{"id":125256,"date":"2022-09-08T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T08:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=125256"},"modified":"2022-09-20T07:31:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T06:31:59","slug":"writing-science-fiction-win-a-place-on-the-curtis-brown-creative-writing-course-with-adam-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/competitions\/writing-science-fiction-win-a-place-on-the-curtis-brown-creative-writing-course-with-adam-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Science Fiction: Win a place on the Curtis Brown Creative Writing Course with Adam Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/course\/writing-science-fiction?&amp;utm_source=scifinow&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=competition-0923&amp;utm_content=sf-0923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Writing Science Fiction<\/strong><\/a> is a six-week online course from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/?&amp;utm_source=scifinow&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=competition-0922&amp;utm_content=sf-0922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curtis Brown Creative<\/a> \u2013 the renowned writing school led by the major literary agency. Since launching in 2011, over 170 students have become commercially published authors.<\/p>\n<p>Join prolific science fiction author Adam Roberts for a six-week voyage into the genre. Adam shares wisdom acquired from writing his 23 published novels, most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Bmk8oW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Purgatory Mount<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Gollancz 2021; shortlisted for the Prometheus Award) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TOm1C0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The This<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Gollancz 2022). \u00a0You\u2019ll work through six modules comprising teaching videos and substantial notes from Adam. You\u2019ll learn how to develop your novum (\u2018new thing\u2019), build a compelling world, people it with extraordinary characters, and write a story that transports your readers to somewhere that\u2019s entirely yours. Topics include worldbuilding, narrative structure and navigating beloved tropes of the genre while avoiding clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>You will be invited to upload your completed writing tasks, give and receive feedback, and discuss weekly topics with your other fellow students\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/?&amp;utm_source=scifinow&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=competition-0922&amp;utm_content=sf-0922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curtis Brown Creative\u2019s<\/a> private online Learning Platform. Students also receive written feedback on one of their tasks from an experienced Curtis Brown Creative editor.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the course here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/course\/writing-science-fiction?&amp;utm_source=scifinow&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=competition-0923&amp;utm_content=sf-0923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/course\/writing-science-fiction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ji0axGyqgDg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to write a story that is out of this world? We have one free place on Curtis Brown Creative\u2019s Writing Science Fiction course (worth \u00a3220) up for grabs. All you have to do is answer the question below to be in with a chance of winning\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*** COMPETITION EXPIRED***<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terms and conditions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The promoter of this competition is Curtis Brown Creative.<\/li>\n<li>The winner will received one (1) free place on the six-week Writing Science Fiction Course with Adam Roberts worth \u00a3220. Not to be exchanged for cash.<\/li>\n<li>The winner can select a course that starts on either 22 September 2022 or 27 October 2022.<\/li>\n<li>UK residents only.<\/li>\n<li>The competition closes on 19 September 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Curtis Brown Creative will contact the winner by email.<\/li>\n<li>You can only enter the competition once.<\/li>\n<li>After the competition closes, one winner will be picked at random from the list of entrants.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>About Adam Roberts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adam Roberts is a science fiction writer, and Professor of Nineteenth-century Literature and Culture at Royal Holloway University of London. He has published 23 novels, most recently\u00a0<em>Purgatory Mount<\/em>\u00a0(Gollancz 2021; shortlisted for the Prometheus Award) and\u00a0<em>The This<\/em>\u00a0(Gollancz 2022), as well as dozens of short stories and many critical and non-fiction books, on SF and other topics \u2013 his\u00a0<em>It&#8217;s The End of the World, But What Are We Really Afraid Of?<\/em>\u00a0(Elliot &amp; Thompson\u00a02019) won the 2020 BSFA Award for non-fiction. He wrote a\u00a0<em>History of Science Fiction<\/em>\u00a0(Palgrave 2nd edition 2016) and\u00a0<em>H G Wells: a Literary Life<\/em>\u00a0(Palgrave 2018) and he is a Vice-President of the H G Wells Society. He is a FRSL, and was chair of judges for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Fiction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/course\/writing-science-fiction?&amp;utm_source=scifinow&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=competition-0923&amp;utm_content=sf-0923\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125269 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-300x169.png\" alt=\"Adam Roberts - Author\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-616x347.png 616w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2-510x286.png 510w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Curtis Brown Creative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) is one of the UK\u2019s most successful writing academies, running courses online and in London. It\u2019s the only creative writing school to be owned and run by a major literary agency (The Curtis Brown Group). Since CBC was founded in 2011 by Anna Davis (still its Managing Director), over 170 students have become commercially published authors, including Jessie Burton (<em>The Miniaturist<\/em>), Jane Harper (<em>The Dry<\/em>), Nicholas Searle (<em>The Good Liar<\/em>), Kirsty Capes (<em>Careless<\/em>) and Bonnie Garmus (<em>Lessons in Chemistry<\/em>). Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk\/?&amp;utm_source=scifinow&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=competition-0922&amp;utm_content=sf-0922\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-125271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CBC-logo3-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CBC-logo3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CBC-logo3-600x324.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CBC-logo3-616x333.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CBC-logo3-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CBC-logo3.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIN a place on Curtis Brown Creative\u2019s Writing Science Fiction course (worth \u00a3220!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":125269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"MSN_Categories":"Entertainment","MSN_Publish_Option":true,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":""},"categories":[1624,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Adam-Roberts-Author-2.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125256"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125425,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125256\/revisions\/125425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}