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'It’s been a privilege working alongside the talented Catherine Johnson and a wonderful group of writers from around the world' We are pleased to announce that the Breakthrough Writing YA & Children's Fiction Scholarship has been awarded to Theresa Tully for her novel-in-progress Hilda Saves the Multiverse     Read more   How to set clues in your crime novel Award-winning crime novelist Vaseem Khan shares his advice on using foreshadowing and setting up clues and red herrings. Get more in-depth advice from Vaseem as you write your crime novel on our six-week online Writing Crime Fiction course, which begins next week. Enrol by 29 Mar.       'Bide your time; keep an open mind.' Beloved CBC tutor and acclaimed author Suzannah Dunn talks about her approach to writing and gives some tips for those of you embarking on a creative writing course. Suzannah is the tutor on our upcoming three-month online Writing Your Novel course. Apply by 26 Mar     A four-step guide to getting started with your memoir Cathy Rentzenbrink, bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, shares the initial steps that every aspiring life writer should take. If you're interested in bringing your true stories to the page, enrol on our next six-week Writing a Memoir course with videos, notes and task from Cathy. Enrolment ends 29 Mar.      Our current courses   Writing Your Novel – Three Months Get the most out of your story with teaching, workshops and tutorials from novelist Suzannah Dunn. This online course includes a live masterclass Q&A with a top literary agent.   Apply by 27 Mar   Writing YA & Children's Fiction Learn how to write exciting and engaging stories for younger readers on our three-month online course with weekly live Zoom teaching sessions from authors Emily Barr and Craig Barr-Green.   Apply by 27 Mar   Writing Crime & Thrillers – Advanced Work on your crime novel or thriller with online teaching from bestselling author Emma Kavanagh. Includes a special Q&A with author Lisa Jewell and her literary agent Jonny Geller.   Apply by 10 Apr     View all courses     Curtis Brown Creative Haymarket House 28 Haymarket London, Greater London SW1Y 4SP

Join our new four-week online course: Plot & Story – The Deep Dive Learn the fundamentals of narrative structure and weave together the threads of your story with videos, notes and tasks from bestselling author Laura Barnett     Read more   'Read beyond what’s on the supermarket shelves' Author Erin Kelly has written eight acclaimed psychological thrillers, including the Sunday Times bestseller, He Said/She Said. Here she shares her tips on writing suspense fiction, including advice on what can be learnt from screenwriters. Erin is also the tutor of our popular six-week online Writing a Psychological Thriller course, which begins next week. Enrol by 22 Mar. 'The novelist begins where the historical record leaves gaps' Writing as S J Parris, Stephanie Merritt is the author of the number one bestselling Giordano Bruno historical thriller series. We caught up with Stephanie to talk about writing, researching, and reading historical novels. Stephanie also leads our six-week online Writing Historical Fiction course, which begins next week. Enrol by 22 Mar. 'I’m looking forward to improving my writing with guidance from industry professionals' We are delighted to announce that Sarah Cotton has been awarded the CHEERIO Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers with Low Income for her impressive coming-of-age-novel about sisters, Our Potions. Sarah has won a place on our three-month online Writing Your Novel course.   Our current courses   Scholarship for TV Screenwriters This Breakthrough scholarship will pay the full student fee for one writer with limited financial means to join our London-based Writing An Original TV Drama Serial course. It also includes travel stipend.   Apply by 20 Mar   Writing Your Novel – Three Months Our ever-popular original course will help you bring your novel to life. Join a group of 15 talented students led by acclaimed author Charlotte Mendelson with live lessons in central London.   Apply by 20 Mar   Writing YA & Children's Fiction Learn how to write exciting and engaging stories for younger readers on our three-month online course with weekly live Zoom teaching sessions from authors Emily Barr and Craig Barr-Green.   Apply by 27 Mar     View all courses     Curtis Brown Creative Haymarket House 28 Haymarket London, Greater London SW1Y 4SP

