Our tutors will help you get the best out of your writing

Learn from established authors with significant teaching experience.

Catherine Johnson

Author of over 20 novels
Carnegie medal nominee

Charlotte Mendelson

Longlisted for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction
Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize

Over 30 renowned writers make up our expert teaching team

Anna Davis

Founder and director of Curtis Brown Creative
Author of 5 acclaimed novels

Rhik Samadder

Actor, writer and broadcaster
Author of I Never Said I Loved You

Ayisha Malik

Author of 3 critically acclaimed novels
Winner of The Diverse Book Awards

Ali Shaw

Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize
Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award

Suzannah Dunn

Author of 13 novels
Over a quarter of a million copies sold in the UK alone

Jacob Ross

Winner of the 2017 Jhalak Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Associate Fiction Editor at Peepal Tree Press

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Our editors provide expert feedback on your work to help you make your writing shine

Get feedback from published authors or experts with proven track records at acclaimed publishing houses or literary agencies. We match editors to courses that reflect the genres they specialise in.

Genevieve Fox

Renowned feature journalist
Acclaimed memoir writer
Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students

Wyl Menmuir

Award-winning author
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Provides feedback to our Write to the End of Your Novel students

Dzifa Benson

Widely-published poet
Multi-disciplinary artist working across fields that include prose, theatre-making, performance, essays and criticism.
Provides feedback to our Writing Poetry students

Vanessa Gebbie

Writer, teacher, editor
Novelist, short form writer, poet
Provides feedback to our Writing Short Stories students

Anthony Trevelyan

Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize
Creative Writing teacher
Provides feedback to our Starting to Write Your Novel students

Jane Porter

Award-winning picture book author and illustrator
Provides feedback to our picture book students

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