Time and permission to write
Monday February 24th - Saturday February 29th 2020
Totleigh Barton
There are many good reasons why you might have put off starting to write that story, that poem, that novel. Maybe you were too busy caring for someone, or your working life left you no time for anything else. There are others too: maybe you didn’t know any writers growing up, or your family wouldn’t like it. Maybe you lack confidence. For a week, we will suspend all these reasons, exploring story and language through games and exercises, with plenty of positive feedback. We strongly believe that everyone is entitled to write – and by the end of the week, we hope you’ll believe it too.
Single room price: £795
Tutor
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Kate Clanchy is a poet, playwright and novelist. Her first collection of short stories, The Not- Dead & The Saved…
Tutor
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Wayne Holloway-Smith’s poems have appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies. His first book-length collection, Alarum, was…
Guest
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Matthew Sperling’s debut novel, Astroturf, was published by riverrun in 2018 and longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize….
Totleigh Barton, the first ever Arvon centre, is a 16th-century manor house in one of the most peaceful and idyllic parts of Devon.
Monday
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Arrive late afternoon, settle in, enjoy dinner and the tutors’ introduction to the week in the evening.
Tuesday
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Morning workshops led by tutors. Afternoons are your time for writing and one-to-one tutorials. Tutors read from their work in the evening.
Wednesday
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Morning workshops led by tutors. Afternoons are your time for writing and one-to-one tutorials. In the evening a guest speaker joins the group.
Thursday
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Morning workshops led by tutors. Afternoons are your time for writing and one-to-one tutorials. You are free to spend this evening as you wish.
Friday
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Tutors lead the final workshops in the morning. In the evening everyone gets together to share and celebrate their work.
Saturday
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The week comes to a close after breakfast. Have a tissue handy to say your farewells to the group.
Oct 7-12
Totleigh Barton
Fiction
,Starting to Write
Lessons on voice, character, plot and setting
Oct 21-26
The Hurst
Starting to Write
Turning inspiration and ideas into stories and poems
Dec 9-14
The Hurst
Starting to Write
,Non-Fiction
Turning real-life material into a story
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