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Polish your novel and learn how to pitch with confidence! Our three-month Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced online course includes teaching videos from our founder Anna Davis and tuition from author @LaurneyPearson . 🗓️ Apply by 12 May:

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5 years

We're thrilled to announce the Jane Fallon Scholarship! #amwriting Bestselling author @JaneFallon is generously providing funding for one talented writer with low income to take a 6-month #novelwriting course in London or online this autumn. Details here:

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To celebrate 200+ former students with major publishing deals we're giving away this stack of recent debuts by our alumni! To win all four books: 📖 RT & like this post 🌞 Comment a book on your summer TBR 📖 Follow @cbcreative 🌞 UK entrants only 📖 Closes 7 Aug at 10:59am

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'Write what you're passionate about...' 📖🖋️ Learn the writing secrets of bestselling author @DavidNWriter ! Join our new five-week online course: Inside Story with David Nicholls. First course begins 13 Oct:

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To celebrate the publication of #SlaughterhouseFarm by @TinaOrrMunro we’re giving away books 1 & 2 in The CSI Ally Dymond series! 📖 RT and like this post 🔍 Comment your favourite fictional detective 📖 Follow @cbcreative 🔍 UK entrants only 📖 Closes 30 May at 10.59am

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Win these #SummerReads by our former students! #Careless @kirstycapes #LessonsInChemistry @BonnieGarmus #TheSecondSightOfZacharyCloudesley @seanlusk1 #DeadlyCure @MahiCheshire 📖 Follow us, RT & like this post ☀️ Reply with a summer book rec 📖 UK only ☀️ Ends 11am 08/08/22

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HERE WE GO! It’s #WriteCBC day 1: The amazing @MarianKeyes has set you this visual prompt – so mysterious & strange. What will it inspire? We want you to write the opening of our #BigWinterStory as one tweet – check out this blog for more info and tips:

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#CBCSummerStory prompt by @NeilDaws59 . Write a mini-scene that continues from this opening line: 'The gathering was just as I had imagined...' Enter by Tues 10 Aug at 10am (UK time). #WriteCBC Find out more about how to play and the prize on offer:

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6 years

Applications for the @MarianKeyes scholarship are open until Sunday 29th July. A fully-funded place on our 6-month online #novelwriting course for a talented writer of limited financial means is available:

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We're so excited to announce that the Curtis Brown First Novel Prize is open for applications! #CBFirstNovelPrize 📖📚 We've teamed up with @CBGBooks to find exciting new voices: AND, bestselling author @Tracy_Chevalier is the chair of the judging panel!

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Calling all unpublished women writers in the UK and Ireland! Enter the opening 10,000 words of your novel to #Discoveries2023 . This competition is free to enter, and your manuscript can be unfinished. @WomensPrize @CBGBooks Enter by 15 Jan:

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ANNOUNCEMENT: We've been gobsmacked and delighted by how many people have participated in our #WriteCBC challenge. So, from now on we'll run a #WriteCBC Tip & Task day on the first Thursday of every month. More details on how to take part & prizes here:

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5 years

We're so excited to have bestselling author @JaneFallon set next week's #WriteCBC challenge! #amwriting Jane is also generously funding a scholarship for one talented writer with low income to take a 6-month #novelwriting course with us this autumn:

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Bring your characters to life! #AmWriting Join our brand-new online course: Character Development – The Deep Dive. Across four weeks you'll get to know your protagonist as you explore their personality, psychology and backstory. Enrol by 19 Oct:

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6 years

Scholarship applications are open! @MarianKeyes is generously funding a place for one talented writer of limited financial means on our next 6-month online #novelwriting course, taught by @LisaODonnell72 . More details and eligibility criteria here:

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3 years

Hey Writers, for #WriteCBC we want to know your 2021 #WritingGoals . Perhaps you want to set weekly targets, start your novel, get journaling or find more time to write... Let us know below! You might win an #amwriting guide. Plus, one writer will win a course place worth £200. 📚

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5 years

We're thrilled to announce that the winner of the inaugural #CBFirstNovelPrize is Chikọdili Emelumadu! Head judge @Tracy_Chevalier said: 'I would not have guessed this was a first novel; Emelumadu seems to have writing naturally in the blood.'

