14 years
of helping writers tell their stories
250
former students with publishing deals
Goal: Start writing
Start your writing journey 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 gain the confidence to put pen to paper.
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Writing Your First Page
with Kirsty Logan
Starting to Write Your Novel
with Anna Davis
‘The course gave me the confidence to dedicate time to my novel.’
Nicole Kennedy
Author of Everything's Perfect and student of Starting to Write Your Novel
Writing a Children’s Picture Book
with David O’Connell
Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book
with Sarah McIntyre, David O’Connell
30-Day Writing Bootcamp
with Anna Davis
‘This course has been such a gift for me!’
John Carswell
Writer and student of 30-Day Writing Bootcamp
30-Day Writing Bootcamp – Vol 2
with Anna Davis
Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction
with Patrice Lawrence
Writing Short Stories
with Cynan Jones
Writing a Memoir
with Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘It’s not hyperbole to say that the online memoir course changed my life.’
Benji Waterhouse
Author of You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here and student of Writing a Memoir
Writing TV Drama
with Colin Teevan
Creative Writing for Beginners
with Anna Davis
Writing Gothic & Supernatural Fiction
with Kirsty Logan
Writing Historical Fiction
with S J Parris
Writing a Romance Novel
with Jenny Colgan
Writing a Psychological Thriller
with Erin Kelly
Writing Crime Fiction
with Vaseem Khan
‘Vaseem Khan was very generous with the information that he shared.’
Neepa Chatterjee
Writer and student of Writing Crime Fiction
Writing Poetry
with Anthony Anaxagorou
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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