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COURSES & RETREATS

Escape to a beautiful place where you can free your imagination and let your writing off the leash.

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May 18-23

The Hurst

Other

HYBRID WRITING

Unbox your words

Holly Corfield Carr

Guest: Harry Josephine Giles

Last few places left

May 18

Online 11.00am

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Chris Wakling

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

Christopher Wakling

May 25-30

The Hurst

Fiction

FICTION

Perspiration to inspiration

Guest: Michael Donkor

May 25-30

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Children & YA

CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Sharpen your writing and let your imagination go

Catherine Johnson

Christopher William Hill

Guest: Sita Brahmachari

May 25

Online 11.00am

Fiction

Arvon 1-1 with Chris Wakling

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

Christopher Wakling

Jun 1-6

The Hurst

Starting to Write

STARTING TO WRITE

First words

Christopher Wakling

Guest: Jonathan Davidson

Jun 1-6

Lumb Bank

Poetry

POETRY: TOWARDS A COLLECTION

Writing quickly, writing genuinely

Guest: Warda Yassin

Last few places left

Jun 1-6

Totleigh Barton

Non-Fiction

NARRATIVE NON-FICTION

Finding your voice

Marina Benjamin

Guest: Raynor Winn

Last few places left

Jun 8-13

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

EDITING A NOVEL

Making writing work

Patricia Duncker

Richard Beswick

Guest: Jo Unwin

Jun 8-13

Lumb Bank

Retreat

WRITING RETREAT WITH WALKING

Creating maps, walking the land, tracing stories

Christopher Goddard

Guest: Mike Parker

Jun 8-11

The Hurst

Other

Creative Thought Leadership for Women Who Lead

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Jun 12-14

The Hurst

Retreat

Other

Summer at The Hurst – Weekend Retreat

Stepping into the Fire of Your Creativity

Elaine Patterson

Guest: Deborah Alma

Jun 15-20

Lumb Bank

Fiction

CRIME FICTION

The killer inside you

Guest: Alison Hennessey

Jun 15-20

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

POETRY

Mining personal histories

Andrew McMillan

Guest: Toby Campion

Jun 15-20

The Hurst

Screenwriting

SCREENWRITING FOR TELEVISION DRAMA

The importance of story in the golden age of TV drama

Hannah Griffiths

Guest: William Ivory

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Jun 22-27

The Hurst

Fiction

Short Story

SHORT STORY

A miracle in a matchbox

Guest: Eley Williams

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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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