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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.

Courses Overview

All courses
In-person courses
Online courses

Type

Genre

Location

Aug 5

Online

Poetry

Masterclass: Hide and Seek: Child’s play and the poem

Zoom Masterclass with Victoria Kennefick

Victoria Kennefick

Aug 8-12

Online

Poetry

Online Writing Week: Poetry

Opening the 'I': forms of self

Andrew McMillan
Stephanie Sy-Quia
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Aug 8-13

The Hurst

Poetry

Residential Writing Week: Poetry

Moving towards a collection

Joelle Taylor
Yomi Sode
Guest: Amy Acre
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Aug 8-13

Totleigh Barton

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

Finding joy

Rachel Long
Jenn Ashworth
Guest: Casey Bailey
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Aug 9

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Flawed Characters in Fiction

Zoom masterclass with Maame Blue

Maame Blue

Aug 10

Online

Poetry

How I Write: Hannah Hodgson

Q&A and Reading

Hannah Hodgson

Aug 15-20

Totleigh Barton

Theatre, Other

Residential Writing Week: Musical Theatre

Using music and lyrics to tell the tale

Willy Russell
Nick Stimson
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Aug 15-20

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Tutored Retreat: Non-Fiction

Crafting your non-fiction story

Patrick McGuinness
Fiona Sampson
Guest: Karen Lloyd
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Aug 16

Online

Fiction

Masterclass: Historical Fiction

Zoom Masterclass with Katherine Clements

Katherine Clements

Aug 22-27

Lumb Bank

Poetry

Residential Writing Week: Poetry

The rebel's art form

Marilyn Hacker
lisa luxx
Guest: Yousif M. Qasmiyeh
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Aug 22-27

The Hurst

Fiction

Tutored Retreat: Fiction

Igniting Your Writing

Jacob Ross
Maggie Gee
Guest: Leila Aboulela
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Aug 22-26

Online

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Online Writing Week: Writing the Body

Mapping the landscape of our bodies

Louise Kenward
Marcus Sedgwick
Guest: Susanna Clarke
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Aug 23

Online

Poetry

Masterclass: Prose Poetry

Zoom Masterclass with Maya C. Popa

Maya C. Popa

Aug 24

Online

Fiction, Short Story

How I Write: Susanna Clarke

Q&A and Reading

Susanna Clarke

Aug 28

Other

Non-Fiction, Short Story, Other

Arvon Live Writing Day

Writing about place

Will Self
Amy Liptrot

Aug 29-Sep 3

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

Residential Writing Week: Editing Fiction

New perspectives

Rose Tomaszewska
KJ Orr
Guest: Sam Copeland
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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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