Yes, writing novels can be like climbing Mount Everest, but think of the view from the summit! And yes, with the right guides all mountains are surmountable. We’ll help you in your search for the best narrative voice for this particular story, and guide you on that steep uphill journey from rough idea and draft to arriving at your destination.

Tutors:
Susanna Jones is the author of The Earthquake Bird, Water Lily, The Missing Person’s Guide to Love and When the Nights were Cold. She teaches on the creative writing MA at Royal Holloway University of London.
Cory Taylor is an award-winning screenwriter, short story writer and novelist. Her novel Me and Mr Booker was the Pacific region winner of the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize.
Guest James Robertson’s novels include The Testament of Gideon Mack and the award-winning books Joseph Knight and And the Land Lay Still.

Arvon’s residential writing courses run from Monday afternoon to Saturday morning. Each course is tutored by two professional writers plus a guest writer who visits mid-week to read their work and answer your questions. There are daily workshops over four days running from Tuesday to Friday, and a one-to-one tutorial with each tutor too.