This is not a formal submission but a chance to give the agents a taste of your work at this stage.

Submitting to agents: Ahead of the end of course celebration, all students will be invited to submit the 3,000-word opening from their novel, plus a synopsis, to be shared with the agent teams at Curtis Brown and C&W as well as a select group of agents from other UK-based agencies.

This celebration will give you a chance to mingle informally with your fellow students, the CBC team and literary agents from Curtis Brown and C&W.

End of course celebration: To mark the course coming to a close, you will attend a special two-hour reception with tea, cakes and fizz.

Individual feedback will come from experienced members of the CBC editorial team and/or a Curtis Brown/C&W literary agent.

Synopsis & agent letter advice: We’ll draw on our expertise to give you the vital ingredients needed for a great synopsis and the all-important pitch letter.

There will also be opportunities to ask questions. Leading literary agents, authors and publishers will discuss writing, editing and the submissions process – they will draw on their experience of real-life publication journeys.

2 industry masterclasses: These special sessions will help demystify publishing.

They will read a 6,000-word extract from your novel-in-progress plus your synopsis.

Near the end of the course all students will also get a 45-minute one-to-one with an experienced CBC editor or a Curtis Brown/C&W literary agent. Use the tutorial to address your specific concerns about your writing. 1-to-1 tutorials: You'll get a 30-minute, one-to-one tutorial with Charlotte based on a 3,000-word extract from your novel-in-progress.These sessions offer in-depth feedback from your student group and tutor, and are also designed to help develop your self-editing skills. Writing workshops: Across the course, you'll get two dedicated workshops centring on 3,000-word extracts from your novel-in-progress.

Many of our former students have found their trusted readers with us – and form strong working friendships with classmates which go on long after the course is over. A community of writers: Our selective applications process means that you will be writing your novel in a peer group of 15 students working at a high level.She will also set homework tasks to further your learning. Live teaching sessions in London: Charlotte will teach on a variety of novel-writing topics in dynamic in-person sessions on Tues evenings.

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