Arvon
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The Home of Creative Writing. Writing courses and retreats online and at three UK countryside homes. https://linktr.ee/arvon_
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@arvonfoundation.bsky.social literally changed my life.
If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be writing games - thanks to a week tutored by @writingstudio.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co 🙌🏽
It was the best investment I every made in myself.
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social literally changed my life.
If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be writing games - thanks to a week tutored by @writingstudio.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co 🙌🏽
It was the best investment I every made in myself.
The brilliant @arvonfoundation.bsky.social is launching an 18-month residency programme for emerging UK-based writers. Applications open on Monday but get a head start and read the details here: www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies 2026-7 | Arvon
The Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies are a fully funded, self-directed development opportunity for 12 emerging writers.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Ooh nice.
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social literally changed my life.
If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be writing games - thanks to a week tutored by @writingstudio.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co 🙌🏽
It was the best investment I every made in myself.
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social literally changed my life.
If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be writing games - thanks to a week tutored by @writingstudio.bsky.social and @jon.inkle.co 🙌🏽
It was the best investment I every made in myself.
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The brilliant @arvonfoundation.bsky.social is launching an 18-month residency programme for emerging UK-based writers. Applications open on Monday but get a head start and read the details here: www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies 2026-7 | Arvon
The Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies are a fully funded, self-directed development opportunity for 12 emerging writers.
www.arvon.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The brilliant @arvonfoundation.bsky.social is launching an 18-month residency programme for emerging UK-based writers. Applications open on Monday but get a head start and read the details here: www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
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Are you free on the evening of December 16th? 🎄 Join me for this masterclass all about finding multiple (infinite?) ways in to the same subject matter. We’ll write a ridiculous amount of poems in 2 hours…with brand new exercises
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Masterclass: Infinite Ways in to Writing Poems | Tackling big subjects with wonder | Arvon
For the third year running, with all new prompts and exercises, Arvon favourite Caroline Bird returns for our final Masterclass of the year, which promises to be a bolt of creativity to kick-start som...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Are you free on the evening of December 16th? 🎄 Join me for this masterclass all about finding multiple (infinite?) ways in to the same subject matter. We’ll write a ridiculous amount of poems in 2 hours…with brand new exercises
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Thrilled to be invited to run this course again with the wonderful @mailbykite.bsky.social for @arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
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Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
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Online Writing Month (daytime): Writing the Body | Embodied Place Writing | Arvon
To be able to connect with place, it is not possible to ignore the body that carries you there, that arrives and that journeys through, however that might happen. It is impossible to ignore the human ...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Thrilled to be invited to run this course again with the wonderful @mailbykite.bsky.social for @arvonfoundation.bsky.social
Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Looking for support/time/space/encouragement/nurturing/nourishment for your writing? This might be the one for you.
#PlaceWriting #DisabilitySky
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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What I’ve been doing this week at Totleigh @arvonfoundation.bsky.social ! The launch week of 2 year Arvon Advanced Writing Programme, Thanks to Zain Rishi for group photo! Non fiction tutor William Atkins, fiction tutor Rachel Seiffert and I’m looking after the five poets.
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What I’ve been doing this week at Totleigh @arvonfoundation.bsky.social ! The launch week of 2 year Arvon Advanced Writing Programme, Thanks to Zain Rishi for group photo! Non fiction tutor William Atkins, fiction tutor Rachel Seiffert and I’m looking after the five poets.
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Amazing @arvonfoundation.bsky.social workshop tonight with @novelniche.bsky.social, hosted by Eliza Squire-Bird, on defying binaries & celebrating bi+ poetry. Wrote 4 new poems, early drafts so for #bivisibilityday here's one I wrote earlier, in Queerlings issue 9: drive.google.com/file/d/1gR1k...
September 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Amazing @arvonfoundation.bsky.social workshop tonight with @novelniche.bsky.social, hosted by Eliza Squire-Bird, on defying binaries & celebrating bi+ poetry. Wrote 4 new poems, early drafts so for #bivisibilityday here's one I wrote earlier, in Queerlings issue 9: drive.google.com/file/d/1gR1k...
