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COURSES & RETREATS

Escape to a beautiful place where you can free your imagination and let your writing off the leash. Find out about our course types here

Courses Overview

Type

Genre

Date

Centre

All courses
5 Day Course

May 27-Jun 1

The Hurst

Poetry

Poetry

Words as pictures and film

George Szirtes
Clare Shaw
Guest: Sophie Collins
5 Day Course

May 27-Jun 1

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Popular Non-Fiction

From imagination to industry

Lois Pryce
Emily Robertson
Guest: Stuart Maconie
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5 Day Course

May 27-Jun 1

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Editing Fiction

Now to make it sing

Ellah Allfrey
Tom Bullough
Guest: Jenny Hewson
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5 Day Course

Jun 3-8

The Hurst

Fiction

Writing a Novel

The art of crafting a world

Maggie Gee
Patrick McGuiness
Guest: Louise Doughty
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5 Day Course

Jun 3-8

Lumb Bank

Children & YA

Children’s and Young Adults’ Fiction: Tutored Retreat

Guidance and space to explore your story

Marcus Sedgwick
Catherine Johnson
Guest: Lucy Strange
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5 Day Course

Jun 10-15

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

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Other

Nature Writing

Nature and human nature: to vivify and vitalise

Jay Griffiths
Paul Kingsnorth
Guest: Richard Kerridge
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One-to-one

Jun 11

Online 10.00am

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Kerry Young

In-depth feedback on your fiction work-in-progress

Kerry Young
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One-to-one

Jun 12

Online 3pm

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Marcus Sedgwick

In-depth feedback on your fiction work-in-progress

Marcus Sedgwick
5 Day Course

Jun 17-22

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Memoir

Transforming real life into art

Tim Lott
Louisa Young
Guest: Helen Stevenson
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5 Day Course

Jun 17-22

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Fiction: Work-in-Progress

Developing your narrative craft

Jacob Ross
Clare Fisher
Guest: Patrick Gale
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5 Day Course

Jun 17-22

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

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Other

Fierce Words

Writing as if the world mattered

Lucy Neal
Charlotte Du Cann
Guest: John Jordan
One-to-one

Jun 20

Online

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Chris Wakling

In-depth feedback on your fiction work-in-progress

Christopher Wakling
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One-to-one

Jun 24

Online 2.00pm

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Kerry Young

In-depth feedback on your fiction work-in-progress

Kerry Young
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One-to-one

Jul 2

Online 9.30am

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Chris Wakling

In-depth feedback on your fiction work-in-progress

Christopher Wakling
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5 Day Course

Jul 8-13

The Hurst

Fiction

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Starting to Write

Starting to Write Fiction

Secrets and lies: exploring the imagination

Jo Mazelis
Wyl Menmuir
Guest: Carys Bray
5 Day Course

Jul 8-13

Lumb Bank

Starting to Write

Starting to Write

Telling your stories in poetry and prose

Hollie McNish
Malachy Tallack
Guest: Michael Pedersen
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Clockhouse Retreats

Give your writing the time and space it deserves with Arvon’s dedicated Writers Retreat at The Clockhouse. The Clockhouse is open year-round, set in the grounds at The Hurst.

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