14 years
of helping writers tell their stories
250
former students with publishing deals
Goal: Develop your writing
Get the best out of your writing with Curtis Brown Creative – the only writing school run by a major literary agency. These courses are will help you make real progress with your writing, learn what literary agents are looking for and complete a draft of your manuscript. Join us in London or online.
Writing development courses
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Write to the End of Your Novel
with Anna Davis
New
Writing Crime & Thrillers – Advanced
with Sarah Hilary
Autumn Novel-Writing Intensive
with Laura Barnett
Writing Memoir & Narrative Non-Fiction
with Wyl Menmuir
‘Wyl gave me valuable tools that I'm using to polish my manuscript.’
Susan A Eames
Writer and student of Writing Memoir & Narrative Non-Fiction
Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months
with Catherine Johnson
Writing Your Non-Fiction Proposal
with Hannah Boursnell
New
Writing Fantasy
with Lucy Holland
Writing Romantic & Commercial Fiction
with Rowan Coleman
Writing Historical Fiction – Advanced
with Kate Foster
New
Finish Your Novel – Eight Months
with Joanna Glen, Suzannah Dunn, Jacob Ross
Writing Your Novel – Three Months
with Andrew Michael Hurley
Flagship
Writing Your Novel – Three Months
with Laura Barnett
Flagship
Writing Fiction with Kate Mosse
Writing Fiction with David Nicholls
‘David Nicholls was very motivating and generous with his advice.’
Kate McNally
Writer and student of Writing Fiction with David Nicholls
Writing Fiction with Marian Keyes
Writing Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley
Writing Your Novel – Six Months
with Maame Blue, Cathi Unsworth
Flagship
Writing Your Novel – Six Months
with Laura Barnett
Flagship
Writing TV Drama – Three Months
with Jamie Nuttgens
Plot & Story – The Deep Dive
with Laura Barnett
‘The perfect balance of teaching, tasks and feedback.’
Philip Grierson
Writer and student of Plot & Story – The Deep Dive
Character Development – The Deep Dive
with Anna Davis
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Get a taste of our online courses and how they are run! Sign up to receive a free creative writing lesson focused on how to start your novel or story with an intriguing opening scene. You'll get video advice, a task and free resource from our founder Anna Davis.
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