The writing school from the major literary & talent agency

Start your story with expert teaching from acclaimed authors, leading literary agents and top publishers. Courses online and in London.

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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.

Our flagship Writing Your Novel courses

Take your writing seriously on our flagship course, hone your novel and learn how to pitch to agents. Choose to study with us in London or online, no matter what stage of writing or editing you're currently at.

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Breakthrough Writers' Programme

Our exciting programme of free scholarships, courses and mentoring opportunities for under-represented writers. Fully funded by the Curtis Brown literary agency and our partners.

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Discoveries 2025

Discoveries invites all unpublished and unagented women writers aged 18 and up, currently residing in the UK or Ireland and writing in English, to submit their works of adult fiction to the Discoveries Prize.

Enter by 13 Jan 2025

What our students say about us

We foster communities of writers who stay closely in touch long after our courses end.

It was the smartest thing I could have done… I got to meet other writers.

Bonnie Garmus
Multi-million-copy bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

The time spent examining each other’s writing & having your own examined is invaluable.

Julie Ma
Author of Happy Families

Having the chance to meet with industry professionals was hugely helpful.

Struan Murray
Author of Orphans of the Tide

Being able to study at CBC had a hugely positive impact on the development of my novel.

Kirsty Capes
Debut novel Careless longlisted for 2021 Women’s Prize

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I loved this course… the lessons on writing were amazing and thought-provoking.

Bonnie Garmus, Multi-million-copy bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

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