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I'll be teaching an online masterclass for the @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for academics wishing to write for a general audience. Expect fun writing exercises and some tips from me I've learnt along the way writing my book Hot Air. Everyone welcome, not just academics! www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Masterclass: from Academic to General Non-Fiction | Writing that connects | Arvon
If you have an academic background, how do you find a place for creativity in your writing? Academics often capture fascinating stories in their research and archival work, but they don’t necessarily ...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I'll be teaching an online masterclass for the @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for academics wishing to write for a general audience. Expect fun writing exercises and some tips from me I've learnt along the way writing my book Hot Air. Everyone welcome, not just academics! www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Join Marcel Theroux and me at Totleigh Barton, the gorgeous @arvonfoundation.bsky.social manor house in Devon, UK, for a tutored writing retreat, 21-26 July.
You'll have private tutorials, a masterclass or two & time to write. A brilliant guest tutor: Kamila Shamsie
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You'll have private tutorials, a masterclass or two & time to write. A brilliant guest tutor: Kamila Shamsie
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Tutored Retreat: Fiction | Time to focus | Arvon
Every writing project involves problems, stumbling blocks and set-backs, or sometimes life just gets in the way. If you feel your work-in-progress might benefit from professional guidance, the company...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Join Marcel Theroux and me at Totleigh Barton, the gorgeous @arvonfoundation.bsky.social manor house in Devon, UK, for a tutored writing retreat, 21-26 July.
You'll have private tutorials, a masterclass or two & time to write. A brilliant guest tutor: Kamila Shamsie
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
You'll have private tutorials, a masterclass or two & time to write. A brilliant guest tutor: Kamila Shamsie
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Arvon calling...for anyone wanting to develop their writing into audio, come and join audio fiction gurus Polly Thomas and @danrebellato.bsky.social (and me!) at @arvonfoundation.bsky.social in September. www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
July 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Arvon calling...for anyone wanting to develop their writing into audio, come and join audio fiction gurus Polly Thomas and @danrebellato.bsky.social (and me!) at @arvonfoundation.bsky.social in September. www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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A fab week full of poetry & wildlife at Totleigh Barton - fantastic discussions & prompts from tutors @pascalepetit.bsky.social & Will Harris, & guest reader @ellafrears.bsky.social
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July 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A fab week full of poetry & wildlife at Totleigh Barton - fantastic discussions & prompts from tutors @pascalepetit.bsky.social & Will Harris, & guest reader @ellafrears.bsky.social
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
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3/3 to the Arvon Foundation and to our tutors on that week, Jenny & Roy, for bringing us together, creating space for magic to happen and for a lasting, creative, supportive group to form. You just never know what unexpected delights await on and from an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social course!
July 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
3/3 to the Arvon Foundation and to our tutors on that week, Jenny & Roy, for bringing us together, creating space for magic to happen and for a lasting, creative, supportive group to form. You just never know what unexpected delights await on and from an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social course!
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2/3 We’ve chosen themes, written individual poems, shared them, learned from each other and relished each person’s individual style and voice - delightfully comic, brooding gothic, swirling free verse, tight forms, and much more. On this anniversary, we want to say a huge thanks
July 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
2/3 We’ve chosen themes, written individual poems, shared them, learned from each other and relished each person’s individual style and voice - delightfully comic, brooding gothic, swirling free verse, tight forms, and much more. On this anniversary, we want to say a huge thanks
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1/3 Exactly one year ago today, a group of intrepid poets embarked on an exhilarating @arvonfoundation.bsky.social online course led by @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social & Roy McFarlane. During that intense week, poems were crafted and bonds created, so much so that 6 of us have met monthly since then.
July 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
1/3 Exactly one year ago today, a group of intrepid poets embarked on an exhilarating @arvonfoundation.bsky.social online course led by @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social & Roy McFarlane. During that intense week, poems were crafted and bonds created, so much so that 6 of us have met monthly since then.
