I’ll be teaching a short fiction course @arvonfoundation.bsky.social next week at the re-furbished writing centre at Lumb Bank. I’ll be working with writer Vanessa Onwuemezi, which will be a special treat!

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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!

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

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.

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."

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...

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...

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 💙📚

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.

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...

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!

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!

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...

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

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...

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...

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! ❤️

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 🌟

The T. S. Eliot Foundation is delighted to announce the judges for the T. S. Eliot Prize 2025. Michael Hofmann will chair and will be joined on the panel by fellow poets Patience Agbabi and Niall Campbell. Read more now: tseliot.com/prize/catego...

Join us for The Hurst Open Gardens on Sunday 18 May, 2pm - 5pm. Visit the former home of playwright John Osborne and enjoy 26 acres of gardens and woodland. 🏡 House tours ☕ Tea, coffee & cake 🌱 Plant stall 📚 Book stall 📍 The Hurst, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0JA www.arvon.org/the-hurst-op...

Really fabulous first @arvonfoundation.bsky.social Saturday Writing Club this morning. Guest @carolinebirduk.bsky.social had some revelatory insights about editing. ‘Don’t start pruning the tree while it’s still a sapling’. It’s okay for a 2nd draft to be messier / longer than the 1st! #WritingTips

Join our Masterclass on May 20 to help me & Holly raise funds to be able to offer a FREE place on our residential @arvonfoundation.bsky.social week - as well as 2 hours of fun & playful writing exercises inspired by everything short: fiction, poetry, non-fic & hybrids! www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Non-fiction writers: don’t miss tomorrow’s two-hour Masterclass with Simon Garfield, the prize-winning author of more than 20 books of creative non-fiction on diverse subjects, including the international bestsellers Just My Type, On the Map, and Mauve. www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

In September, @sophieherx.bsky.social and I are running Everyday Play, a residential course for @arvonfoundation.bsky.social in Shropshire, with Karenjit Sandhu. We'll be making poetry and art over a week in a beautiful setting. Going to be fun. Booking open. www.arvon.org/.../resident...

Day 3 of writing retreat @arvonfoundation.bsky.social The view from my room. Nearly 50% of the sequel to Out of Shadows written.

Tutoring an @arvonfoundation.bsky.social residential writing course is one of my FAVOURITE things, and I adore short everythings: fiction, poetry, non-fic, hybrids. Come get excited with me, Holly Corfield Carr & @safiyakamaria.bsky.social in Aug, concessions available! www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

A joyful week where art meets language 💙💜🧡 Join poet-artists @sophieherx.bsky.social and @tomjenksuk.bsky.social for an inspiring, hands-on course exploring poetry through collage, theatre, zines, graffiti and more. 📅 8-13 September, The Hurst www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Bring your queerest vibes to this @arvonfoundation.bsky.social Bi+ Poetry online masterclass with me! 📆 September 23rd, 2025 🕖 7-9 PM BST / 2-4 PM AST 💸 £40, or ≈ $360 TTD, or ≈ $53 USD 🌐 via Zoom webinar 🔗 bit.ly/bipluspoetry... Claim the bi+ poems that are your own. #BiPoems

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This looks like a lovely opportunity to connect with writers and be creative together. Very affordable and accessible, thanks @arvonfoundation.bsky.social. #CreativeWriting

This seems like a really nice way to get some gentle writing encouragement.

We’re launching the 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 10 May, 10–11am www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Discover how to transform your will-to-write into compelling fiction during this immersive and energising writing week. 📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025 📍The Hurst, Shropshire ✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour... @sharonduggal.bsky.social

Our online Arvon course on writing for children and young people is now live. Join me and the brilliant Ashley Hickson-Lovence this summer for a fun, insightful and explorative week. www.arvon.org/writing-cour... @arvonfoundation.bsky.social

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...

This is happening next month and there are a few places left! If you can, JOIN US! Please share.

Am teaching historical fiction online @arvonfoundation.bsky.social week commencing 5 May with Rebecca Abrams. Great opportunity to gain inspiration, confidence and skills. Suitable for those with a work in progress and beginners as well. #historicalfiction #writinglife www.arvon.org/writing-cour...