Our tutors will help you get the best out of your writing

All our courses are led by established authors with significant teaching experience

Clare Alan

  • Script editor and producer on a wide range of TV and film projects

Kirsty Logan

  • Winner of the Polari First Book Prize
  • Winner of the Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection
  • Acclaimed novelist, short story writer and poet

Over 30 renowned writers make up our expert teaching team

Anna Davis

  • Founder and director of Curtis Brown Creative
  • Author of 5 acclaimed novels

Jake Arnott

  • Bestselling author
  • Author of 7 acclaimed novels

Charlotte Mendelson

  • Longlisted for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction
  • Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize

Suzannah Dunn

  • Author of over 13 acclaimed novels
  • Over a quarter of a million copies sold in the UK alone

Ayisha Malik

  • Author of 3 critically acclaimed novels
  • Winner of The Diversity Book Awards 

Ali Shaw

  • Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize
  • Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award
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Our editors provide expert feedback on your work to help you make your writing shine

All of our editors are published authors or experts with proven track records working at acclaimed publishing houses or as literary agents, we match editors to courses that reflect the genres they specialise in.

Genevieve Fox

  • Renowned feature journalist
  • Acclaimed memoir writer
  • Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students

Wyl Menmuir

  • Award-winning author
  • Creative Writing lecturer

Vanessa Gebbie

  • Writer, teacher, editor
  • Novelist, short form writer, poet

Anthony Trevelyan

  • Acclaimed author
  • Creative Writing teacher

Jane Porter

  • Award-winning picture book author and illustrator
  • Provides feedback to our picture book students