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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

Aug 31-Sep 5

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

FICTION TUTORED RETREAT

Make a deeper commitment to the writing life

Guest: Jessie Greengrass

Aug 31-Sep 5

The Hurst

Fiction

HISTORICAL FICTION

Inventing the past for readers of tomorrow

Diane Setterfield

Guest: Sara Collins

Aug 31-Sep 5

Lumb Bank

Poetry

POETRY

Exploring the lyric self

Karen McCarthy Woolf

Guest: Kayo Chingonyi

Last few places left

Sep 14-19

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

POPULAR NON-FICTION

Writing for the modern reader

Darcy Nicholson

Guest: Bec Evans

Sep 14-19

Totleigh Barton

Playwriting

THEATRE: WRITING FOR PERFORMANCE

Exploring performance as writers and theatre-makers

Caroline Horton

Guest: Selina Thompson

Sep 21-26

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Short Story

SHORT STORY

Igniting the spark

Guest: Chris Power

Sep 21-26

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Other

LIFE WRITING WITH COACHING

Freeing yourself from procrastination

Guest: Gabriel Gbadamosi

Sep 21-26

Lumb Bank

Other

Songwriting

SONGWRITING

Mining for gold

Kathryn Williams

Guest: Chris Difford

Add to waiting list

Sep 28-Oct 3

Totleigh Barton

Starting to Write

STARTING TO WRITE

Setting out and carrying on

Guest: Romalyn Ante

Sep 28-Oct 1

The Hurst

Fiction

FICTION SHORT COURSE

From first page to first draft

Sep 28-Oct 3

Lumb Bank

Other

Radio Drama

WRITING FOR RADIO

Holding your audience

Guest: Eloise Whitmore

Oct 2-4

The Hurst

Poetry

POETRY SHORT COURSE

Waking up your poems

Oct 5-10

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

LIFE WRITING

How to turn life into prose

Marina Cantacuzino

Francesca Martinez

Guest: Winnie M Li

Oct 5-10

Lumb Bank

Fiction

Children & YA

YOUNG ADULT FICTION WORK-IN-PROGRESS

Getting on with it

Jenny Valentine

Guest: Simon Mason

Oct 5-10

Totleigh Barton

Screenwriting

SCREENWRITING TUTORED RETREAT

How to test and strengthen your screenplay

Guest: Justin Haythe

Oct 12-17

Lumb Bank

Fiction

FICTION

Bringing the imaginary to life

Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Guest: Stuart Turton

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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