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Creative Breakthroughs from Your Space
09 Apr 2025 / My Arvon Journey
Arvon at Home offers inspiring online courses designed to fit around everyday life, bringing the heart of Arvon’s creative community into…
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An interview with Russ Litten on writing, teaching, and the power of Arvon
18 Feb 2025 / Lumb Bank
Russ Litten shares his journey with Arvon, where he has tutored extensively, contributed to community projects, and witnessed the profound impact…
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Arvon North: Transforming Lumb Bank
12 Feb 2025 / Lumb Bank
Lumb Bank was in urgent need of renovation. There had been no substantial development or restoration of the site for 40…
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Search for a Storyteller with David Fickling Books
01 Feb 2025 / News
David Fickling Books are looking for a special new storyteller. Could it be you?
Storytellers are at…
Winter Tales with Northern Broadsides
18 Dec 2024 / News
This year, Northern Broadsides and Arvon invited writers from across the North of England to submit a winter’s tale as part…
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Stacey Halls Bursary
12 Nov 2024 / News
We are inviting applications for the Stacey Halls Bursary, thanks to the generous support of writer Stacey Halls. This is open…
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My Arvon Journey: John Harrison
28 Oct 2024 / My Arvon Journey
I am just back from my second Arvon event of the year. Self-indulgent I hear you say? Yes, but I have…
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Looking Back at John Osborne
23 Sep 2024 / News
John Osborne (1929-1994) was the original “angry young man” whose play Look Back in Anger disrupted the complacency of 1950s England,…
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Disabled Poets Prize Opens for Entries
09 Sep 2024 / News
The UK’s only Disabled Poets Prize opens again for entries on Monday 9th September 2024. Established by Jerwood Poetry…
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My Arvon Week: Daphne Pleace
13 Aug 2024 / My Arvon Week
I consider myself to be quite well-travelled in the UK – always finding new places and new ways to write about…
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Northern Writers’ Awards 2024
26 Jun 2024 / Arvon Friends
New Writing North celebrated its 25th anniversary with an awards ceremony honouring writers in fiction and poetry. As part of the…
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Quay Words and Arvon Live: Fiction Writing Day
05 Jun 2024 / News
Do you have a novel writing project that needs attention? Perhaps you need some technical help, are looking for tips to…
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My Arvon Week: Jessica Eve Watkins
15 Apr 2024 / My Arvon Week
A preview of Jessica Eve Watkin’s experience on a week-long writing retreat at Arvon’s writing house, The Hurst.
“‘The…
SI Leeds Literary Prize 2024
07 Mar 2024 / General
A writing prize that helps discover exciting new talent from underrepresented groups will be accepting entries again next month.
The SI…