of our Breakthrough Writers' Programme
under-represented writers supported so far
Our exciting programme of free scholarships, courses and mentoring opportunities for under-represented writers.
Join us at Foyles Charing Cross on Sat 30 Jan 2027. We have 60 free tickets for under-represented writers available across the different events. This includes 20 one-to-one slots for under-represented writers to discuss their novels-in-progress with literary agents. We invites applications from writers who face barriers to entry, in particular writers of colour, disabled writers, LGBTQIA+ writers and writers with low income.
Our scholarships support writers who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend our selective-application writing courses. Click the button below to learn more. 2027 scholarships coming soon.
Four talented disabled writers will receive nine months of mentoring from a published author, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.
Curtis Brown Creative are delighted to be partnering with the Women’s Prize Trust, The Curtis Brown Group and Audible to run this writing development programme for unpublished women writers currently residing in the UK or Ireland. Discoveries, now in its seventh year, accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a synopsis.
Headline and Curtis Brown Creative have teamed up to find exciting new voices in romantic fiction from writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds, in association with Hachette UK’s The Future Bookshelf. Meet the winner and runners-up.
In 2025 we supported 97 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme – funded by Curtis Brown, HW Fisher and individual author-sponsors.
Read all about our objectives for Breakthrough. Meet the talented under-represented writers we've been working with through our free courses, scholarships and mentoring.