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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.

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Sep 25-30

The Hurst

Starting to Write, Other

Residential Writing Week: Songwriting

Freeing your voice

Guest: Katie Melua

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Oct 2-7

Totleigh Barton

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

Finding your voice

Guest: Courttia Newland

Oct 9-14

The Hurst

Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Starting to Write, Other

Residential Writing Week: Return to Writing

Nurture the writer waiting inside

Robert Hamberger

Guest: Claire Adam

Oct 30-Nov 4

Lumb Bank

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

First steps into writing

Guest: Katie Hale

Nov 27-Dec 2

The Hurst

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

Prose club sandwich

Guest: Theresa Lola

Dec 11-15

Online

Starting to Write, Screenwriting

Online Writing Week: Starting to Write for Screen

How to get going and keep going

Robin Mukherjee

Guest: Lee Thomas

Jan 8-13

The Hurst

Fiction, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write Fiction

On the write track

Christopher Wakling

Guest: Daisy Lafarge

Jan 22-27

Totleigh Barton

Fiction, Non-Fiction, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write Fiction and Non-Fiction

Finding a voice

Guest: Melissa Harrison

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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