Sep 21
Online
Poetry
Arvon at Home Masterclass: The Game of the Poem
Zoom masterclass with Caroline Bird
Caroline Bird
New Winter/Spring Season 2022
Arvon is a charity that runs creative writing courses, events and retreats both in-person and online. Our courses are tutored by leading authors and include a powerful mix of workshops and individual tutorials, with time and space to write, free from distractions of everyday life. Grants and concessions are available to help with course fees.
Sep 21
Online
Poetry
Zoom masterclass with Caroline Bird
Sep 27-Oct 2
Totleigh Barton
Poetry
Retrievals and Reimaginings
Sep 28
Online
Poetry
Zoom masterclass with Caroline Bird
Sep 29-29
Online
Fiction
,Publishing
,Poetry
,Non-Fiction
Reading and Q&A with Emma Paterson via Zoom
Sep 30
Online
Short Story
Zoom masterclass with Lucy Caldwell
Oct 4-9
Lumb Bank
Starting to Write
First Steps on Your Writing Journey
Oct 4-9
The Hurst
Poetry
Sound & Sense
Oct 4-9
Totleigh Barton
Non-Fiction
Capturing Your Story
We are searching for a new Chair to oversee our board and to work with our Executive to take Arvon forward.
We are also recruiting for a Deputy Director (West Yorkshire), and Relief House Manager (West Yorkshire). Interested? We'd love to hear from you.
Our new online programme of courses, events and writing support
We're pleased to share our new Writing Weeks, Masterclasses, Live Guest Readings, Craft of Writing Sessions, Children & Young People programme and Arvon 1-1s, all accessible from the comfort of your sofa.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves with Arvon’s dedicated Writers Retreat at The Clockhouse
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.
How will Covid-19 affect Arvon courses?
We have reopened our writing houses for courses and retreats but are limiting the capacity at each house, and have put in place a number of safety precautions.
Do you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to unlock their creative potential?
We believe that 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.
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