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The winner of the Arvon Award is North Shields writer, cyclist and psychologist Xani Byrne.
"Winning the Arvon Award feels like the wind has spun around and started blowing at my back. It's a welcome push up the hill and it has given me the self-confidence to continue."
"Winning the Arvon Award feels like the wind has spun around and started blowing at my back. It's a welcome push up the hill and it has given me the self-confidence to continue."
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The winner of the Arvon Award is North Shields writer, cyclist and psychologist Xani Byrne.
"Winning the Arvon Award feels like the wind has spun around and started blowing at my back. It's a welcome push up the hill and it has given me the self-confidence to continue."
"Winning the Arvon Award feels like the wind has spun around and started blowing at my back. It's a welcome push up the hill and it has given me the self-confidence to continue."
Join our Saturday Writing Club - a monthly, low-pressure creative boost to keep you writing all year round.
📝 Inspiring prompts
📚 A mystery guest author
💬 Space to write & connect
💛 Pay What You Can
📅 Come write with us on Saturday 14 June, 10-11am
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📝 Inspiring prompts
📚 A mystery guest author
💬 Space to write & connect
💛 Pay What You Can
📅 Come write with us on Saturday 14 June, 10-11am
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The Saturday Writing Club (June) | A space to write, a place to belong | Arvon
We all know that writing can be a solitary experience. Join fellow writers once a month to write together, share tips and recommendations and set intentions for the month ahead. The Saturday Writing ...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join our Saturday Writing Club - a monthly, low-pressure creative boost to keep you writing all year round.
📝 Inspiring prompts
📚 A mystery guest author
💬 Space to write & connect
💛 Pay What You Can
📅 Come write with us on Saturday 14 June, 10-11am
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
📝 Inspiring prompts
📚 A mystery guest author
💬 Space to write & connect
💛 Pay What You Can
📅 Come write with us on Saturday 14 June, 10-11am
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
We’re thrilled to announce Arvon has received a major grant from the Heritage Fund UK to protect and share the unique landscape of Lumb Bank 🌿📚
2025 marks 50 years of Lumb Bank, and this project will strengthen connections between people, place, and storytelling.
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2025 marks 50 years of Lumb Bank, and this project will strengthen connections between people, place, and storytelling.
www.arvon.org/arvon-awarde...
Arvon awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund | Arvon
Today, Arvon is announcing a £188,990 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to protect and share the rich literary and...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We’re thrilled to announce Arvon has received a major grant from the Heritage Fund UK to protect and share the unique landscape of Lumb Bank 🌿📚
2025 marks 50 years of Lumb Bank, and this project will strengthen connections between people, place, and storytelling.
www.arvon.org/arvon-awarde...
2025 marks 50 years of Lumb Bank, and this project will strengthen connections between people, place, and storytelling.
www.arvon.org/arvon-awarde...
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My next read has just arrived.
Costanza by my friend @rachelblackmore.bsky.social who I met at an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social historical fiction course.
Looking forward to being immersed in scorching scandal in the art world of c17th Rome
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Costanza by my friend @rachelblackmore.bsky.social who I met at an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social historical fiction course.
Looking forward to being immersed in scorching scandal in the art world of c17th Rome
💙📚
June 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My next read has just arrived.
Costanza by my friend @rachelblackmore.bsky.social who I met at an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social historical fiction course.
Looking forward to being immersed in scorching scandal in the art world of c17th Rome
💙📚
Costanza by my friend @rachelblackmore.bsky.social who I met at an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social historical fiction course.
Looking forward to being immersed in scorching scandal in the art world of c17th Rome
💙📚
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Newsletter treats: Pick'n'Mix Zoom writing workshop, poetry+flash+hybrids (app.tickettailor.com/events/tania...) & teaching for @ninearchespress.bsky.social & @arvonfoundation.bsky.social. In Permission Corner I'm inspired by the @lunatraktors.bsky.social. taniahershman.substack.com/p/highly-irr...
