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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

Type

Genre

Date

Centre

All courses

Jul 7

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with J. A. Mensah via Zoom

Guest: J.A. Mensah

Jul 12-16

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Non-fiction

Excursions into Creative Non-Fiction

Travis Elborough
Helen Gordon

Jul 12-15

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Poetry

Using the magic of social media to make your poems fly

Nikita Gill
Sophia Thakur

Jul 14

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Sylvia Patterson via Zoom

Guest: Sylvia Patterson

Jul 19-23

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Speculative Fiction

Imagined Futures, Altered Pasts - a Deep Dive into the Unknown

Wyl Menmuir
Nicholas Royle

Jul 21

Online

Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Okechukwu Nzelu via Zoom

Guest: Okechukwu Nzelu

Jul 26-30

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Creative Non-Fiction

Shaping Your Story

Dan Richards
Cal Flyn

Jul 28

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with Luke Turner via Zoom

Guest: Luke Turner

Aug 2-6

Online

Poetry

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Poetry: Work in Progress

Crafting Your Collection

Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Rachael Allen

Aug 4

Online

Fiction

,

Poetry

Arvon at Home: Sam Riviere

Reading and Q&A with Sam Riviere via Zoom

Guest: Sam Riviere

Aug 5

Online

Publishing

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Making The Leap to Publication

Zoom masterclass with Sophie Lambert

Sophie Lambert

Aug 16-20

Online

Children & YA

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Picture Books

Bringing a picture book to life

Katherina Manolessou
Alexis Deacon

Aug 17

Online

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home Masterclass: Narrative and the Art of Orientation

Zoom masterclass with Will Self

Will Self

Aug 23-27

Online

Other

Arvon at Home Writing Week: Literary Translation

Nothing lost in translation: learn everything you need to know

Jen Calleja
Polly Barton

Aug 25

Online

Poetry

,

Non-Fiction

Arvon at Home: Live Guest Reading

Reading and Q&A with George Szirtes via Zoom

Guest: George Szirtes

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.

Find out more