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COURSES & RETREATS

Escape to a beautiful place where you can free your imagination and let your writing off the leash.

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Sep 21-26

Lumb Bank

Other

Songwriting

SONGWRITING

Mining for gold

Kathryn Williams

Guest: Chris Difford

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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

Oct 12-17

The Hurst

Poetry

POETRY: TOWARDS A COLLECTION

Developing the character of your own poetry

Guest: Kim Moore

Oct 12-17

Totleigh Barton

Retreat

Digital Detox Writing Retreat

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Oct 19-24

Totleigh Barton

Fiction

EDITING FICTION

From first draft to published work

Guest: Sam Copeland

Oct 19-24

Lumb Bank

Poetry

PROSE POETRY

A week of formal and narrative play

Guest: Luke Kennard

Oct 19-24

The Hurst

Playwriting

THEATRE

Re-thinking the way you write forperformance

Guest: Abbi Greenland

Oct 30-Nov 1

The Hurst

Starting to Write

STARTING TO WRITE SHORT COURSE

Getting started and keeping going

Louise Wallwein

Nov 2-7

The Hurst

Fiction

EDITING FICTION TUTORED RETREAT

Nothing is sacred

Guest: Claire Adam

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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