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Arvon Foundation
       
Website www.arvonfoundation.org/
Year Established 1968
Program Description Residential workshops that include individual & group instruction, critiques, evening readings
Number of Programs/Year 61
Program Length 4-1/2 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio 16/session
Program Focus Children's, Fiction, Humor, Journalism, Non-fiction, Playwriting, Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Screenwriting
Faculty 50+ instructors
Costs £360 (£195/students), includes meals & lodging, Grants & bursaries are available. Mostly shared lodging in Totleigh Barton, a manor house surrounded by farmland
Global Locations Devon & West Yorkshire, England
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Months May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Contact Arvon Foundation
Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy
Devon, EX21 5NS
England
Phone: 44-1409-231338
E-Mail:
Other locations: Lumb Bank, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire, HX7 6DF, England; ph: 44-1422- 843714. Moniack Mhor, Teavarran, Kiltarlity, Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland, IV4 7HT; ph: 44-1463-741675
 
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Backspace Writers Conference in writing
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Writing the Rockies in writing
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Pennwriters Conference in writing
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Antioch Writers' Workshop in writing
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July 6-12, 2013. Fiction, memoir and personal essay, poetry. Accessible faculty, intensive seminars, manuscript critiques, agent meetings. Presented in partnership with Antioch University.

Wesleyan Writers Conference in writing
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Jackson Hole Writers Conference in writing
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Southern California Writers' Conference in writing
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Devoted to writers of all levels, the SCWC has facilitated some $4 million in first-time authors’ book and screen deals. Sep 20-22, 2013 and Feb 14-17, 2014.

Write on the Sound Writers' Conference and Pre-Conference in writing
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Advanced craft workshops and high level critique in beautiful Carson City, all benefitting Ventana Sierra, our nonprofit which helps at-risk youth realize their dreams. Jun 14-16, 2013

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3rd Annual Summer Writing Workshop with Abigail Thomas, Dorothy Allison and Bar Scott June 8 – 14, 2013 – Westcliffe, Colorado a unique and intimate 6-day writing workshop for women

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Yale Writers' Conference in writing
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Sail to Success in writing
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Trip of a lifetime. Unique workshop combining best-in-class faculty with an outstanding venue. 4-days of intense critiques and lectures while sailing the Bahamas.

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Author Salon, the novel development and network site for aspiring authors, has created a competitive novel writing program.

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