Curtis Brown 120 Posts
22 July 2019
Lucy Morris: ‘Learn everything about your main character’
Curtis Brown 120, From the Agents, Writing TipsAs part of our 120th birthday celebrations, Curtis Brown – in partnership with Curtis Brown Creative – have launched the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize! Our mission is to find the exciting new voices of the future. To enter all you need is a 10,000 word novel opening and a one-page synopsis (find out more here). The deadline for entering the Curtis Brown […]
16 July 2019
The life of a literary agent
Curtis Brown 120, From the AgentsWelcome to the next in our series of Curtis Brown 120 blog posts, these blogs include exclusive interviews with authors, agents and publishers; writing tips; industry insights – and much more besides. This week Curtis Brown Chairman and top literary agent Jonny Geller reveals what it is really like to be an agent … I’m often asked: what […]
15 July 2019
Catherine Cho: ‘Stories need to have rhythm and pacing’
Curtis Brown 120, From the Agents, Writing TipsAs part of our 120th birthday celebrations, Curtis Brown – in partnership with Curtis Brown Creative – have launched the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize! Our mission is to find the exciting new voices of the future. To enter all you need is a 10,000 word novel opening and a one-page synopsis (find out more here). The deadline for entering the Curtis Brown […]
08 July 2019
Norah Perkins: ‘Read your submission aloud to catch repetitions and awkwardness’
Author Interviews, Curtis Brown 120As part of our 120th birthday celebrations, Curtis Brown – in partnership with Curtis Brown Creative – have launched the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize! Our mission is to find the exciting new voices of the future. To enter all you need is a 10,000 word novel opening and a one-page synopsis (find out more here). The deadline for entering the Curtis Brown […]
01 July 2019
Becky Brown: ‘Good novels come from the brain and the heart’
Curtis Brown 120, From the Agents, Writing TipsAs part of our 120th birthday celebrations, Curtis Brown – in partnership with Curtis Brown Creative – have launched the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize! Our mission is to find the exciting new voices of the future. To enter all you need is a 10,000 word novel opening and a one-page synopsis (find out more here). The deadline for entering the Curtis Brown […]
24 June 2019
Lisa Babalis: ‘We are looking for authenticity and passion’
Curtis Brown 120, From the AgentsAs part of our 120th birthday celebrations, Curtis Brown – in partnership with Curtis Brown Creative – have launched the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize! Our mission is to find the exciting new voices of the future. To enter all you need is a 10,000 word novel opening and a one-page synopsis (find out more here). The deadline for entering the […]
10 June 2019
Cathryn Summerhayes: ‘If you want to be a career writer you need to think like one’
Curtis Brown 120, From the AgentsWelcome to the next in our series of Curtis Brown 120 blog posts, these blogs include exclusive interviews with authors, agents and publishers; writing tips; industry insights – and much more besides. This week we spoke to Curtis Brown’s very own Cathryn Summerhayes. Cathryn was recently crowned Literary Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards, a […]
07 June 2019
Celebrating the literary works of Elizabeth Bowen
Curtis Brown 120Welcome to the next in our series of Curtis Brown 120 blog posts, these blogs include exclusive interviews with authors, agents and publishers; writing tips; industry insights – and much more besides. In this year of grace 2019, both the writer Elizabeth Bowen and the Curtis Brown Agency turn 120. We are celebrating this double birthday by […]
20 May 2019
Katie Brown: ‘I’m looking for a fresh, captivating voice’
Curtis Brown 120Welcome to the next in our series of Curtis Brown 120 blog posts, these blogs include exclusive interviews with authors, agents and publishers; writing tips; industry insights – and much more besides. This week the Curtis Brown 120 team asked commissioning editor at Trapeze, Orion – Katie Brown – about her path into the publishing world, the types […]
16 May 2019
Alice Feeney: ‘It took me a long time to find an agent and become a published author’
Author Interviews, Curtis Brown 120Welcome to the next in our series of Curtis Brown 120 blog posts, these blogs include exclusive interviews with authors, agents and publishers; writing tips; industry insights – and much more besides. This week the team caught up with bestselling author Alice Feeney whose second novel, I Know Who You Are, comes out in paperback today. Read on to […]