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Suzanna Fitzpatrick @suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social · 15d

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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Peter Stott @stottpeter.bsky.social · Jul 28

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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Caroline Brothers @carobrothers.bsky.social · Jul 3

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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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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Jon Nicholls @jonnicholls.bsky.social · Jul 10

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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Rachel Carney @createdtoread.bsky.social · Jul 20

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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Adrian / Aidan Coyle @adriancoyle.bsky.social · Jul 22

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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Adrian / Aidan Coyle @adriancoyle.bsky.social · Jul 22

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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Adrian / Aidan Coyle @adriancoyle.bsky.social · Jul 22

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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New Writing North @newwritingnorth.bsky.social · Jun 24

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."

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 12

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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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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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 9

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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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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Carolyn Morgan @carolynmorgan.bsky.social · Jun 5

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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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · Jun 8

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...

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 4

Deadline today! Apply for a FREE place on our Short Fiction residenital.

Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · May 21

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!

At the top of the graphic is the text: "Free place on our residential Arvon Shorts course for a writer from an underrepresented community!". Below is a screenshot from the Arvon website, with the title "Residential writing course: Shorts", ahd the subtitle "Short fiction, non-fiction, poetry and hybrids", Tutors Tania Hershman and Holly Corfield Carr, Guest tutor Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, Date Monday August 18th - Sat August 23rd 2025, Location Totleigh Barton

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 4

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!

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · May 23

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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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · May 21

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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helen @hejparry.bsky.social · May 20

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!

Search for a Storyteller Long List
The Girl Who Lost Her Imagination - Rupert Barrington
Fox & Mouse and the Worlds Inbetween - Emmy Clarke
The Secrets of Skyshore - Laura Davies
The Bee Seekers - Ruth Davies
Piglet and Pear - Jessica Ellis
The Broken Isle - Heather Fishwick
Light Beyond the Mountains - Alka Handa
Sparks of Green - Claire Lincoln-Gordon
Fishsong - Sarah Newman
The Monster of Ruthyn Hall - Helen Parry
Octavius Blood and the Blood Oath - Ross Salvage
Febred - Clive Wallis

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · May 20

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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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · May 19

Join us tomorrow night on Zoom 7pm UK time - still time to sign up, concessions available! Very much looking forward to celebrating all things short: www.arvon.org/writing-cour... @arvonfoundation.bsky.social

A photograph of two smiling people, one with short red hair, one with short brown hair and glasses, and behind them the words "Masterclass: SHORTS".

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · May 19

Join @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social for her Fiction Masterclass on Friday, exploring how to create the most compelling characters. Friday May 23rd, 11:00-13:00 BST www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social · May 18

I’m ‘creating compelling characters’ on Friday if anyone fancies it. An Arvon course, by zoom, 11 a.m. No right or wrong with these things. Just my way of working. www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · May 19

Don't miss tomorrow's Masterclass, exploring 'shorts' in all genres: short fiction, non-fiction, poetry and hybrids. Tuesday May 20th 2025, 19:00-21:00 BST www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Apr 7

Join @taniahershman.bsky.social & Holly Corfield Carr for a Masterclass on crafting miniature masterpieces. A taster for their August Shorts course at Totleigh Barton — plus, your ticket helps fund a free place for an underrepresented writer. Win-win!

Details 👉 www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · May 18

Hugely looking forward to running an in-person Non-Fiction Writing Workshop at @hayfestival.bsky.social this year, supported by @arvonfoundation.bsky.social 📚⛺️🎪

Over 2 hours, I’ll aim to guide you through honing your topic, research, structure & narrative.

It won't be intimidating, I promise! ❤️

poster for Hay/Arvon writing workshop with Rachel Clarke

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 21

Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just starting out, this Online Writing Week offers a chance to connect with other queer writers, experiment with your craft, and discover new ways of expressing yourself. Tutored by Mary Jean Chan and
@kostyatsolakis.bsky.social 🌟

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