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6 years

Task 1 #WriteCBC from Anna: Share the opening sentence of a story or novel you're working on - and take the opportunity to review it, rethink it, tighten it. I'm not looking for the loudest, flashiest, most dramatic sentence. Just open a door that I'll want to walk through

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Anna here, on my VERY big 😱😱 birthday. My lovely team at CBC have sent me beautiful earrings - thank you so much, lovelies! Xx

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We are thrilled to announce the 16 writers longlisted for the inaugural #DiscoveriesPrize ! @WomensPrize @CBGBooks @NatWestBusiness Huge congratulations to these brilliant unpublished women writers. 📖🖊️ Read more about them here:

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#HappyNewYear ! To celebrate we're setting our writing resolutions and we have these 6 fantastic writing guides to #giveaway . For a chance to win one of them, tweet us with your personal #writingresolution2020 . We’ll select 6 winners on Friday at 11am ... #amwriting #writerslife

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2 years

'Everybody matters, even the characters with the smallest parts.' We spoke to bestselling author and CBC tutor @MarianKeyes about her approach to writing and how she handles serious topics with humour and warmth:

Marian Keyes on writing | Author interview

Bestselling author Marian Keyes on writing about serious topics with humour, warmth and the lightest of touches.

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We’re delighted to introduce an exciting new CBC team member … @emansiji joins us as Team Assistant today. We hope you’ll join us in giving him a warm welcome to the team! #WritingCommuity

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'Write something you feel passionate about ... because when you’ve finished that first draft, you may well have to do another 10 or 20 drafts before you’re published.' #Writingtips from #WriteCBC -er and soon to be published author @NeemaMShah : #amwriting

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Today we’re celebrating nine years of Curtis Brown Creative, so of course we marked the occasion by baking cakes and throwing a virtual Zoom birthday party! 🎂🥳🎉 #HappyBirthday #WritingCommunity #Birthdaycake

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We’re excited to announce our brand-new six-week online course… Writing #Poetry ! #AmWriting Learn how to write lively, impactful poems with help from award-winning poet @Anthony1983 . First course begins 17 Feb 2022:

Writing Poetry course with Curtis Brown Creative

Sharpen your style and learn how to write distinctive poems that stretch your imagination and resonate with readers with Anthony Anaxagorou.

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2 years

We’re thrilled to announce that #Discoveries2023 is open for submissions! This unique writing development programme invites unpublished women writers in the UK and Ireland to submit the opening 10,000 words of their novels-in-progress. Find out more:

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Good morning #WritingCommunity ! Today #LockdownLines returns – we'd like you to share your favourite line written this past month. Perhaps it's from your current work in progress or maybe it was written in response to one of our #CBCWritingWorkouts ? Reply to this tweet to enter!

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#WriteCBC @sanditoksvig 's task: Write a mini-scene which uses, as its jumping-off point, something you've noticed on a journey you've made today. If you haven't gone anywhere today, use a moment or observation from walking around the house or from your chair/bed. #3WiseWriters

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Hey #WritingCommunity , to prepare your application to the @CBGBooks #CBFirstNovelPrize you will need: - Your opening (up to) 10,000 words - A good one-page synopsis - A fresh and exciting voice Details and advice on preparing your submission here:

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Are you a talented writer of limited financial means? ✍️ Apply now for the @JaneFallon scholarship. Jane is generously providing funding for a writer to study with us on the 6-month #novelwriting course of their choice (in London or online) this autumn...

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2 years

Announcing the Inside Story Grants for Writers with Low Income! There are 45 free places available on our new five-week online Inside Story courses, funded jointly by @DavidNWriter , @MarianKeyes and our Breakthrough Writers’ Programme. Apply by 10 Oct:

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3 years

Calling all writers! The Breakthrough Writers' Programme is open for applications. Our exciting new outreach initiative is supported by @CBGBooks & @CWAgencyUK and will offer fully funded courses, mentoring and scholarships for under-represented writers:

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3 years

Today’s our 10th anniversary! We’re celebrating ten great years of helping writers tell their stories… 🎂 🖊️ Discover what we’re all about and explore our #10YearsofCBC timeline here:

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@monicahbalt This is utter tripe! In fact you're quite likely to come up with better books over 40 because you have more experience on which to draw (and i don't mean just writing about your life - I mean that you can bring a mature perspective to whatever you write). Anna

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4 years

The #Discoveries prize is now open for entries! We’re proud to be partnered with @WomensPrize , @CBGBooks and @NatWestBusiness – as well as judges @katemosse , @lucymorris , @abidare_author & @readwithsandy – on this opportunity for unpublished women writers:

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6 years

Today we've hit our half century! Yep - 50 of our former novel-writing students have gained commercial publishing deals - congratulations to all and roll on the next 50 🎉🎉

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Don’t chase trends! Don’t write something just because you think it is a commercially smart move. Equally, don’t set about writing literary fiction because you think that is what ‘serious’ writers do. Write what you want & need to write! #MondayMotivation #Amwriting #writingtips

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We're excited to share the longlist of 20 titles for the #CBFirstNovelPrize 🥳📚 Congratulations to the longlisted writers! Thank you to everyone who submitted, we were overwhelmed by the quality of the work.

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4 years

Are you looking for a way to stay creative at home? If you sign up for our FREE Weekly Writing Workout programme today, you'll receive your first writing lesson tomorrow! #CBCWritingWorkout #amwriting #writingtips Find out more:

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Please share! We currently have three novel-writing scholarships available to enable under-represented writers to join our courses this autumn (with one London place and two online places available). Details below. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

Breakthrough Scholarships | Curtis Brown Creative

Our scholarships provide regular funded places on our courses to talented writers facing barriers to entry.

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6 years

'Everyone matters and their stories matter.' – @MarianKeyes . We are absolutely thrilled that Marian is sponsoring a scholarship place for one talented writer with limited financial means on our next six-month online novel-writing course. #amwriting

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100 of our former creative writing students now have major book deals. All great stories start with an unforgettable first line... #CBC100Authors

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5 years

#WriteCBC writing task from @AnthonyHorowitz : Describe somebody. But give a hint, some clue, as to what they’re hiding behind their facade. Don’t make it too easy to figure out – give us the fun of trying to guess … #amwriting

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#WriteCBC task from @kate_hamer : Take a fairy tale or myth & use the beating heart of it to write a short scene in a modern context. FYI I'm not looking for Cinders or Medusa to appear - I'd like you to find inspiration from a story passed down across the years to create your own

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3 years

'I think this course could potentially be a game changer for me as a writer.' We are pleased to announce that @decenthumanbean (Ely Percy) has won the inaugural John le Carré Scholarship for their novel-in-progress #Kingstreet . Read more on the blog:

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3 years

We’re thrilled to announce that #Discoveries2022 is open for submissions! This unique writing development programme invites unpublished women writers in the UK and Ireland to submit the opening 10,000 words of their novels-in-progress. Find out more:

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4 years

Good morning #WritingCommunity ! Today #LockdownLines returns – we'd like you to share your favourite line written this past month. Perhaps it's from your current work in progress or maybe it was written in response to one of our #CBCWritingWorkouts ? Reply to this tweet to enter!

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2 years

We've got three signed copies of #YouHadMeAtHalloumi by alumna @KirstyJaneEyre (writing as @GingerJ53270983 ) to giveaway! 📚☀️ 📖 RT and like this post 🖋️ Comment below with your favourite comedy character 📖 Follow @cbcreative 🖋️ UK entrants only 📖 Closes Mon 16 May at 10.59am

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2 years

We're delighted to introduce our new five-week online #InsideStory courses – raise your writing game and step inside the story of a renowned author. The first three courses in the series are led by @MarianKeyes , David Nicholls and Tessa Hadley: ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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6 years

#WriteCBC task from @JonnyGeller : Write a character from your novel/story into one of these scenarios, and show us (rather than telling us) who they are: Locked out; haircut disaster; followed home; amazing discovery; scheming revenge. Bring your character fully & vividly to life

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#WriteCBC task from @JaneFallon : 2 best friends talking. Friend A has a secret and is about to inadvertently reveal it. Write the moment when B realises the truth while A remains clueless that they've given the game away. Show us all of this in a deft, sleight-of-hand mini-scene

