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COURSES & RETREATS

Arvon writing houses are open for Residential Writing Weeks and Retreats. We also have a full Arvon at Home online programme of Online Writing Weeks, Masterclasses, 1-1s and free How I Write events.

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Genre

Location

Apr 29-May 4

The Hurst

Fiction

Residential Writing Week: Fiction

Hypnotising your readers

Jarred McGinnis
Monique Roffey
Guest: Evie Wyld
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Apr 29-May 3

Online

Poetry

Online Writing Week: Poetry

Poetry and its Hinterland

John Glenday
Jane Clarke
Guest: Emma Must

Apr 29-May 4

Totleigh Barton

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

Begin the journey

Keith Jarrett
Carys Bray
Guest: Saba Sams

May 1

Online

Poetry

How I Write: Emma Must

Q&A and Reading

Emma Must

May 3

Online

Non-Fiction

Masterclass: Nature Writing

Writing the wild

Miriam Darlington

May 6-11

Totleigh Barton

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Week: Non-Fiction

Vital natures

Jay Griffiths
Tom Bullough
Guest: Sophia Pavelle

May 6-10

Online

Fiction

Online Writing Week: Finishing Your Novel

Moving on with your work-in-progress

Ana Fletcher
Kate Murray-Browne
Guest: Abi Fellows

May 6-11

The Hurst

Fiction, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting To Write Fiction

A way into writing

Rachel Seiffert
Toby Litt
Guest: Lucy Jago

May 7

Online

Poetry

Masterclass: Using Social Media to Make Your Poems Fly

How to get your unique voice heard

Nikita Gill

May 8

Online

Other

How I Agent: Abi Fellows

Talk and Q&A

Abi Fellows

May 13-18

The Hurst

Theatre

Residential Writing Week: Playwriting

Moving from ideas into scripts

Evan Placey
Tessa Walker
Guest: Waleed Akhtar

May 17

Online

Non-Fiction

Masterclass: Exploring Autofiction

Stealing content

Jarred McGinnis

May 17

Online

Fiction

Online Writing Day: Making Progress with your Novel in Progress

Dig deep and go forward

Alison MacLeod

May 20-25

The Hurst

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Week: Editing Fiction & Non-Fiction

Take a fresh look and dive deep into self-editing

Claire Fuller
Adam Weymouth
Guest: Ferdia Lennon
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May 20-25

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

Residential Writing Week: Poetry

Poetry can do everything!

Ella Frears
Martina Evans
Guest: Padraig Regan
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May 20-Jun 18

Online

Non-Fiction

Online 5-Week Evening Course: Non-fiction

Growing your life writing

John-Paul Flintoff
Alice Jolly
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Clockhouse Retreats

Give your writing the time and space it deserves with Arvon’s dedicated Writers Retreat at The Clockhouse. The Clockhouse is open year-round, set in the grounds at The Hurst.

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