Your Novel: What Next? Attend our Discoveries webinar     Thank you for entering Discoveries 2022! Our expert readers – representatives from across the publishing industry – have been reading through entries and have been blown away by your talent and ideas. The longlist of 16 writers, decided by our brilliant panel of judges, will be announced in early May. In the meantime, we're delighted to invite all entrants to attend our Your Novel: What Next? webinar on Thurs 7 April, 7.00pm-8.30pm. This online event will be chaired by acclaimed author and Discoveries 2022 judge Irenosen Okojie, who will be joined by a panel of expert speakers: Anna Davis (Curtis Brown Creative's founder and Discoveries 2022 judge), Viola Hayden (Curtis Brown literary agent), Sara Adams (Editorial Director at Hodder Studio) and Alice Murphy-Pyle (Head of Marketing at HarperNorth). The panel will offer advice on what to do now you’ve written and submitted your opening 10,000 words, and have a discussion on how to submit to agents as well as the publishing process. We're inviting webinar attendees to submit one question to the speakers ahead of time. We'll curate the most frequently asked and interesting questions to put forward to the panel. Find out more and sign up by clicking the button below. Enter the password DISCOVERIES22 to access the page. Book your free webinar place     Get £20 off our writing courses To help you continue on your writing journey we're offering all Discoveries 2022 entrants £20 off our four- and six-week online creative writing courses. Choose the course that's right for you, offer includes (but is not limited to): Creative Writing for Beginners Character Development – The Deep Dive Starting to Write Your Novel Write to the End of Your Novel Edit & Pitch Your Novel Writing a Romance Novel Writing Historical Fiction Writing a Psychological Thriller   Use code DISCO22 at checkout to redeem your discount. This code is valid for £20 off the full price of any one of our four- and six-week online courses. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer ends midnight, 31 Dec 2022.   View all our courses   Support the Women's Prize Trust Did you know you can become a Friend of the Women’s Prize? Not only will you be joining a community of book lovers – with access to brilliant bookish benefits and special gifts – but you'll also be supporting the important work we do as a charity to champion equity for women in the world of books. Or share the literary love and buy a gift for a friend (or yourself!) from the Women’s Prize shop. Brimming with inspiration and writing tips from former Women’s Prize winners and judges, it’s the perfect writer’s companion.     Explore the Women's Prize shop   Visit the Discoveries 2022 homepage     Copyright © 2022 Curtis Brown Creative Ltd, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: CBCCourses Curtis Brown Ltd, Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket London, London SW1Y 4SP United Kingdom

'Winning a place on this course gives me that extra self-belief I need to stop procrastinating and to get on with it' We are pleased to announce that Seema Clear has been awarded the Breakthrough Novel-Writing Scholarship for her novel-in-progress The Refugees – find out more about our Breakthrough Writers' Programme for under-represented writers     Read more   'Strong, believable dialogue is key to making your script come alive' If you're starting to write a screenplay, check out our handy guide with top writing tips and advice on how to format your work. You'll also find it useful if you're thinking of applying to our eighteen-week Writing an Original TV Drama Serial course, which includes five masterclasses with top TV professionals such as screenwriter Richard Warlow (known for his work on Ripper Street, Mistresses and The Serpent). Deadline 13 Mar. Kirsty Capes and Charlotte Mendelson longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction This week we were delighted to see some familiar faces on the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, including former scholarship student Kirsty Capes with her brilliant debut novel Careless and much-loved CBC tutor Charlotte Mendelson with her latest novel The Exhibitionist. This is particularly wonderful news as Charlotte taught Kirsty on our Writing Your Novel course. Applications are open for the next three-month Writing Your Novel course in London led by Charlotte. Deadline 20 Mar.   Our current courses   Writing an Original TV Drama Serial Develop your screenwriting skills – from pitch to pilot – with tutorials, workshops and masterclasses from top TV professionals in London. One scholarship place available, includes travel stipend.   Apply by 13 Mar   Creative Writing for Beginners Connect with your creativity, unleash the power of your imagination and gain the confidence to start putting words on the page. This four-week course will help you explore new ideas.   Enrol by 15 Mar   Character Development – The Deep Dive Do you know your characters deep-down, inside and out? Across four weeks you'll fully develop your protagonist. This is the perfect next step for writers looking to breathe new life into their fiction.   Enrol by 15 Mar     View all courses     . Curtis Brown Creative Haymarket House 28 Haymarket London, Greater London SW1Y 4SP