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Apply for our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Disabled Writers! Four writers will receive nine months of mentoring from a published author. Mentors include @pollyrowena , @lisette_auton , @NydiaMadeofAir , @clotimms and @clairerwade . Learn more:

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#WriteCBC task from @felicityblunt : Write a mini-scene which draws me in to the setting of your novel/story – I want to know when and where we are, but also to really feel the atmosphere. The best scenes will be those which manage to do this while ALSO giving a snippet of story

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4 years

#Bookgiveaway alert! To win one of these #creativewriting guides tweet us with your favourite #writingtip (and don’t forget to follow us). This could be an inspirational quote from a celebrated author or some advice given to you personally. We’ll pick 6 winners at 11am tomorrow!

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#WriteCBC task from @AgentSophieL : Your title is 'The Fight' – what will your story be? Can you find an unusual or unlikely narrator for your mini-scene whose voice really brings it to life? Don't go for the obvious – give us a surprising perspective that leaves us wanting more.

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3 years

We're excited to announce the winner of the inaugural #DiscoveriesPrize , for new female writing talent! @WomensPrize @NatWestBusiness @CBGBooks 📚✨ Congratulations @vanstraatenemma ! Find out more about her winning novel-in-progress #Heartstring here:

Announcing the Discoveries Prize winner

We're delighted to announce the winner and runner-up of the inaugural Discoveries Prize. These two talented writers were selected from 2,300+ novels-in-progress from unpublished women writers...

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3 years

Hi #WritingCommunity ! Today #LockdownLines returns – we'd like you to share your favourite line written this past month. Perhaps it's from your current work in progress? Maybe it was written during some free writing? Or on one of our courses? Reply to this tweet to enter! ✍️

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'Expose yourself to different media. You can’t spend all day and all night cooped up with your novel ... So, read as much as you can. Binge watch your favourite shows ... Everything is fuel to your writing fire!' @garethlpowell ✍️ #amwriting #lockdown

Ten lockdown self-care tips for writers

Award-winning author Gareth Powell shares his self-care advice and writing tips for writers in lockdown.

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We're delighted to announce the #Discoveries2023 longlist, comprised of 16 novels-in-progress. Huge congratulations to these brilliant unpublished women writers! 📖✨ @WomensPrize @CBGBooks @audibleuk Find out more here:

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2 years

We’re thrilled to announce our new six-week online course: Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction! Write captivating stories for young readers – with teaching videos, notes and tasks from award-winning #ChildrensFiction and #YA author @LawrencePatrice .

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5 years

Meet the team of agents who will be bringing you #CurtisBrown120 throughout this year - including an exciting Novel Writing Prize (launching April) - sign up for CBC's newsletter to get new, articles and updates throughout the year

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Our Breakthrough x Black Ballad Mentoring Programme will support four unpublished black women writers. @BlackBalladUK Mentors include @YvvetteEdwards , @IrenosenOkojie , @catwrote and @LawrencePatrice . Apply by 23 Apr:

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#WriteCBC task from @laurajm8 : Write the opening to a story/novel in which a normal everyday activity or event (something readers can relate to) is subverted in an intriguing and/or dramatic way - giving rise to story and leaving the reader wanting answers; eager to read on.

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Clear your writing diaries - #WriteCBC is back on Thurs 6 Dec at 11 am and it’s our biggest challenge yet, across 8 weekdays. Watch this space for more details coming soon!

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Hey #writers , are you just about to send your #pitch package to agents before Christmas? If so, STOP ✋Just as YOU'RE desk-clearing, SO ARE THE AGENTS! Much better to send your work out in the new year, when the agents are back at work, all fresh & hungry to find new talent ✍️👍

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#WriteCBC task @Mrssmithmunday : We all have stories to tell even while our world is in flux. Write me a mini-scene that continues on from this prompt: 'He's sitting at his bedroom window, just across the street. He's looking out at me – and from my window, I'm looking back.'

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#WriteCBC @DavidNWriter 's task: Using the picture as a prompt, write us a mini-story/scene which focuses on two characters – show us their relationship in a way that is intriguing or funny or striking (or all of those!) and which does more than just describe them flatly.

