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'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 Patrice Lawrence shares her advice for creating characters that younger readers respond to: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-cr…

Jessie Elland: 'There’s something about gothic horror that is so addictive to me' 🩸 We caught up with CBC alumna Jessie Elland to discuss her debut novel #TheLadieUpstairs, out now from Baskerville (John Murray Press)! curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/jessie-el…

We’re excited to announce our new mentoring programme! Get one-to-one help as you write your novel, memoir or non-fiction project. Across three one-hour meetings, your mentor will provide feedback on three 10,000-word extracts. Sign up today: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/mentori…

'Many successful thrillers derive much of their tension from their setting' ✒️ Former CBC student Heather Darwent shares her advice on how to build narrative suspense with insights from her second novel #ASharpScratch – out this week from Viking Books UK! curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-bu…

Our June Bootcamps start in one week! 🌞 Join us for 30 days of online lessons, prompts & tasks to help you focus and get to your desk every day! Both our original 30-Day Writing Bootcamp and Bootcamp – Vol 2 start 4 Jun, just £40: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/30-day-writing…

We are so thrilled to announce that Rosie Rowell is the winner of #Discoveries 2025, with Jac Felipez selected as this year’s scholar⭐ Learn more about them and their novels-in-progress over on our website here: womensprize.com/announcing-the…

Delighted to see former Writing Your Novel student Joe Eurell shortlisted for The Crime Writers’ Association Emerging Author Dagger Award! 👏

So great to see CBC alumna Jessica Bull (IS NO LONGER ON X) shortlisted for The Crime Writers’ Association's ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger! 🎉

Charlotte Runcie: 'You have to get all the way to the end of the story before you have any idea what you’re doing' 💭 We caught up with CBC alumna Charlotte Runcie to discuss her debut novel #BringTheHouseDown, out this week from The Borough Press! curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/charlotte…

Rowe Irvin: 'Joining the course gave me permission to take myself seriously as a writer' 🌟 We caught up with CBC alumna Rowe Irvin (Rowe Irvin) to discuss her debut novel #LifeCycleOfAMoth, out tomorrow from Canongate (has left). curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/rowe-irvi…

#WriteCBC starts tomorrow over on 🦋! This month's writing tip and task comes from Gabrielle Griffiths, alumna of our three-month London Writing Your Novel course and author of #GreaterSins. Find out more: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecbc-…

Join us over on 🦋 for #WriteCBC! We're so excited for this month's writing tip and task from Gabrielle Griffiths, alumna of our three-month London Writing Your Novel course and author of #GreaterSins. Find out more: curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecbc-…

Robert Holtom: 'History has so much to teach us about finding liberation' ✒️ We spoke to former CBC student Robert Holtom 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ about their debut novel #AQueerCase, out now from Titan Books! curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/robert-ho…

Claire Ackroyd: 'Seed hints of the drama to come from the start of your book' 🌱 We caught up with CBC alumna Claire Ackroyd to discuss her debut novel #TheSurfacing, out now from Lake Union (Amazon Publishing). curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/claire-ac…