From the Agents Posts
31 October 2019
Frighteningly good books for Halloween
From the AgentsWhen the wind is howling and you feel the crunch of leaves underfoot there’s nothing quite like escaping the cold and opting for a different type of chill – by getting your teeth stuck into a creepy story (and maybe some sweets) … To help you get in the Halloween spirit we asked the book […]
27 September 2019
Announcing the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize Longlist
Curtis Brown 120, Events, From the AgentsWe are delighted to announce the longlist for the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize. We received 3,000 submissions from across the UK & Ireland. We were so impressed by the standard of the submissions; it was truly difficult to choose our longlist. After many weeks of reading, our judging team narrowed the longlist to these […]
15 August 2019
Summer reads from the literary agents
From the AgentsBarack Obama recently shared his summer reading recommendations which include the works of literary great Toni Morrison, Hilary Mantel’s 2009 Man Booker Prize winning novel Wolf Hall and Haruki Murkami’s short story collection Men Without Women … Here at CBC we can never have enough books on our to-be-read pile… So, this leads us to ask the […]
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 AgentsCurtis Brown Chairman and top literary agent Jonny Geller reveals the 50 extraordinary tasks literary agents do to promote their authors.
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 […]
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 […]
26 June 2019
New York literary agents Heather Karpas & Zoe Sandler on quality writing and compelling stories
From the AgentsWe’ve joined forces with major US agency ICM Partners for a special 6-month online novel-writing course starting this September. ICM have been working with the Curtis Brown agency for over 10 years on the UK and translation rights representation of its stellar list of authors. Now we are hugely excited to have Heather Karpas and Zoe Sandler – both […]
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 […]