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Festival of Writing

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Arvon is a charity that runs creative writing courses, events and retreats both in-person and online. Our courses are tutored by leading authors and include a powerful mix of workshops and individual tutorials, with time and space to write, free from distractions of everyday life. Grants and concessions are available to help with course fees.

ARVON COURSES & RETREATS

Apr 19

Online

Screenwriting

Masterclass: Starting Your Screenwriting Journey

Bringing your ideas to life

Lily Loveless

Apr 22-26

IOU Hostel

Theatre

Residential Writing Week: Playwriting

Writing for performance

Apr 23

Online

Fiction

Masterclass: The Poetry of Prose

Setting your prose alight

Andrew McMillan

Apr 26

Online

Non-Fiction

Online Writing Day: Non-Fiction

Using pictures to improvise better stories

John-Paul Flintoff

Guest: Elizabeth Neep

Apr 29-May 3

Online

Poetry

Online Writing Week: Poetry

Poetry and its Hinterland

John Glenday

Jane Clarke

Guest: Emma Must

Apr 29-May 4

Totleigh Barton

Fiction, Poetry, Starting to Write

Residential Writing Week: Starting to Write

Begin the journey

Keith Jarrett

Carys Bray

Guest: Saba Sams

May 1

Online

Poetry

How I Write: Emma Must

Q&A and Reading

Emma Must

May 3

Online

Non-Fiction

Masterclass: Nature Writing

Writing the wild

Miriam Darlington

“Every time I’ve taught at Arvon - going back over fifteen years now - I’ve seen how much difference just a handful of days can make in the life of writers. There’s a perfect mix of tutorials, writing time, socializing, and discussion - all those elements come together to create an atmosphere in which writing projects move in that longed-for but often unattainable direction: forward.”

— Kamila Shamsie

ARVON AT HOME

Our online programme of courses, events and writing support

Virtual versions of our famous Writing Weeks, plus Masterclasses, free How I Write events, Online Writing Weekends, Writing Days and more . . . all accessible from the comfort of your sofa.

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SUPPORT ARVON NORTH

Arvon North is an ambitious capital project to adapt Lumb Bank into a beacon of creativity for the North

Help us transform Lumb Bank into an engine-house for creative writing development in the North of England, connecting the rich literary collateral of the region with a community of writers locally, regionally, nationally and globally.

Arvon North

CLOCKHOUSE WRITERS' RETREAT

Give your writing the time and space it deserves with Arvon’s dedicated Writers Retreat at The Clockhouse

The Clockhouse is specifically designed for writers on retreat. It has four apartments for writers, each with bedroom, study-lounge and bathroom. All food is provided for you, so you can spend your time as you please.

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DONATE TO ARVON

Do you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to unlock their creative potential?

Arvon is a charity that believes everyone deserves the freedom to imagine, write and explore ideas regardless of their age or financial background.

Donate now

OUR SCHOOLS & GROUPS WORK

We offer residential weeks for schools, young people and adult groups.

Our weeks for schools and groups follow the same pattern as our adult course programme – led by two professional writers, with tutorials, group workshops, and time and space to write.

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