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We’re pleased to announce that Clarissa Angus has been awarded The Adam Kay Scholarship for Black Writers. @amateuradam #amwriting #HistoricalFiction Find out more about Clarissa and her captivating historical novel-in-progress #DuppySeason here:

Meet Clarissa Angus, winner of The Adam Kay Scholarship for Black Writers

We’re pleased to announce that Clarissa Angus has been awarded The Adam Kay Scholarship for Black Writers for her novel-in-progress Duppy Season.

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#WriteCBC @claremackint0sh 's task: I'd like you to write a mini-scene that starts out with a familiar Christmas scenario but with something different about it. Maybe things aren't as they seem or perhaps something unexpected happens. In other words, Christmas with a twist!

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#Amwriting ? Remember to read as a writer ... Read, read, read. Read books that challenge you, read classics with great protagonists that have haunted you all your life, read books that are fresh out to see what’s going on in the marketplace. #amreading #writingtips

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Good morning #WritingCommunity ! Today #LockdownLines returns for the final time – please share your favourite line written this past month. Perhaps it's from your work in progress or maybe it was written in response to a #CBCWritingWorkout ? Reply to this tweet to enter! ✍

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We're so delighted for @NeemaMShah ! She won our #WriteCBC prize last July, and got a free place on our Edit & Pitch Your Novel course. This morning her two book deal with Picador was announced. 🍾 We can't wait to read it! 👌

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Applications for the @MarianKeyes scholarship close this Sunday (29th July) at midnight... One fully-funded place on our 6-month online #novelwriting course (taught by @LisaODonnell72 ) will be awarded to a talented writer of limited financial means:

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#WriteCBC task from @StephT2000 : Using this photo as a prompt, write a mini-scene from the perspective of a child - or which is a story about a child. It doesn't need to be children's fiction, as such, but I want to enter into a child's world!

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#ThursdayThoughts from @ThatKerryHudson : 'Write what is important to you and do so with total honesty. Don’t think about what your family, colleagues or old English teacher will say – the first draft is only for your eyes, so don’t hold back' #amwriting

Kerry Hudson: 'I am interested in why the world around me is how it is'

Start your writing journey with expert teaching from acclaimed writers and top literary agents. Courses online and in London.

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The winner of yesterday's #WriteCBC with the prize of a free place on one of our 6-week online courses is (drum roll) @NeemaMShah ! There were so many great entries, thank you to all who took part! Read Neema's entry and find out why we chose her here:

#WriteCBC 1: Writing tip and writing task from Jonny Geller

Start your writing journey with expert teaching from acclaimed writers and top literary agents. Courses online and in London.

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#WriteCBC task from @annafbailey : Write a mini-scene inspired by this image. Take the time to find one or two tiny details that will bring the setting to life, and give us a strong sense of place and atmosphere. Make us feel that we're right there inside your story.

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Our #WriteCBC winner is @Soozilix , congratulations Susan! Head on over to our blog to read the winning mini-scene and find our why we picked it:

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We're excited to announce the launch of 3 brand new online courses for writing and illustrating children's picture books taught by author-illustrators @jabberworks & @davidoconnell . Find our more: #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #amwriting #childrensbooks

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We're thrilled to announce the winner of this year's #Discoveries prize! Huge congratulations to Sui Annukka 🎉 With thanks to our Discoveries partners @WomensPrize , @CBGBooks and @audibleuk Meet Sui here:

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#WriteCBC task from #AnnaDavis : Your title is 'The Birthday Present'. Write a mini-scene that's intriguing or moving or funny. Make me smile or laugh or go 'Ooh!'. (No horror please, as it's our #10YearsofCBC anniversary and that wouldn't be a nice present!). Have fun with it!

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We're thrilled to announce our brand new Write From Home Scholarship! We will award one talented writer of limited financial means a fully paid place on our Three-Month Online #NovelWriting Course with Andrew Michael Hurley. #amwriting

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Hi Writers, we all know that writing can be isolating at the best of times - so, every Thurs we'll be hosting #WriteCBCSocial a Twitter chat about #books and #amwriting topics. Join us for the first convo tomorrow from 11am, let's keep our #WritingCommunity social-at-a-distance.

