Join prize-winning author Blake Morrison for a two-hour masterclass delving into the skills needed for life writing – be it structural elements or issues around using the ‘truth’ in your work. Tuesday 3 December More info: arvon.org/writing-course…

If you want to draw ideas from the world(s) around you, and dig deeper into ways of turning those ideas into prose, join myself and the fantastic(al) Zoe Gilbert at Arvon Arvon at The Hurst, 4th - 9th November ~ arvon.org/writing-course…

Embrace mischief, curiosity & wonder in this Arvon *online* course. Join Jay Griffiths & myself, 30th Sept - 4th Oct, with guest MeganFBarker (author of the brilliant, unique *Kit*), and learn how to bring spark and unexpected ideas to your work ~ arvon.org/writing-course…

Years ago, when I had 3 pages of what became 'In Search of the Missing Eyelash' I went on an Arvon. I met Ali Smith, a tutor then who helped me no end. Now full circle, I'm doing this with Arvon online❤️ How I Write: Karen McLeod Q&A and Reading arvon.org/writing-course…

🥁 The WINNER of our Search for a Storyteller with Arvon is... FOR NEVER WAS A STORY by Miranda Moore! ✨✨✨ This is a stunning, compelling YA novel and we're *so* excited to work with Miranda to bring her story to readers. Hugest congratulations, Miranda! 🎉🎊🎉🎊

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 📢 🌟 JOIN THE STORYTELLING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME 2024/25 🌟 Are you a pioneer of storytelling for social change? 🌍 Deadline: Thursday 5 September 2024, 5pm BST Find out more about the Storytelling Fellowship in Impact Production:

#CallingWriters | Submit to the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award In addition to £5,000 prize money, winners will get opportunities to hone their craft through Arvon writing courses, a Granta subscription & more. Deadline 31 August: tinyurl.com/jffehmds

Arvon is hiring a House Manager! Join our team at The Hurst in Shropshire, where you'll welcome and support tutors and visitors during creative writing retreats and courses. Strong interpersonal and practical skills are a must. Apply now: arvon.org/careers/

10 days to go until this Poetry & Memoir course in beautiful Devon. You'll learn to transform the natural world from a mere setting to an active participant in our lives with Jade Angeles Fitton and Anna Selby. Only a few places left!

This October I'll be tutoring a week-long Arvon course on autofiction with the brilliant Jarred McGinnis. Come play in the murky territory between the true and the made up with us! arvon.org/writing-course…

Thank you to all at Arvon Totleigh Barton where I've just finished teaching my first Arvon course with the brilliant Julia Armfield. We couldn't have had better or lovelier students - what an inspiring week. (Found poem by Francis Bacon. Not one of ours.)

Thank you Philip Shelley for imparting your knowledge and wisdom on this brilliant screenwriting seminar. It took my creativity to a whole new level. Thank you to the wonderful Arvon for hosting the workshop. #Screenwriting #Cinema 🎬

Here's 'short & sweet' my poetry newsletter for Sept with info on my events, book news, opportunities for writers & a recommended collection, feat Seren James Conor Patterson Picador Books BBC Open Country steve whitaker St Ives September Wordsworth Grasmere 1 of 2 mailchi.mp/586cc5698648/k…

One of the highlights of August for was spending a week at Arvon writing retreat with fellow poets from Apples and Snakes Words A- Stage 2024 Co-hort Big shoutout to the staff, my fellow poets and amazing tutors Yomi Ṣode 🇳🇬 his fingers have left 💯 Much needed creative reset❤️

#CallingWriters | It's the last week to submit to Aesthetica Creative Writing Award In addition to £5,000 prize money, winners will hone their craft further through Arvon writing courses, Granta subscription & more. Submit by 8 September: tinyurl.com/5t2d3nnb

What is autofiction? Serge Doubrovsky, who coined the term in 1977, called it ‘fake fiction of a real life’. Here novelist and researcher Natasha Bell (Natasha Bell) explains what it means to her. Join Natasha and Jarred McGinnis for an online writing week delving into the

Some of the books that have fed my practice, and I’m connecting with, in preparing for the forthcoming #Writing* course with KhairaniBarokka for Arvon Writing the Body/Embodied Place Writing starts on 23rd September for five weeks. arvon.org/writing-course…

I'm plotting for this 5-day Arvon poetry course at the luxurious Hurst which I'll be co-tutoring with Clare Best on 23rd Sept! Not long now. Our theme is Landscape and the Body, and our guest is Jonathan Totman. There are a few places left arvon.org/writing-course…

🧵The 2025 #DisabledPoetsPrize is now open for deaf and disabled UK poets! 🏆Best Single Poem 🏆Best Unpublished Pamphlet This year's judges are Jamie Hale, Polly Atkin & Khairani Barokka! Subs close: 1pm on 4 Nov, Free entry/£7 donation. Learn more: disabledpoetsprize.org.uk

Join poets Clare Shaw (Clare Shaw) and Anthony Vahni Capildeo on a journey through the haunted landscapes of your imagination. In this Online Writing Week, you'll work through writing exercises and discussions to inspire your creativity in a safe space. 👉 arvon.org/writing-course…