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COURSES & RETREATS

Escape to a beautiful place where you can free your imagination and let your writing off the leash. Grants are available to help with the course fee.

Type

Genre

Date

Centre

All courses
5 Day Course

Apr 29-May 4

Lumb Bank

Screenwriting

Screenwriting

Stand out from the crowd

Sophie Mathisen Arvon Screenwriting Course Tutor
Sophie Mathisen
Samm Haillay
Andrew McVicar Screenwriting course
Guest: Andrew McVicar
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5 Day Course

Apr 29-May 4

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Starting to Write Fiction

Finding fresh connections

Mark Haddon
Molly McGrann
Sophie Mackintosh Arvon tutor
Guest: Sophie Mackintosh
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5 Day Course

May 6-11

The Hurst

Fiction

Fiction

Finding your way through the woods

Andrew Taylor
Claire Fuller Arvon tutor
Claire Fuller
David Hayden Arvon tutor
Guest: David Hayden
3 Day Course

May 6-9

Lumb Bank

Fiction

SHORT COURSE: Short Story

Unlocking the mysteries of this dazzling form

Vanessa Gebbie Arvon tutor
Vanessa Gebbie
Tom Vowler
5 Day Course

May 6-11

Totleigh Barton

Poetry

Poetry

Celebrating curiosity

WN Herbert Poet
W.N. Herbert
Fiona Sampson Poetry Course Tutor
Fiona Sampson
Ruth Stacey Poetry
Guest: Ruth Stacey
3 Day Course

May 10-12

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

SHORT COURSE: Writing from life

Turning life’s raw material into good writing

Ian Marchant Life Writing Course UK
Ian Marchant
Catherine Fox Writer
Catherine Fox
5 Day Course

May 13-18

The Hurst

Other

Creative Writing and Wellbeing

Enhance your ability to flourish

Elise Valmorbida
Vanessa King
Beth Kempton Arvon Creative Writing Tutor
Guest: Beth Kempton
Retreat

May 13-18

Lumb Bank

Retreat

Retreat

Time to write

5 Day Course

May 13-18

Totleigh Barton

Playwriting

Playwriting

Finding a new language for your ideas

Chris Thorpe
Lu Kemp
Charlene James Playwriting Course Arvon
Guest: Charlene James
5 Day Course

May 20-25

The Hurst

Playwriting

Writing for Performance

Crafting text to support live performance

Tim Crouch
Mandy Redvers-Rowe Arvon Tutor
Mandy Redvers-Rowe
Bridget Minamore Arvon Creative Writing Performance Course Tutor
Guest: Bridget Minamore
5 Day Course

May 20-25

Lumb Bank

Poetry

Poetry: Tutored Retreat

The house of poetry

Daivd Morley Poetry Tutor Arvon Course
David Morley
Jane Draycott
Penelope Shuttle
Guest: Penelope Shuttle
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5 Day Course

May 20-25

Totleigh Barton

Starting to Write

Starting to Write

Capturing ideas

Ross Sutherland Arvon tutor
Ross Sutherland
Laura Barnett, Arvon tutor
Laura Barnett
Eley Williams Arvon tutor
Guest: Eley Williams
5 Day Course

May 27-Jun 1

The Hurst

Poetry

Poetry

Words as pictures and film

George Szirtes
George Szirtes
Clare Shaw Poetry Tutor
Clare Shaw
Sophie Collins Poetry Arvon Tutor Course
Guest: Sophie Collins
5 Day Course

May 27-Jun 1

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Popular Non-Fiction

From imagination to industry

Lois Pryce Popular Non-Fiction Writing Course Tutor
Lois Pryce
Emily Robertson Penguin Books
Emily Robertson
Stuart Maconie Writer
Guest: Stuart Maconie
5 Day Course

May 27-Jun 1

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Editing Fiction

Now to make it sing

Ellah Allfrey
Tom Bullough
Jenny Hewson Arvon tutor
Guest: Jenny Hewson
5 Day Course

Jun 3-8

The Hurst

Fiction

Writing a Novel

The art of crafting a world

Maggie Gee
Patrick McGuinness Arvon tutor
Patrick McGuiness
Guest: Louise Doughty

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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