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#WriteCBC task from @lucycmorris : Two characters are talking. One has something important to tell – whether truth or a lie is up to you. Show us, with JUST dialogue (don’t waste words on ‘he said/asked’ etc) who they are & what their relationship is as well as the piece of news.

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4 years

#WriteCBC task from @cpooleywriter : Find an object to use as a writing prompt – anything from a book to a bus ticket. Someone has left it behind, and your character has found it. What is it and what happens? Write a mini-scene, and you could attach a photo of the object too ...

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5 years

Congrats to our #WriteCBC writing task winner @CarolynManc ! Head to the blog to find out why we picked Carolyn's mythical reimagining: Illustration winner to be announced soon ...

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AND… Today we’re also giving a special achievement award for all-round fabulousness across these 7 days of #WriteCBC . Yep, it’s just got to be… the one and only @stupidgirl45 – course discount for you too, Rebecca!

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4 years

#WriteCBC task from @Struan_Murray : Your character must try to solve a problem (they don't have to succeed). Set a timer for 10 mins and start to write longhand. Allow the idea and the writing to lead you. No editing! Then read through, choose an extract you like and tweet it.

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4 years

#WriteCBC task from @mserinkelly : Take a look at the photo – what do you see? I mean, what do YOU really SEE beneath the surface? Write a mini-scene inspired by the photo, which sets up an intriguing or suspenseful situation and leaves the reader wanting more. #writingprompt

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9 years

How to become a writer: 1. Write 2. Write 3. Write 4. Ignore Twitter 5. IGNORE TWITTER 6. Stare at first draft. Cry 7. Edit 8. Edit 9. Wine

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3 years

Calling all unpublished female novelists! 📚 💫 We've teamed up with @CBGBooks , @WomensPrize & @NatWest_Help to create #Discoveries , an initiative searching for the most talented & original new female writing voices in the UK & Ireland. Apply by 17 Jan:

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4 years

#WriteCBC task from @gordonwise : Write a mini-scene that creates intrigue or poses a question that hooks me in to want to know more, starting with the line: ‘It happened on 29th February’. No need to include that opening line in the tweet – just start with what comes next …

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5 years

Gosh, it's been hard. But with a little help from @cynan1975 -- we've picked this month's winner. Congrats to @Katie90991524 -- we were all hugely impressed with your haunting entry. You've won a free place on an online six-week course of your choice!

#WriteCBC: Writing tip and writing task from Cynan Jones

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2 years

We're delighted to announce the 16 novels-in-progress longlisted for #Discoveries2022 . Huge congratulations to these brilliant unpublished women writers! 📖✨ @WomensPrize @CBGBooks @audibleuk Find out more here:

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3 years

🖋️Scholarship Opportunity 🖋️ @claremackint0sh is sponsoring a place on our six-month Writing Your Novel course for a talented Black writer starting in Feb 2021. Clare will also create a bespoke mentoring package for the scholar. Find out more & apply:

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26 days

We're delighted to announce the #Discoveries2024 longlist, comprising 16 unpublished novels-in-progress. 🖊️✨ @WomensPrize @CBGBooks @audibleuk Huge congratulations to these brilliant women writers! Find out more here:

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2 years

Hey #WritingCommunity , for #WriteCBC we want to know your 2022 #WritingGoals . Perhaps you want to set weekly targets, start writing daily or stick to a set routine... Let us know below! You might win a course place worth £210. Find out how to take part:

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4 years

We have been looking forward to announcing Discoveries, a new writing development programme for aspiring female authors for so long – now we're so excited to finally share this amazing news! ✨✒️📚 @WomensPrize @CBGBooks @NatWest_Help #amwriting

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4 years

Calling all budding writers! We're delighted to announce details of Discoveries, our brand new talent development programme for aspiring female writers in partnership with @CBGBooks and @NatWest_Help . Find out more here:

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6 years

The winning #illustration comes from @_Monkel_ ! Congratulations Michael, head to the blog to find out why we love his entry! #WriteCBC

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3 years

#WriteCBC task from @CynthiaMurphyYA : The situation is mundane: cooking, gardening, cycling or shopping. But something isn’t quite what it seems. Write us a mini-scene that appears ordinary but is uncanny or strange – where something mysterious or unexpected may happen.

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