Arvon Friends
Become an Arvon Friend from £4 per month
• Gain online access to exclusive Arvon Tutors writing tips and exercises
• Get Priority Booking on Arvon Courses one month before public release
• Receive fortnightly emails with the latest writing resources from Arvon Tutors
• Know that your Friends payment helps bring young people to Arvon
Please select the way you would like to join below. Alternatively call 020 7324 2554 to join over the phone.
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Just to say I've got a huge amount out of the Arvon Friends writing tips sent to me this year - it's been helpful to get new ideas and perspectives from established authors who know what works. I look forward to the emails in my inbox! — Mary Fairman
As a Friend of Arvon and with all my friends from Arvon – I am confident that I will never lose that confidence and motivation to use my voice and achieve that first novel. — Chris Metcalfe, Friend
I became a Friend as I wanted to support the great work Arvon does, having got so much out of my course last year, and also to have the chance to book onto courses earlier. — Mark, Friend
The “Friends” scheme is perfectly-named – it’s how I feel towards Arvon. They’re a friend I’ve turned to at tricky, self-doubting points in my writing life and I know they are there if I need them again for time, space and inspiration. — Julie Mayhew, Friend

Arvon Friends’ Stories
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Schools & Groups
Arvon offers residential creative writing weeks for schools, young people and adult groups. Groups live, write and eat together, cooking their evening meal in teams.
