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Study with Curtis Brown Creative – the only writing school run by a major literary agency. We have a range of courses designed to help you kickstart your writing journey, improve your writing skills and delve deeper into your chosen genre.
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Creative Writing for Beginners
with Anna Davis
Starting to Write Your Novel
with Anna Davis
Write to the End of Your Novel
with Anna Davis
Edit & Pitch Your Novel
with Anna Davis
Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction
with Patrice Lawrence
Writing Gothic & Supernatural Fiction
with Kirsty Logan
Writing a Memoir
with Cathy Rentzenbrink
Writing Poetry
with Anthony Anaxagorou
Writing Short Stories
with Cynan Jones
Writing a Children’s Picture Book
with David O’Connell
Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book
with Sarah McIntyre, David O’Connell
Writing TV Drama
with Colin Teevan
Writing Historical Fiction
with S J Parris
Writing Crime Fiction
with Vaseem Khan
Writing a Romance Novel
with Jenny Colgan
Writing a Psychological Thriller
with Erin Kelly
Dialogue – The Deep Dive
with Laura Barnett
Plot & Story – The Deep Dive
with Laura Barnett
Character Development – The Deep Dive
with Anna Davis
Showing & Telling – The Deep Dive
with Anna Freeman
Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive
with Laura Barnett
The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller
Writing Fiction with Kate Mosse
Writing Fiction with Marian Keyes
Writing Fiction with David Nicholls
Writing Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley
Try a free online writing lesson
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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