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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 24d

#Discoveries2026 is now open for submissions!

We've partnered with @womensprize.bsky.social, Curtis Brown literary agency and Audible to run this development programme and prize for unpublished women writers in the UK and Ireland. Enter by 12 Jan 2026: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-...

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 38m

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:

How to get the most out of an editorial report

Our guidelines to help you get the most out of your report. A report can act like a road map to your manuscript – the reader will consider all of the building blocks of your story: everything ‘big…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 1h

Create stories young readers really care about 📚

Join our six-week online Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction course – with exclusive teaching videos, notes & writing tasks from award-winning author, @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social.

Course starts on 23 Oct, enrol now:

Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction | Online Course

Create characters young readers really care about and take them on a life-changing journey – with award-winning children’s fiction and YA author Patrice Lawrence.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 20h

Ready to share your work with literary agents?

Join our one-day Pitching Your Novel Zoom course on 21 Oct with former Curtis Brown agent and author, Lauren Pearson, to learn how to master the art of pitching and write the all-important query letter ✍️

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…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 21h

Ondaatje-prize-winning poet and tutor of our six-week Writing Poetry course @aanaxagorou.bsky.social shares five ways for poets to find inspiration and conquer writer’s block 💭

Read the full advice blog:

How to write a poem: 5 ways to find inspiration

Award-winning poet and tutor of our six-week online Writing Poetry course, Anthony Anaxagorou, shares 5 ways for poets to find inspiration and conquer writer’s block.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 1d

We all know the writing rule of ‘show don’t tell’ but almost every book uses showing and telling to conjure its magic 🪄

Author Anna Freeman will teach you to use both on our four-week online course: Showing & Telling – The Deep Dive!

Starts 16 Oct: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/showi...

Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congratulations to CBC alumni @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social & @nussaibah.bsky.social, and @womensprize.bsky.social #Discoveries shortlisted @niamhsquared.bsky.social who have all made the Book Are My Bag #ReadersAward Fiction Shortlist! 🥳

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 1d

The Books Are My Bag #ReadersAwards are one of a kind. They're the only book awards with shortlists curated by bookshops, and winners voted for by readers, like you!

Vote for your favourite books for the chance to win a £100/€120 National Book Token.

Vote now: buff.ly/U5ylHv9

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 1d

'Don’t be afraid to change the historical record if your story demands it' ⚔️

Former CBC student @mlinton.bsky.social shares advice on how to draw on history to build your fantasy world, with insights from her second novel #CircleOfShadows – out now with @hodderscape.bsky.social.

How to draw on history to build your fantasy world

Start your writing journey with expert teaching from acclaimed writers and top literary agents. Courses online and in London.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 1d

The synopsis is a short, lively overview of your novel. When you're getting ready to submit to literary agents, it sits alongside the opening of your novel and your agent pitch letter.

Follow our top tips on how to write a really good one-page synopsis:

How to write a synopsis for your novel

The synopsis is a tricky beast, but it's an essential tool in pitching to agents. Read Anna's tips on how to write a really good synopsis for your novel...

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Women's Prize @womensprize.bsky.social · 1d

Introducing our judges for the 2026 Women’s Prizes! Chaired by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard and Baroness Thangam Debbonaire, these two incredible panels include poets, broadcasters, founders, comedians, DJs and more. Learn more at: womensprize.com/meet-the-jud...

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 1d

Harness the power of what’s said and unsaid in your fiction and learn to write authentic conversations that lift your story off the page 🌟

Join our four-week with bestselling author Laura Barnett! Dialogue – The Deep Dive starts next Thurs, enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/dialo...

Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 2d

'Science Fiction isn’t about accurate prediction, it’s about the eloquence and wonder of our ideas, our imaginings' 🛸

Read our interview with Adam Roberts, award-winning author and tutor of our upcoming Writing Science Fiction course.

Adam Roberts on writing science fiction | Author interview

Award-winning science fiction author Adam Roberts on his life-long love of the genre, the recent SF he's enjoyed reading, and his tips for budding writers.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 2d

Applications for our Writing YA & Children’s Fiction are closing soon! 🖍️

Take your young adult or children's novel to the next level – get feedback and industry insights on our online course: Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months with teaching from prize-winning author Catherine Johnson.

Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months | Online Course

Learn how to write exciting and engaging YA, Middle Grade, and Children's Fiction on our three-month online course with author and tutor, Catherine Johnson.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 2d

Do you have ambitions to write TV drama? 📺

Our six-week online Writing TV Drama course with expert tutor, screenwriter & showrunner, Colin Teevan, will teach you the fundamentals for writing a pilot.

