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The Home of Creative Writing
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
Masterclass: writing about family life.
The challenges and rewards of mining personal experience
Residential Writing Course: Starting To Write Fiction
Garnering new stories
Masterclass: Writing Across Multi-Platforms
Taking your stories to a broader audience
- Screenwriting
Online Writing Day: Audio Drama
Intimate and Epic – a dip into sound
Masterclass: Fiction
Writing dark places
Residential Writing Week: Writing Drama for Radio & Podcast
Immerse yourself in audio drama
- Non-Fiction
Online Writing Week: Fiction/Non-Fiction
Dark Matters: researching and writing ‘difficult’ subjects
Nov 11-Dec 10
Online 5-Week Evening Course: Writing for TV Drama Work-in-Progress
Re-ignite your passion
“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.
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.
SUPPORT 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.
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.
ARVON BLOGS
My Arvon Journey: John Harrison
28 Oct 2024 / My Arvon Journey
I am just back from my second Arvon event of the year. Self-indulgent I hear you say? Yes, but I have…
Looking Back at John Osborne
23 Sep 2024 / News
John Osborne (1929-1994) was the original “angry young man” whose play Look Back in Anger disrupted the complacency of 1950s England,…
Disabled Poets Prize Opens for Entries
09 Sep 2024 / News
The UK’s only Disabled Poets Prize opens again for entries on Monday 9th September 2024. Established by Jerwood Poetry…
My Arvon Week: Daphne Pleace
13 Aug 2024 / My Arvon Week
I consider myself to be quite well-travelled in the UK – always finding new places and new ways to write about…
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- How I Write
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- Children and Young People's Events
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- Children & YA
- Short Story
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