Nov 7
Online
Online Writing Day: Screenwriting
Finding your place
Courttia Newland
The Home of Creative Writing
Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies
Arvon is a charity that has been supporting writers at every stage of their journey since 1968. We offer inspiring courses and retreats – both in-person and online – led by leading authors.
Whether you have an hour, a day, or a week to spare, we’re here to help you transform your writing and unlock your creativity. Grants and concessions are available to keep our courses accessible to all.
Nov 7
Online
Finding your place
Nov 11
Online
Creating three-dimensional characters in fiction
Nov 15
Online
A space to write, a place to belong
Nov 17-22
Totleigh Barton
Harnessing moments of change
Nov 17-21
Online
A light in the dark: writing non-fiction in troubled times
Nov 18
Online
Making the change
Nov 24-29
The Hurst
Tackling your work-in-progress
Nov 24-29
Lumb Bank
Shaping stories
A transformative 5-day Arvon experience
Our courses, held in three historic countryside houses, are led by leading authors and offer a powerful mix of workshops and one-to-one tutorials, with time and space to write, free from the distractions of everyday life.
Flexible online writing courses to suit your schedule
Whether you’ve got just two hours or a few evenings a week, Arvon at Home offers flexible options to fit around work, family, and everything else life brings – including virtual Writing Weeks, Months, Days, two-hour Masterclasses, and the Saturday Writing Club.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves
The Clockhouse is specifically designed for writers on retreat. It has four apartments for writers, each with bedroom, study-lounge and bathroom. All food is provided for you, so you can spend your time as you please.
Do you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to unlock their creative potential?
Arvon is a charity that believes everyone deserves the freedom to imagine, write and explore ideas regardless of their age or financial background.
We offer residential weeks for schools, young people and adult groups.
Our weeks for schools and groups follow the same pattern as our adult course programme – led by two professional writers, with tutorials, group workshops, and time and space to write.
Arvon is looking for up to two new Trustees with financial expertise. Could one of them be you?
An opportunity to join Arvon's dynamic Board of Trustees and help shape the future of the UK's oldest creative writing charity
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Read more“Every time I’ve taught at Arvon - going back over fifteen years now - I’ve seen how much difference just a handful of days can make in the life of writers. There’s a perfect mix of tutorials, writing time, socializing, and discussion - all those elements come together to create an atmosphere in which writing projects move in that longed-for but often unattainable direction: forward.”
—Kamila Shamsie