Course starts 23 Oct. Enrol now: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/writi...

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 2d

'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 & CBC tutor @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social shares her advice for creating characters that younger readers respond to:

How to create a young adult or middle grade protagonist

Great characters are the beating heart of novels, and that’s possibly even more the case for YA and middle grade fiction. So how do we go about creating compelling characters that younger readers…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 3d

✍️ Writing & Illustrating a Children's Picture Book: On our combined ten-week course, you'll learn from children’s book illustrator & author Sarah McIntyre & David O'Connell as they share insights into picture book creation.

Enrol now:

Writing & Illustrating a Children's Picture Book with Curtis Brown Creative

Our 10-week writing and illustrating a picture book course helps you learn how to bring new worlds to life on the page as you create stories and characters that capture the imaginations and hearts of…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 3d

✍️ Writing a Children's Picture Book course: Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with top children's author-illustrator, David O'Connell.

Enrol now:

Writing a Children's Picture Book course with Curtis Brown Creative

Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with advice from children's author, David O'Connell.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 3d

Last chance to join one of our online picture book courses, starting this Thursday!

Both courses are suitable for complete beginners, aspiring artists and those who want to learn more & improve their skills!

Find out more below 🧵

Children's Picture Book Courses | Curtis Brown Creative

Learn how to bring new worlds to life on the page as you create stories and characters that capture the imaginations and hearts of young readers.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 3d

Sasha Butler: 'I’m always looking for a love story, or a point of connection between characters' 💕

We caught up with CBC alumna Sasha Butler to discuss her debut novel #TheMarriageContract, out now from @saltpublishing.com!

Sasha Butler on writing historical fiction

Sasha Butler studied on our How to Write Your Novel series from 2020-2021. We caught up to discuss her debut historical romance, The Marriage Contract.

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 3d

'Characters need to be more than just vehicles for your story. They must be living, breathing and real, with believable motivations and compelling arcs' 💭

Here are five tips with examples from our brilliant tutors to help you write captivating three-dimensional characters:

How to write three-dimensional characters

Characters need to be more than just vehicles for your story. They must be living, breathing and real, with believable motivations and compelling arcs. Here are five tips with examples from our…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 3d

Create a compelling emotional landscape for your characters and learn how to write relationships that readers can invest in 💞

Our Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive course will help you write convincingly about love, loss & connection.

Enrol now, course starts 16 Oct:

Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive | Online Course

Bestselling author of relationship-centred fiction Laura Barnett will help you write convincingly about love, loss and connection – and create relationships that provide a key source of conflict,…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 4d

'The opening scene of your pilot is your contract with the viewer. In other words, it makes a promise to them about what they’ll be getting in this drama.'

Acclaimed TV dramatist and showrunner Colin Teevan shares six tips to help you write a gripping opening to your drama pilot 📺

How to write a great opening to a TV drama pilot

Acclaimed TV dramatist and showrunner Colin Teevan shares six tips to help you write gripping opening to your drama pilot. The opening scene of your pilot is your contract with the viewer. It should…

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 4d

Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with advice from children’s book author & illustrator @davidoconnell.bsky.social! 🖼️

Our six-week online course will teach you the fundamentals behind writing a picture book.

Course starts next Thurs:

Writing a Children's Picture Book course with Curtis Brown Creative

Turn your ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for 2-6-year-olds with advice from children's author, David O'Connell.

www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 6d

Bring your fiction to life with dynamic relationships! Join our four-week course: Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive 💞

Bestselling author Laura Barnett will help you write convincingly about love, loss and connection.

Course begins 16 Oct: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/relat...

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Lia Jashanmal @liaj-writer.bsky.social · 6d

CBC Summer School was a game changer! I fully recommend it! So great to have in person lessons, and to meet other writers. The tutor was AMAZING! Showed me my writing in a new light. Most sentences need to change in some way. A lot of work but I think I’m making progress (or at least I hope so!!)

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 6d

We spoke to Anna Freeman, novelist, radio presenter & tutor of our upcoming Showing & Telling – The Deep Dive course, about her advice for aspiring authors, fictional dinner guests and Peaky Blinders!

Read full interview:

Anna Freeman on writing | Author interview

Anna Freeman, novelist and tutor of our upcoming Writing Your Novel – Six Months course, shares her advice for aspiring authors, talks fictional dinner guests and Peaky Blinders.