June 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Newsletter treats: Pick'n'Mix Zoom writing workshop, poetry+flash+hybrids (app.tickettailor.com/events/tania...) & teaching for @ninearchespress.bsky.social & @arvonfoundation.bsky.social. In Permission Corner I'm inspired by the @lunatraktors.bsky.social. taniahershman.substack.com/p/highly-irr...
Deadline today! Apply for a FREE place on our Short Fiction residenital.
Applications open for 1 *FREE* place for writer from an underrepresented community on our "Shorts: short fic, poetry, non fic & hybrids" residential @arvonfoundation.bsky.social course in Aug. Email [email protected] by 4 Jun telling me how you're eligible & why this particular course interests you!
June 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Deadline today! Apply for a FREE place on our Short Fiction residenital.
We just discovered @musicalmedic.bsky.social, who prescribed us a dose of empowerment and played Mozart 31 – possibly the perfect soundtrack to get you through a writing session today. Inspired by William Sieghart, The Musical Medic hopes to use the power of music to heal and inspire. That he did!
June 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We just discovered @musicalmedic.bsky.social, who prescribed us a dose of empowerment and played Mozart 31 – possibly the perfect soundtrack to get you through a writing session today. Inspired by William Sieghart, The Musical Medic hopes to use the power of music to heal and inspire. That he did!
Is your manuscript ready to share with the world? This Prepare for Publication week in Devon will answer all your most pressing questions. Monday June 16th - Saturday June 21st. Just a few places left! @georgewalkley.com & @jamesspackman73.bsky.social www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
Residential Writing Course: Prepare for Publication | Navigating your way from manuscript to book deal | Arvon
Is your manuscript ready to share with the world? This course will answer all your most pressing questions. How do you grab an agent’s attention? How do advances and royalties work? What does a PR cam...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Is your manuscript ready to share with the world? This Prepare for Publication week in Devon will answer all your most pressing questions. Monday June 16th - Saturday June 21st. Just a few places left! @georgewalkley.com & @jamesspackman73.bsky.social www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Applications open for 1 *FREE* place for writer from an underrepresented community on our "Shorts: short fic, poetry, non fic & hybrids" residential @arvonfoundation.bsky.social course in Aug. Email [email protected] by 4 Jun telling me how you're eligible & why this particular course interests you!
May 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Applications open for 1 *FREE* place for writer from an underrepresented community on our "Shorts: short fic, poetry, non fic & hybrids" residential @arvonfoundation.bsky.social course in Aug. Email [email protected] by 4 Jun telling me how you're eligible & why this particular course interests you!
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Well. Several hours later & still astonished & delighted to find myself on the Search for a Storyteller longlist!
So many thanks @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social & @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for finding something in my story. & congratulations to everyone else on the longlist! How exciting this is!
So many thanks @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social & @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for finding something in my story. & congratulations to everyone else on the longlist! How exciting this is!
May 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Well. Several hours later & still astonished & delighted to find myself on the Search for a Storyteller longlist!
So many thanks @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social & @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for finding something in my story. & congratulations to everyone else on the longlist! How exciting this is!
So many thanks @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social & @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for finding something in my story. & congratulations to everyone else on the longlist! How exciting this is!
Miranda Moore (@sparewriter.bsky.social) winner of the first Search for a Storyteller prize with @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social & Arvon, shares how an Arvon at Home course helped shape her next novel and why breakthroughs often come in unexpected moments.
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A Storyteller’s Journey with Arvon at Home | Arvon
Arvon spoke with Miranda Moore, the winner of the inaugural Search for a Storyteller competition run by DFB and...
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May 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Miranda Moore (@sparewriter.bsky.social) winner of the first Search for a Storyteller prize with @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social & Arvon, shares how an Arvon at Home course helped shape her next novel and why breakthroughs often come in unexpected moments.
www.arvon.org/a-storytelle...
www.arvon.org/a-storytelle...