Breakthrough Writers' Programme

#### 2. Develop your writing ##### Hone your craft #### 3. Edit & pitch ##### Get ready to submit to agents #### New ##### Upgraded editions of our bestsellers Three students enjoying a London teaching session ### 4 years of our Breakthrough Writers' Programme ### 290 under-represented writers supported so far # Breakthrough Writers' Programme Our exciting programme of free scholarships, courses and mentoring opportunities for under-represented writers. [...] Discoveries invites all unpublished and unagented women writers aged 18 and up, currently residing in the UK or Ireland and writing in English, to submit their works of adult fiction to the Discoveries Prize. ###### CBC LogoCurtis Brown Creative CBC Logo We're the writing school led by literary agents. We'll help you tell your story – from first idea to final draft. ###### Useful links CoursesAbout UsTutors & EditorsOur TeamHelpTestimonialsBlogScholarships [...] In 2024 we supported 20 talented, under-represented writers via our Breakthrough Writers' Programme – funded by Curtis Brown, HW Fisher and individual author-sponsors. London classroom #### Story so far Read all about our objectives for Breakthrough. Meet the talented under-represented writers we've been working with through our free courses, scholarships and mentoring. # Competitions Discoveries 2026 judges #### Discoveries 2026