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Arvon Friends

Arvon Friends gain access to our full library of writing tips and exercises, and priority booking each year on Arvon courses. The money raised goes directly to our charitable work to enable disadvantaged young people and low income writers to attend Arvon courses.

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

You can join now by setting up a direct debit, or a one-off card payment.
Alternatively call 0204 529 4970 in office hours to join over the phone.

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£51 for a year credit or debit card

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TIPS AND EXERCISES

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Purposeful Dialogue

Dialogue doesn’t just happen. It is crafted to serve a purpose. So, don’t have your dialogue just sit there like a…

Kerry Young
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Creating Dialogue with Purpose

Create a character. Imagine them in as much detail as you can. For example, in terms of their gender, age, race,…

Kerry Young
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Do It Yourself

So much of writing is focused on ‘getting published’ by someone else: a magazine, a newspaper or a publishing house.
If…

Joanna Walsh
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Exercises

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Non-Human Sounds

Go for a walk, take a notebook and note down all the sounds you hear.
Don’t privilege one sound over another…

Joanna Walsh
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"I have received so much from Arvon - support, vision, friendship, access to great writers - that I wanted to give something back by becoming an Arvon friend."

— Pennie Roberts

"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

"I love these tips - they're so helpful and make me think about different options for how I approach my own work - and that when words don't flow, and ideas seem to dry up, there are great strategies for moving the work forward."

— Catherine Smith

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