ARVON BLOG
Arvon Online Writing Week Giveaway: 2x Places for Underrepresented Writers
14 Nov 2023 / News
Arvon is giving away two free places on upcoming Arvon at Home Online Writing Weeks in December. This opportunity is open…
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Stacey Halls Bursary
03 Nov 2023 / Uncategorized
Thanks to the generous support of writer Stacey Halls, we are now inviting applications for the Stacey Halls Bursary. This is…
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Arvon to support SI Leeds Literary Prize 2024 with Space to Write Bursary
18 Oct 2023 / News
Arvon to support SI Leeds Literary Prize 2024 with Space to Write Bursary for unpublished female writers of colour.…
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Writing Masculinity, writing expansively
25 Sep 2023 / My Arvon Week
Writing Masculinity, writing expansively
Heading to Totleigh Barton for a writing week with tutors Andrew McMillan and Ashley Hickson-Lovence,…
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Ben Rawlence: Reading, Writing and Publishing in a Changing Climate
25 Aug 2023 / Uncategorized
This post is from a talk given by Ben Rawlence at The Hurst, March 16 2023. It covers ground many of…
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My Arvon Week: Alice McIlroy
07 Jun 2023 / Lumb Bank
My Arvon Week: Alice McIlroy – from the 1970s to speculative fiction
I was stuck in the 1960s and…
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Ledbury Poetry Competition 2022 Winners Announced
25 Jan 2023 / News
Arvon is delighted to announce that the Ledbury Poetry Competition 2022 has just announced its winners. This year’s competition…
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My Arvon Journey: Rod Vincent
18 Nov 2022 / Lumb Bank
It’s a misty autumn morning in Shropshire and I’ve just come back from a walk under a hailstorm of acorns. We…
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Arvon is looking for new trustees
06 Sep 2022 / General
Arvon was founded 54 years ago on a belief in the power of the imagination and the benefits of creative writing….
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Lumb Bank Heritage Open Day – Saturday 10 September
30 Aug 2022 / Lumb Bank
Come and explore Arvon’s Writing House, Lumb Bank, during Heritage Open Day. Formerly the home of poet Ted Hughes, Lumb Bank…
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My Writing Journey: Mandy Redvers-Rowe
20 May 2022 / Access
After some early success as a sketch writer, I had a sort of burn-out, and dropped out of the industry. If…
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Arvon to receive £725,000 from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme
10 May 2022 / Chief Executive
Arvon is delighted to announce it has been awarded £725,000 to redevelop Lumb Bank, one of…
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Arvon Sponsoring Aesthetica Writing Award
01 Apr 2022 / News
Arvon is pleased to be partnering with the renowned Aesthetica Creative Writing Award. Now in its 16th year,…
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Arvon appoints Patricia Cumper as new Chair
03 Feb 2022 / General
Arvon has appointed Patricia Cumper as its new Chair.
Andrew Kidd, Chief Executive of Arvon, said: ‘Arvon is deeply…
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