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COURSES & RETREATS

Arvon writing houses are open for Residential Writing Weeks and Retreats. We also have a full Arvon at Home online programme of Online Writing Weeks, Masterclasses, 1-1s and free How I Write events.

Courses Overview

All courses
In-person courses
Online courses

Type

Genre

Location

Sep 26-Oct 1

Lumb Bank

Fiction

Residential Writing Week: Fiction Work-in-Progress

Cross the finish line (and make your novel shine)

Sharon Duggal
Beth Miller
Guest: Paul Mendez
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Sep 26-Oct 1

The Hurst

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

Taking on the blank page

Rebecca Perry
Tobias Jones
Guest: Selina Nwulu
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Sep 26-Oct 1

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

Tutored Retreat: Poetry

Polishing and perfecting your poems

Karen McCarthy Woolf
Mimi Khalvati
Guest: Denise Saul

Sep 27

Online

Fiction, Short Story

Masterclass: Flash Fiction

Zoom Masterclass with David Gaffney

David Gaffney

Sep 30-Oct 2

Online

Fiction

Online Writing Weekend: Fiction

Moving forward with confidence

Stephen May
Tiffany Murray
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Sep 30

Online

Poetry

Masterclass: Poems of Playfulness and Delight

Zoom Masterclass with Claudine Toutoungi

Claudine Toutoungi

Oct 3-8

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

Residential Writing Week: Poetry

Finding your unique voice

Nikita Gill
Nadine Aisha Jassat
Guest: Fiona Benson
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Oct 3-8

The Hurst

Fiction

Residential Writing Week: Fiction Work-in-Progress

Staying the course

Claire Fuller
Jarred McGinnis
Guest: Tice Cin
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Oct 3-8

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Week: The Essay

Playing with form

Amy Key
Eli Goldstone
Guest: Jeffrey Boakye
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Oct 3-31

Online

Fiction

Online Evening Course: Fiction

Honing your story

Christopher Wakling
Rachel Seiffert
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Oct 5

Online

Non-Fiction

How I Write: Abi Morgan

Q&A and Reading

Abi Morgan

Oct 7

Online

Fiction

Masterclass: Crime Fiction

Everything You Need To Know About Crime Writing in Two Hours

Louise Welsh

Oct 11

Online

Poetry

Masterclass: The Poetry of War

Zoom Masterclass with Iryna Shuvalova

Iryna Shuvalova

Oct 17-22

The Hurst

Poetry

Tutored Retreat: Poetry

The Marvellous Journey

Jacqueline Saphra
Katrina Naomi
Guest: Amali Gunasekera
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Oct 17-21

Online

Screenwriting

Online Writing Week: Screenwriting

360 degrees of film development

Samm Haillay
Sophie Mathisen
Guest: Tina Gharavi

Oct 17-22

Lumb Bank

Theatre

Residential Writing Week: Playwriting

Play draft to play draft

Evan Placey
Tessa Walker
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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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