How to Write Your Novel courses

Designed to take you from your first idea to your final draft, enrol on whichever course suits your stage of writing, or take all three courses in succession.

Starting to Write Your Novel

Develop your idea, plot and plan your novel, and write a confident opening, with CBC's founder, Anna Davis. 6 weeks.

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Write to the End of Your Novel

You’ve started writing but it’s a long way to the end of the first draft. Anna Davis will get you there. 6 weeks.

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Edit & Pitch Your Novel

Great novels are made in the rewrite. Get the best out of your novel and learn how to confidently pitch your novel with advice from Anna Davis and the Curtis Brown literary agents. 6 weeks.

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You'll learn from Curtis Brown Creative's founder on these bestselling online courses.

Anna Davis

Anna Davis is the founder and Director of the Curtis Brown Creative writing school. She is the author of five acclaimed novels which have been published in twenty languages. She has been a journalist and Guardian columnist, as well as a Curtis Brown literary agent. She taught creative writing at the University of Manchester and in many other settings before founding Curtis Brown Creative in 2011.

Anna Davis is brilliant. She gives solid, empathetic advice. She got me out of the abyss.

Bonnie Garmus
Author of Lessons In Chemistry

Each six-week online course contains:

Video modules: Work through six modules comprising teaching videos and substantial notes by CBC founder and MD Anna Davis.
Writing tasks: Weekly writing tasks to help you explore and understand the teaching topics and progress your novel. Weekly posts to the forum from your tutor will reinforce these lessons.
Resources & notes: You’ll get access to multiple Case Studies, additional resources and teaching notes.
Professional feedback: An expert CBC editor will give brief written feedback on several of the students' practical assignments every week, with all students receiving feedback on one of their writing tasks. Students are also given the option to purchase additional end-of-course feedback from our expert editors.
Student forum: Find your writing community on our private student forums. Upload your completed writing tasks, give and receive peer-to-peer feedback, and discuss the week’s topics with your fellow students and the CBC team.

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Bonnie Garmus, Global bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

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How to Write Your Novel courses

Starting to Write Your Novel

Write to the End of Your Novel

Edit & Pitch Your Novel

Tutor

Anna Davis

Anna Davis is brilliant. She gives solid, empathetic advice. She got me out of the abyss.

Starting to Write Your Novel

Write to the End of Your Novel

Edit & Pitch Your Novel

Tutor

Anna Davis

Anna Davis is brilliant. She gives solid, empathetic advice. She got me out of the abyss.