04 Nov 2015 / Arvon Friends
Good food is part of the Arvon Experience:
How and Why
Arvon has a firm commitment to making its…
Read more22 Oct 2015 / General
Ten years ago I attended an Arvon course at Lumb Bank – Writing for Young Adults, led by…
Read more06 Oct 2015 / General
Arvon is pleased to announce that it has been named a partner in a new Creative Writing in Schools programme led…
Read more24 Sep 2015 / My Arvon Week
I had no idea what to expect when I started the long drive from London to Totleigh Barton in Devon. I…
Read more21 Sep 2015 / General
When it comes to history, research is so important – but it isn’t always the sort of research you can…
16 Sep 2015 / General
I have been on so many Arvon courses over the past twenty years that I’ve lost count. Five years ago, I…
Read more10 Sep 2015 / General
Vanessa Matthews Shares her Journey: from Totleigh Barton to Published Author
Before I went to an Arvon course I thought the…
11 Aug 2015 / General
Diana Morgan Hill talks about the process of getting her moving memoir Love and Justice finally published.
Diana…
27 Jul 2015 / My Arvon Week
Something huge happened recently. My first novel, a YA thriller called Now You See Me was picked for the…
Read more15 Jul 2015 / My Arvon Week
Arvon has been shrouded in mystery for some years for me, I’d heard it’s only for real writers, people who take…
Read more09 Jul 2015 / My Arvon Week
In August 2007 I attended an Arvon Foundation novel writing course at Totleigh Barton. I took with me as an example…
Read more22 Jun 2015 / General
Martine Bailey Blogs about Persistence and the Road to Publication.
My Arvon week was nearly twenty years ago, back…
16 Jun 2015 / My Arvon Week
Rachel Hursey, Head of English, St Benedict’s Catholic High School, Alcester
Whilst most teachers might look forward to a…
05 Jun 2015 / General
We made a short film with the inspiring poet and Arvon tutor Jacob Sam-La Rose. Jacob will be talking at the…
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