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COURSES & RETREATS

Arvon writing houses are open for retreats and courses. We also have a full Arvon at Home online programme of Live Guest Readings, Masterclasses, Craft of Writing Sessions, 1-1s and Online Writing Weeks.

Courses Overview

Jan 24-29

Totleigh Barton

Non-Fiction, Other

Essays

Taking Creative Risks

Guest: Max Porter

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Jan 24-28

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Fiction

Taking Your Imagination Out Of Lockdown

Rosa Rankin-Gee

Guest: Claire Wade

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Jan 26

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Claire Wade via Zoom

Jan 27

Online

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Editing Fiction and Non-fiction

Zoom masterclass with Ana Fletcher

Jan 31-Feb 5

The Hurst

Children & YA

Writing for Children and Young Adults: Tutored Retreat

Crafting Your Ideas Into Shape

Guest: William Sutcliffe

Feb 3

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: The Art of Copywriting with John Simmons

Zoom masterclass with John Simmons

Feb 4-6

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Writing Weekend: Poetry

On Shame

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Feb 7-11

Online

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Starting to Write

Finding Joy in the Blank Page

Feb 9

Online

Fiction, Poetry

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Rosie Garland via Zoom

Feb 10

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Listening To Things

Zoom masterclass with Marina Warner and Sophie Herxheimer

Sophie Herxheimer

Feb 16

Online

Fiction, Children & YA

Arvon at Home: Children & Young People’s Reading with Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Finding Noah's Gold: Reading and Q&A with Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Feb 17

Online

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Writing the Brontës’ Landscapes

Zoom Masterclass With Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart

Feb 18

Online

Children & YA

Arvon at Home Writing Day: Children’s and YA Work in Progress

Upping Your Game

Guest: Julia Churchill

Feb 21-26

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

Spoken Word

The Body and the Breath

Steven Camden (Polarbear)

Vanessa Kisuule

Guest: Yomi Sode

Feb 21-25

Online

Fiction, Non-Fiction, Other

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Autofiction

Writing Creative Selves

Susan Tomaselli

Guest: Lauren Elkin

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Feb 21-26

The Hurst

Fiction

Fiction

To write is to write is to write...

Guest: Conor O'Callaghan

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.