The most interesting archaeological discoveries of 2025 What archaeological finds were most striking in terms of interest and importance during 2025? Here is a selection of the most relevant ones.

🏺 The Kore of Vulci ranks 13th #worldwide among the top archaeological discoveries of 2025 on Finestre sull’Arte! 🌍🥳
We’re over the moon! ✨ Proud of the #Vulci Cityscape project!

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#archaeologicalDiscoveries #discoveries2025

Your Novel: How to Get Started We’re delighted to share these highlights from our special Discoveries 2026 webinar, featuring novel-writing insights from international bestselling author and Discoveries judge Dorothy Koomson,…

We’re delighted to share the highlights from our #Discoveries2026 Your Novel: How to Get Started webinar, featuring Discoveries 2026 judge @dorothykoomson.bsky.social, bestselling author Laura Barnett, Curtis Brown agent Jess Molloy & #Discoveries2025 winner Rosie Rowell! @womensprize.bsky.social

The winner of #Discoveries2025 is Rosie Rowell, with her atmospheric thriller Down by the Stryth. As the winner, Rosie receives an offer of representation by Curtis Brown and a cash prize of £5,000.

Read more: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/discove...

We’re delighted to announce that Rosie Rowell is the winner of #Discoveries2025, with Jac Felipez selected as this year's scholar!

We partner with @womensprize.bsky.social, Curtis Brown literary agency & Audible to run Discoveries.

Meet Rosie & Jac: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/discove...

From top left: Muti'ah Badruddeen, Sophie Black, Shaiyra Devi, Jac Felipez, Rosie Rowell and Lauren Van Schaik

We’re excited to introduce the six writers shortlisted for #Discoveries2025!

Discoveries is run by @womensprize.bsky.social in partnership with us, the Curtis Brown literary agency & Audible.

Read about the shortlist and their novels-in-progress: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/discove...

From top left: Muti'ah Badruddeen, Sophie Black, Ciara Corrigan, Shaiyra Devi, Jac Felipez, Anwen Kya Hayward, Maria Jackson, Reema Kausar Majid, Harriet Matthews, Beena Nadeem, Nosa Novia, Anna Kitty O'Connor, Rosie Rowell, Suman Sandhu, Gabrielle Sidlauskaite and Lauren Van Schaik

We’re delighted to share the longlist for #Discoveries2025, the award for unpublished novels-in-progress written by women, delivered by @womensprize.bsky.social in partnership with us, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Audible.

Meet the longlist: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/discove...

There's still time to enter #Discoveries2025. Submit your opening 10,000 words by 11:59pm tonight. #AmWriting

https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-2025

Discoveries 2025 Calling all unpublished women writers! The Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Curtis Brown Creative have partnered to run the Discoveries novel-writing development…

2 days left to enter #Discoveries2025, a novel-writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers currently residing in the UK or Ireland, is open for entries until 13 Jan 2025!

Find out more: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-2025

Claire Kohda on writing | Discoveries 2025 judge interview We spoke to author Claire Kohda about her writing process, reading recommendations, and what she’ll be looking for as a judge for Discoveries 2025.

'I think good fiction always has something true about it, no matter the genre and setting'

Author of #WomanEating Claire Kohda on her writing process and what she’s looking for as a #Discoveries2025 judge. Read more:

Where did *those* 3h go?

But I’ve entered Curtis Brown Creative’s #Discoveries2025 and that’s a huge personal win! Deadline Monday- www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-...

(@cbcreative.bsky.social are the folk to follow!)

Dreda Say Mitchell on writing | Author interview We spoke to award-winning crime and thriller author Dreda Say Mitchell about her approach to planning and plotting, and what she’ll be looking for as a judge for Discoveries 2025.

‘All the things I thought might be a disadvantage made me unique . . . No one writes like YOU’

Award-winning author Dreda Say Mitchell on her writing process and what she’s looking for as a #Discoveries2025 judge:

Discoveries 2025 Calling all unpublished women writers! The Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Curtis Brown Creative have partnered to run the Discoveries novel-writing development…

3 days left to enter #Discoveries2025. All you need is . . .

🖊️ The opening of your novel (10,000 words)
🖊️ A synopsis

The competition is open to unpublished women writers in the UK and Ireland. Enter by 13 Jan:

Well, I took a deep breath and submitted my #discoveries2025 entry today. So excited for this story 🤩

Chloe Timms on writing | Discoveries 2025 judge interview We spoke to author Chloe Timms about her writing process, her podcast Confessions of a Debut Novelist, and what she’ll be looking for as a judge for Discoveries 2025.

'Leave your fear at the door . . . you have nothing to lose by entering the prize.'

Author @clotimms.bsky.social on her writing process and what she’s looking for as a #Discoveries2025 judge:

Discoveries 2025 Calling all unpublished women writers! The Women’s Prize Trust, Audible, the Curtis Brown literary agency and Curtis Brown Creative have partnered to run the Discoveries novel-writing development…

Follow in Emma's footsteps! #Discoveries2025, a novel-writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers currently residing in the UK or Ireland, is open for entries until 13 Jan 2025!

https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-2025

It's time to check your punctuation – there's only one week to go until the deadline for #Discoveries2025!

Just got my @womensprize.bsky.social #Discoveries2025 entry in! Took me long enough anyway...

26 characters to make 10,000 words...

There's two weeks to go until the deadline for #Discoveries2025!

Enter today: womensprize.com/writers/disc...

How to write a captivating opening line The first line of a novel should entice your reader to enter the world of your story.

Your opening line should entice your reader to enter the world of your story.

To inspire you the CBC and Curtis Brown #Discoveries2025 team are sharing their favourite opening lines from recent books and talking about what makes them so successful.

www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/discove...

How to Write your Discoveries 2025 Entry Form - Women's Prize Curtis Brown Creative – friends of the Women’s Prize and a partner in running Discoveries,  have put together a few tips on how to put together your entry form for […]

#Discoveries2025 invites unpublished women writers (in the UK & Ireland) to submit a novel opening (max. 10,000 words), a synopsis (max. 1,000 words), and an entry form. Read our top tips on how to write your entry form:

What should you do if writer’s block hits? #Discoveries2025 judges #ClaireKohda, #DredaSayMitchell, #ChloeTimms and @katemossewriter.bsky.social share their top tips for those days when you’re finding writing that bit more more challenging than usual. Watch here: youtu.be/31ChY5FHxmo

How to prepare your entry to Discoveries 2025 Our top tips to help you perfect your entry to Discoveries 2025. The prize accepts novels in any genre of adult fiction, with entrants invited to submit the first 10,000 words of their novel and a…

#Discoveries2025, a novel-writing development programme and prize for unpublished women writers currently residing in the UK or Ireland, is open for entries until 13 Jan 2025!

Read our advice on how to enter: