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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 upcoming courses here. 2020 courses will be released on December 2nd.

Courses Overview

Oct 21-26

The Hurst

Starting to Write

Starting to Write

Turning inspiration and ideas into stories and poems

Guest: Lucy Burnett

Oct 28-Nov 2

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Life Writing

Mining your memories and experiences to create compelling writing

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Marina Benjamin

Guest: Michael Odell

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Oct 28-Nov 2

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Fiction

Haunting your text

Guest: Andrew Michael Hurley

Last few places left

Oct 29

Online 10.00am

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Kerry Young

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

Nov 1-3

Lumb Bank

Fiction

Poetry

Other

The Craft of Writing: Teacher Short Course

Short course for teachers plus CPD Day

Nov 4-9

Lumb Bank

Poetry

Poetry

Developing a personal poetics

Deryn Rees-Jones

Guest: Mark Ford

Nov 4-9

Totleigh Barton

Radio Drama

Writing for Radio

Developing your lyrical voice and technical skills

Guest: Eloise Whitmore

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Nov 11-16

The Hurst

Screenwriting

Screenwriting: Tutored Retreat

How to strengthen, shape and sell your screenplay

Samantha Horley

Guest: Uzma Hasan

Last few places left

Nov 11-16

Totleigh Barton

Other

Prepare for Publication

Navigating your way from manuscript to book deal

Guest: Victoria Hobbs

Last few places left

Nov 15-17

Lumb Bank

Fiction

Poetry

Other

The Craft of Writing: Teacher Short Course

Short course for teachers plus CPD day

Alicia Stubbersfield

Nov 18-23

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction: Tutored Retreat

Finding the heart of your non-fiction story

Guest: Helen Jukes

Nov 18-23

Lumb Bank

Fiction

Fiction: Work-in-Progress

Stuck in the middle

James Scudamore

Guest: Sarah Moss

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Nov 18-23

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

Poetry: Tutored Retreat

Developing strengths and finding new avenues

Guest: Richard Scott

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Nov 25-30

Lumb Bank

Playwriting

Playwriting

Balancing inspiration, confidence and craft

Guest: Abbi Greenland

Last few places left

Nov 25-30

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Short Story

Short Story

Finding your story

Guest: Tessa Hadley

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Nov 25-30

The Hurst

Poetry

Poetry

Experiencing poems

Guest: Deryn Rees-Jones

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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