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COURSES & RETREATS

Arvon centres are temporarily closed during the Covid-19 crisis, but we have a full Arvon at Home online programme of Guest Readings, Masterclasses, 1-1s and Writing Weeks.

Courses Overview

Type

Genre

Date

Centre

All courses

Dec 4

Online

Fiction

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Children & YA

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Screenwriting

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A from David Baddiel via Zoom

David Baddiel

Dec 7-11

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Poetry

The stuff of dreams

Caroline Bird
Rachel Long
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Dec 7-11

Online

Fiction

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Other

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Genre Fiction

Writing Crime and Historical Novels

Andrew Taylor
Louise Welsh
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Dec 8

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: The craft of character-driven fiction

Zoom masterclass with Claire Messud

Claire Messud

Dec 9

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A from Vahni Capildeo via Zoom

Vahni Capildeo

Dec 10

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Masterclass: The Sonnet

Zoom masterclass with Jacqueline Saphra

Jacqueline Saphra

Dec 14-18

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Fiction

Deepening your writing

Amanda Smyth
Chris Cleave
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Dec 15

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Comfort and Joy

Zoom masterclass with Liz Berry

Liz Berry

Dec 16

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A from Abi Daré via Zoom

Abi Daré

Dec 22

Online

Poetry

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Children & YA

Arvon at Home: Family Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A from Joseph Coelho via Zoom

Joseph Coelho

Jan 18-24

Lumb Bank

Retreat

Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank

Main house

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Feb 1-7

Lumb Bank

Retreat

Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank

The Barn

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Feb 1-7

Lumb Bank

Retreat

Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank

Main house

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Feb 8-14

Lumb Bank

Retreat

Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank

The Barn

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Feb 8-14

Totleigh Barton

Retreat

Writers’ Retreat at Totleigh Barton

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Feb 8-14

Lumb Bank

Retreat

Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank

Main house

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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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