including those who've already taken our novel-writing courses). Apply by 13 Feb.   Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced 22 Mar – 01 July Join us for the supercharged version of our bestselling course. Across three months you'll turn your complete first draft into a polished novel and create the perfect pitch package. Featuring tutorials and feedback from editor-tutor Lauren Pearson, Zoom masterclasses from agents, publishing industry figures and from our MD Anna Davis on her Rewrite Doctor system of editing, plus extensive teaching videos and materials. Apply by 20 Feb.   The Rewrite Doctor – Edit Your Novel 15 Feb or 22 Feb As well as creating the longer version of Edit & Pitch Your Novel, we’ve also distilled its editing essence into an exciting one-day intensive Zoom course for people ready to start their rewrite! Anna Davis will walk a group of 16 students through The Rewrite Doctor, her tried-and-tested method for editing a novel. There’ll be a chance to talk about your most difficult editing issues with Anna (as part of a smaller group) and get her advice. Apply by 3 Feb.     Competitions & discounts Discoveries Writing Development Prize This initiative invites aspiring female novelists from across the UK and Ireland to submit the first 10,000 words of a novel-in-progress and a synopsis. First place is £5,000 + an offer of representation from Curtis Brown.     Enter by 17 Jan New Beginnings Poetry Competition Budding poets are invited to submit a poem (of up to 40 lines) that responds to the theme 'New Beginnings'. The competition will be judged by Anthony Anaxagorou. First prize is £500 + a free place on our Writing Poetry course.     Enter by 21 Jan How to Write Your Novel – Get £20 off Make serious progress on your novel this year! Use code NEWYEAR2O to get £20 off one of our popular six-week online courses: Starting to Write Your Novel, Write to the End of Your Novel or Edit & Pitch Your Novel.*     Enrol by 18 Jan *Use code NEWYEAR20 to redeem offer. This code is valid for £20 off the full price of our four-, six- and ten-week online courses. Offer excludes new courses running of the first time in January or February 2022. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer ends midnight, 31 Jan 2022.     View all current courses     Our mailing address is: Curtis Brown Creative Ltd 5th Floor, Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket London, Eng SW1Y 4SP United Kingdom

Take your writing to the next level this year We've got advice to help you get writing and #CBCNewYear prompts designed to kick-start your creativity and energise you for the year ahead   Read more on the blog   Share your 2022 writing goal and you could win a free course place Join us on Twitter @cbcreative today for a special New Year edition of #WriteCBC. We're asking you to share your 2022 writing goals. Join in the fun by letting us know what you're hoping to achieve and you could win a creative writing course place (worth £210). Enter by 10am, Fri 7 Jan (UK time).   'I’m looking for stories with big heart and emotionally accessible characters...' We caught up with Curtis Brown’s Jess Molloy – also one of the team working behind the scenes on Discoveries, a pioneering writing development programme for unpublished women writers – to find out what it’s like working at a literary agency, what she enjoys reading and her advice for writers submitting to Discoveries 2022.    New course alert: Finish Your Novel – Eight Months Get all the way to the end of that tricky first draft on this advanced online course, with help and advice from three expert author-tutors (Laura Barnett, Lizzie Enfield and Jacob Ross) and a supportive peer group. This course includes live Zoom teaching, workshops and tutorials, and is the perfect next step for writers looking for extra guidance and motivation to finish their manuscript this year. Apply by 13 Feb.     Our current courses Short Story Writing – Five-Day Intensive Unlock the potential of your story. Join daily live teaching sessions with award-winning author Cynan Jones and an exclusive Q&A with Curtis Brown's Caitlin Leydon and publisher Mark Richards.     Apply by 9 Jan How to Write Your Novel  Make serious progress on your novel this year! Join us for one of our popular six-week online courses: Starting to Write Your Novel, Write to the End of Your Novel or Edit & Pitch Your Novel.     Enrol by 18 Jan Get £20 off selected courses this January We're running a special New Year discount to help you put pen to paper in 2022. You can get £20 off selected short online courses when you use code NEWYEAR20. Offer ends midnight, 31 Jan 2022.*     Redeem offer *This code is valid for £20 off the full price of our four-, six- and ten-week online courses. Offer excludes new courses running of the first time in January or February 2022. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer ends midnight, 31 Jan 2022.     View all current courses     Our mailing address is: Curtis Brown Creative Ltd 5th Floor, Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket London, Eng SW1Y 4SP United Kingdom