Curtis Brown Creative

Ready to share your work with literary agents? 🖊️

Nail your one-line pitch on this one-day Zoom course with former Curtis Brown agent and author, Lauren Schott Pearson. Plus you'll attend a practice pitch session with C&W's Liv Bignold!

Runs 9 July, enrol now:

Pitching Your Novel | Zoom Course Join acclaimed author Lauren Pearson for a day of Zoom teaching. She'll walk you through the elevator pitch and how to write a letter to literary agents. Includes a Q&A with a top Curtis Brown literary agent.

'Short stories are at their best when they work as an invocation of tone or mood, a small slice of something tangible' ✍️

We asked our expert tutors and former students for advice on how to navigate the challenges of writing short fiction.

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How to write short fiction Start your writing journey with expert teaching from acclaimed writers and top literary agents. Courses online and in London.

'Weaving comedy into a darker story is something that needs a lot of care' 🖊️

We caught up with bestselling novelist Marian Keyes to discuss her approach to crafting characters with believable dynamics and what she loves most about working with budding writers.

Marian Keyes on writing | Author interview Bestselling author Marian Keyes on writing about serious topics with humour, warmth and the lightest of touches.

Great novels are made in the rewrite ✍️

If you’ve written a complete novel and are looking for advice on how to edit and polish it, check out these top tips from CBC editor & Head of Courses Jennifer Kerslake.

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An editor's guide to editing your novel Editing your novel is a fundamental part of the writing process, and yet so many authors find it intimidating and overwhelming.

'Even if what you’re writing is very personal to you, you can gain a lot by listening to others’ perspectives on it' 📚

Multi-award-winning author & CBC tutor Wyl Menmuir reveals four top tips for aspiring narrative non-fiction writers and memoirists.

4 tips for writing narrative non-fiction and memoir Award-winning author Wyl Menmuir shares his four top tips for aspiring narrative non-fiction writers and memoirists.