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COURSES & RETREATS

Arvon writing houses are reopening from June for retreats and courses. We also have a full Arvon at Home online programme of Live Guest Readings, Masterclasses, Craft of Writing Sessions, 1-1s and Online Writing Weeks.

Courses Overview

Type

Genre

Date

Centre

All courses

Aug 16-20

Online

Children & YA

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Picture Books

Bringing a picture book to life

Katherina Manolessou
Alexis Deacon
5 Day Course

Aug 16-21

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Editing Fiction

Making Writing Work

Patricia Duncker
Richard Beswick
Guest: Jo Unwin
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Aug 17

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Narrative and the Art of Orientation

Zoom masterclass with Will Self

Will Self

Aug 18

Online

Children & YA

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Rashmi Sirdeshpande via Zoom

Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Aug 23-27

Online

Literary Translation

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Other

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Literary Translation

Nothing lost in translation: learn everything you need to know

Jen Calleja
Polly Barton
5 Day Course

Aug 23-28

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction

Creating Narratives from Everyday Life

Jessica J. Lee
Nina Mingya Powles
Guest: Joe Minihane
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5 Day Course

Aug 23-28

Totleigh Barton

Screenwriting

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Retreat

Screenwriting: Tutored Retreat

How to Test and Strengthen Your Screenplay

Colin McLaren
Jan Pearson
Guest: Robin Mukherjee
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Aug 25

Online

Poetry

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Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with George Szirtes via Zoom

George Szirtes
5 Day Course

Aug 30-Sep 4

The Hurst

Fiction

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Poetry

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Starting to Write

Starting to Write

Curiosity, Confidence and Creativity

Nadine Aisha Jassat
Wyl Menmuir
Guest: Emma Stonex
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5 Day Course

Aug 30-Sep 4

Totleigh Barton

Non-Fiction

Outspoken Non-Fiction

Sharpening Our Words to Challenge and Energise

Jay Griffiths
Mike Parker
Guest: Laura Coleman
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5 Day Course

Aug 30-Sep 4

Lumb Bank

Poetry

Poetry

How To Feed Your Poetry

Helen Mort
Kayo Chingonyi
Guest: Romalyn Ante
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Sep 1

Online

Fiction

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Short Story

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Jon McGregor via Zoom

Jon McGregor
5 Day Course

Sep 6-11

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Nature Writing

People and Place

Katharine Norbury
Peter Fiennes
Guest: Anita Sethi
5 Day Course

Sep 6-11

Totleigh Barton

Songwriting

Songwriting

Mining for Gold

Kathryn Williams
Polly Paulusma
Guest: David Ford
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5 Day Course

Sep 6-11

Lumb Bank

Fiction

Fiction: Work in Progress

Reshaping Your Lockdown Fiction

Monique Roffey
Toby Litt
Guest: M. John Harrison
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Sep 6-10

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Poetry

Poetry and Research

Fiona Sampson
Mark Doty
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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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