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Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced

with Lauren Pearson

‘Editing my manuscript feels doable now!’

Sally Brockway

Writer and student of Edit & Pitch Your Novel – Advanced

Writing Crime & Thrillers – Advanced

with Sarah Hilary

Sarah Hilary, award-winning crime author

Writing Memoir & Narrative Non-Fiction

with Wyl Menmuir

Finish Your Novel – Eight Months

with Joanna Glen, Suzannah Dunn, Jacob Ross

Writing Romantic & Commercial Fiction

with Rowan Coleman

Rowan Coleman

Autumn Novel-Writing Intensive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Writing Historical Fiction – Advanced

with Kate Foster

Kate Foster, author of The Maiden

Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months

with Catherine Johnson

Catherine Johnson, Author

‘Applying for the CBC course was the best thing I ever did!’

Rachael Fernandes, author of The Mercury in Me

Rachael Fernandes

Author of The Mercury in Me and student of Writing YA & Children’s Fiction – Three Months

Writing Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley

Tessa Hadley

Writing Fiction with David Nicholls

Writing Fiction with Marian Keyes

Writing Fiction with Kate Mosse

Writing Your Non-Fiction Proposal

with Hannah Boursnell

Hannah Boursnell, editor

The Rewrite Doctor

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass

with Richard Roper

Richard Roper, editor

‘This workshop left me feeling so much more confident!’

Elle Symonds

Writer and student of Writing Your Synopsis – Masterclass (Zoom)

Pitching Your Novel

with Lauren Pearson

‘Tessa Hadley's input was invaluable.’

Gillean McDougall

Writer and student of Writing Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley

Writing TV Drama – Three Months

with Jamie Nuttgens

30-Day Writing Bootcamp

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

30-Day Writing Bootcamp – Vol 2

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

‘I liked the precision of Jonny Geller's instructive videos.’

Brenda Crowther

Writer and student of The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller

The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller

Jonny Geller

Character Development – The Deep Dive

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Plot & Story – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Creative Writing for Beginners

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Dialogue – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Relationships in Fiction – The Deep Dive

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Showing & Telling – The Deep Dive

with Anna Freeman

Write to the End of Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Starting to Write Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

Edit & Pitch Your Novel

with Anna Davis

Anna Davis, CBC's founder

‘Studying with CBC made me a better writer.’

Stacey Thomas, author of The Revels

Stacey Thomas

Author of The Revels and student of Writing Your Novel – Three Months (London)

Writing Your Novel – Three Months

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Writing Your Novel – Three Months

with Andrew Michael Hurley

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett, Author

Writing Your Novel – Six Months

with Maame Blue, Cathi Unsworth

Maame Blue, author and mentor

Writing Crime Fiction

with Vaseem Khan

Writing Historical Fiction

with S J Parris

‘Erin taught me how to use suspense to produce an immersive psych thriller.’

Liz Webb, author of The Daughter

Liz Webb

Author of The Daughter and student of Writing a Psychological Thriller

Writing a Psychological Thriller

with Erin Kelly

Writing a Romance Novel

with Jenny Colgan

Writing Gothic & Supernatural Fiction

with Kirsty Logan

Kirsty Logan, author

Writing a Memoir

with Cathy Rentzenbrink

Writing Short Stories

with Cynan Jones

Writing Poetry

with Anthony Anaxagorou

Writing Science Fiction

with Adam Roberts

‘The CBC course was where my career as a children’s author began.’

Rachael Davis author of I Am NOT a Prince

Rachael Davis

Author of I am NOT a Prince and student of Writing a Children's Picture Book

Writing a Children’s Picture Book

with David O’Connell

Writing & Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book

with Sarah McIntyre, David O’Connell

Writing YA & Middle Grade Fiction

with Patrice Lawrence

Writing TV Drama

with Colin Teevan