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COURSES & RETREATS

Arvon writing houses are reopening from June 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

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Genre

Date

Centre

All courses

Jul 28

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Luke Turner via Zoom

Luke Turner

Jul 30

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Children’s and Young People’s Workshop with Phil Earle

Surrounded by Stories

Phil Earle

Aug 2-6

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Poetry: Work in Progress

Crafting Your Collection

Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Rachael Allen
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Aug 2-7

Lumb Bank

Poetry

Poetry

Writing the Haunted Landscape

Steve Ely
Harriet Tarlo
Guest: Zoë Skoulding
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Last few places left
5 Day Course

Aug 2-7

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

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Poetry

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Starting to Write

Starting to Write

Setting Off On Your Writing Journey

Rachel Long
Jenn Ashworth
Guest: Michael Donkor
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Aug 4

Online

Fiction

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Poetry

Arvon at Home: Sam Riviere

Reading and Q&A with Sam Riviere via Zoom

Sam Riviere

Aug 5

Online

Publishing

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Making The Leap to Publication

Zoom masterclass with Sophie Lambert

Sophie Lambert

Aug 9-13

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Fiction – Arvon Across the Ocean

Getting Going, Finding Your Way, Keeping Going

Rachel Seiffert
Amity Gaige

Aug 11

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Jowhor Ile via Zoom

Jowhor Ile

Aug 11

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Children’s and Young People’s Workshop with Tom McLaughlin

The Story Machine: Read and Draw with Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin

Aug 12

Online

Non-Fiction

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Nature Writing

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Nature Writing and Your Senses

Zoom masterclass with Stephen Moss

Stephen Moss

Aug 16-20

Online

Children & YA

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Picture Books

Bringing a picture book to life

Katherina Manolessou
Alexis Deacon
5 Day Course

Aug 16-21

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Editing Fiction

Making Writing Work

Patricia Duncker
Richard Beswick
Guest: Jo Unwin
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Aug 17

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Narrative and the Art of Orientation

Zoom masterclass with Will Self

Will Self

Aug 18

Online

Children & YA

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Rashmi Sirdeshpande via Zoom

Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Aug 23-27

Online

Literary Translation

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Other

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Literary Translation

Nothing lost in translation: learn everything you need to know

Jen Calleja
Polly Barton

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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