Since 1968, Arvon has been offering people time and space to write, with an annual programme of residential courses and retreats at three rural writing houses – in Devon, Shropshire and Yorkshire. In beautiful countryside, with expert tuition from leading authors and the support of other like-minded writers, you can feed your imagination and let your stories flourish. The courses are tutored by some of the most acclaimed authors writing today, including Mark Haddon, Bernardine Evaristo, Jim Crace, Sinead Morrissey, Simon Armitage, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Willy Russell, Malorie Blackman and Melvin Burgess. Past tutors have included Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie and Beryl Bainbridge. Our adult programme covers a wide range of genres, for all levels of experience, from beginners to emerging and published writers. We also run Arvon City, our three-day non-residential creative writing courses in city centres. A third of all our courses are with schools and community groups.