Jun 29-Jul 3
Online
Fiction
,Poetry
,Starting to Write
Arvon at Home Writing Week: Starting to Write
Leaping into poetry and prose
Tiffany Murray
Raymond Antrobus
Starting to Write
Time and permission to write
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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Luke Wright is the author of two books of poems, two verse plays and ten poetry stage shows. He has toured…
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.
Jun 29-Jul 3
Online
Fiction
,Poetry
,Starting to Write
Leaping into poetry and prose
Aug 6
Online
Fiction
,Starting to Write
,Non-Fiction
,Screenwriting
,Other
,Radio Drama
Zoom masterclass with David Quantick
Aug 17-22
The Hurst
Poetry
Making the most of the external world
Aug 31-Sep 5
Totleigh Barton
Fiction
Make a deeper commitment to the writing life
Aug 31-Sep 5
The Hurst
Fiction
Inventing the past for readers of tomorrow
Aug 31-Sep 5
Lumb Bank
Poetry
Exploring the lyric self
Sep 14-19
Lumb Bank
Fiction
Building fantastical worlds
Sep 14-19
The Hurst
Non-Fiction
Writing for the modern reader
