Curtis Brown Creative regularly offers funded places on its online and face-to-face courses to talented writers facing barriers to entry. Deadlines from 31 August 2025 for its upcoming scholarship opportunities.
HW Fisher Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers of Colour
This scholarship, sponsored by HW Fisher, will award one talented writer of colour a free place on our flagship Writing Your Novel course with three months of teaching in London.
Apply by 31 August 2025
Breakthrough Scholarship for Fantasy Writers with Low Income
This scholarship will award one talented speculative writer with limited financial means a place on our new nine-week online Writing Fantasy course.
Apply by 21 September 2025
Breakthrough Scholarship for Memoir & Narrative Non-Fiction Writers of Colour
This scholarship will award one talented budding memoir or narrative non-fiction writer of colour a place on our online Writing Memoir & Narrative Non-Fiction course.
Apply by 14 September 2025
Breakthrough Novel-Writing Scholarship for Writers with Low Income
This scholarship will award one talented writer with limited financial means a place on our three-month online Writing Your Novel course, starting 11 Nov 2025.
Apply by 26 October 2025
Breakthrough YA & Children's Fiction Scholarship for Writers of Colour
This scholarship will award one talented writer of colour with limited financial means a place on our three-month Writing YA & Children's Fiction course.
Apply by 5 October 2025
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