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Arvon is the UK’s home of creative writing, offering residential writing courses in three historic houses, along with an extensive online programme of Writing Days, Weeks, Months, and Masterclasses.

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Aug 8-15

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Residential Arvon Plus: Non-Fiction

Narrative Non-Fiction: Experiments in Place, Memoir and Form

Amy Liptrot
Rob Cowen
Guest: Adam Farrer
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Aug 10-15

The Hurst

Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Course: Narrative Non-Fiction

Connecting your story to the big questions

Noreen Masud
Helen Jukes
Guest: Marianne Brooker
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Aug 11

Online

Non-Fiction

Masterclass: The family memoir

Whose story is it anyway?

Tiffany Murray

Aug 24-29

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Course: Memoir

The perfect recipe for lifewriting

Samantha Ellis
Tiffany Murray
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Aug 24-29

Totleigh Barton

Poetry, Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Course: Exploring Feminine Creativity

Writing your love, grief, rage, and hope

Nikita Gill
Salena Godden
Guest: Joelle Taylor
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Sep 5-12

Totleigh Barton

Non-Fiction

Residential Arvon Plus: Memoir

Stories from life

John-Paul Flintoff
Lily Dunn
Guest: Clover Stroud
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Sep 7-12

The Hurst

Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Course: Starting to Write

Play with words to find your own voice

Mark Haddon
Caroline Bird
Guest: Isabelle Baafi
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Sep 7-10

Lumb Bank

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Short Course: Fiction and Non-Fiction

Making human connections

Kirsty Logan
Chikodili Emelumadu

Sep 8

Online

Fiction, Non-Fiction

Masterclass: Research for Writers

Prying with a purpose

Claire Lynch

Sep 14-19

Totleigh Barton

Non-Fiction

Residential Writing Course: Non-Fiction

Crossing the finish line

Keiron Pim
Rose Tomaszewska
Guest: Rebecca Carter

Sep 15

Online

Non-Fiction

Masterclass: Non-Fiction

Untangling story - writing lives

Francesca Wade

Sep 21-24

Lumb Bank

Non-Fiction

Short Course: Non-Fiction

Creative Non-Fiction: Writing Life, People and Place

Adelle Stripe
Travis Elborough
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Sep 22

Online

Non-Fiction

Masterclass: Non-Fiction

Using first-hand impressions and sensory detail to bring your non-fiction to life

Helen Gordon

Sep 26

Online

Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Starting to Write, Children & YA, Screenwriting, Theatre, Short Story, Publishing, Other

The Saturday Writing Club (September)

A space to write, a place to belong

Oct 1-22

Online

Poetry, Non-Fiction

Online Writing Month (daytime): Poetry and Memoir

Shaping lived experiences into writing that connects

Gwyneth Lewis
Romalyn Ante
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Oct 19-24

Lumb Bank

Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Starting to Write, Children & YA, Screenwriting, Theatre, Short Story, Publishing, Other

Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank

Time and space to write

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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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