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under-represented writers supported so far

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The Breakthrough Writers’ Programme gives talented writers from under-represented backgrounds access to life-changing opportunities with Curtis Brown Creative, including mentoring with published authors, and scholarships on our creative writing courses.

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Who will your donation support?

Your donation will help us fund our Autumn 2026 mentoring programme, offering nine months of one-to-one mentoring to four talented disabled writers, and providing a free scholarship place on each of our elite three-and-six month courses for the rest of this year.

Learn more about the opportunities we offer, and the writers we’ve already supported through the programme.

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The course was huge for me in a lot of ways. The intensity of it was one of the most useful things; working on my writing and exchanging ideas with other writers for five consecutive days was really rewarding – it improved my work ethic!

Tom Newlands
Author of Only Here, Only Now

My time on the Curtis Brown Creative Breakthrough mentorship has been nothing short of a miracle. As a working-class writer, this opportunity has been completely invaluable and a scheme that has noticeably made a difference to my career.

Lucy Rose
Author of The Lamb

Stories of disability and trauma are so often rendered invisible in our media and literary landscapes. But being mentored to develop my memoir was incredibly supportive and encouraging. Getting a place on this scheme has been transformative, both for my life and my book.

Grace Quantock
Author of Living Well with Chronic Illness

It was a great opportunity to find community with other writers and taught me a lot about what direction I wanted to go in with my writing.

Kwan Ann Tan
Author of The Waiter

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Ready to donate?

The course was huge for me in a lot of ways. The intensity of it was one of the most useful things; working on my writing and exchanging ideas with other writers for five consecutive days was really rewarding – it improved my work ethic!

My time on the Curtis Brown Creative Breakthrough mentorship has been nothing short of a miracle. As a working-class writer, this opportunity has been completely invaluable and a scheme that has noticeably made a difference to my career.

Stories of disability and trauma are so often rendered invisible in our media and literary landscapes. But being mentored to develop my memoir was incredibly supportive and encouraging. Getting a place on this scheme has been transformative, both for my life and my book.

It was a great opportunity to find community with other writers and taught me a lot about what direction I wanted to go in with my writing.

Our Current Breakthrough Opportunities

290+

Donate to the Breakthrough Writers’ Programme

The course was huge for me in a lot of ways. The intensity of it was one of the most useful things; working on my writing and exchanging ideas with other writers for five consecutive days was really rewarding – it improved my work ethic!

My time on the Curtis Brown Creative Breakthrough mentorship has been nothing short of a miracle. As a working-class writer, this opportunity has been completely invaluable and a scheme that has noticeably made a difference to my career.

Stories of disability and trauma are so often rendered invisible in our media and literary landscapes. But being mentored to develop my memoir was incredibly supportive and encouraging. Getting a place on this scheme has been transformative, both for my life and my book.

It was a great opportunity to find community with other writers and taught me a lot about what direction I wanted to go in with my writing.