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Writing TV Drama – Three Months

with Jamie Nuttgens

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Lizzie Enfield

‘My coursemates' support and feedback has meant everything to me.’

Nussaibah Younis, author of Fundamentally

Nussaibah Younis

Author of Fundamentally and student of Writing Your Novel – Six Months (London)

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Anna Freeman

Writing Your First Page

with Kirsty Logan

Kirsty Logan, author

Starting to Write Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

‘A brilliant introduction to all the fundamentals of fiction writing.’

Samuel Burr author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

Samuel Burr

Author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers and student of Starting to Write Your Novel

Write to the End of Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Edit & Pitch Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Writing a Children’s Picture Book

with David O’Connell

Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book

with Sarah McIntyre, David O’Connell

Writing Fiction with Kate Mosse

Writing Fiction with Marian Keyes

Writing Fiction with David Nicholls

Writing Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley

Tessa Hadley

Pitching Your Novel

with Lauren Pearson

The Rewrite Doctor

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Creative Writing for Beginners

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

‘Jonny Geller decodes the role of a literary agent . . . He brought a sense of magic to writing a book.’

Elizabeth Doyle

Writer and student of The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller

The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller

Jonny Geller

Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced

with Abbie Greaves

Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Showing & Telling – The Deep Dive

with Anna Freeman

Plot & Story – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Character Development – The Deep Dive

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Dialogue – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

30-Day Writing Bootcamp

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

‘This bootcamp has been the best writing course I’ve taken.’

Elizabeth McArthur

Writer and student of 30-Day Writing Bootcamp

30-Day Writing Bootcamp – Vol 2

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Writing a Memoir

with Cathy Rentzenbrink

Writing Short Stories

with Cynan Jones

Writing TV Drama

with Colin Teevan

Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction

with Patrice Lawrence

Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass

with Richard Roper

Richard Roper, editor

Writing Historical Fiction

with S J Parris

Writing a Romance Novel

with Jenny Colgan

Writing Gothic & Supernatural Fiction

with Kirsty Logan

Kirsty Logan, author

Writing a Psychological Thriller

with Erin Kelly

Writing Crime Fiction

with Vaseem Khan

Novel-Writing Summer School

with Jake Arnott

Writing Your Novel – Three Months

with Charlotte Mendelson

Charlotte Mendelson, author

‘I learnt so much from our tutor and from my fellow students.’

Rachel Louise Driscoll, author of Nephyths

Rachel Louise Driscoll

Author of Nephthys and student of Writing Your Novel – Three Months (Online)

Writing Your Novel – Three Months

with Suzannah Dunn, Cathi Unsworth

Suzannah Dunn

Writing Crime & Thrillers – Advanced

with Sarah Hilary

Writing Fantasy

with Lucy Holland

Lucy Holland, bestselling fantasy writer

Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months

with Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson, Author

Writing Poetry

with Anthony Anaxagorou

Writing Science Fiction

with Adam Roberts