Start To Write With Arvon This Spring

Arvon's Starting to Write weeks grow more popular every year. If you've always wanted to write a novel, or try your hand at poetry, these courses are a great way to begin writing in an inspiring and supportive environment. 

There are still some places available on Starting to Write courses this spring, at Moniack Mhor from 29 March and at Totleigh Barton from 3 May.

Or, if you want to know more before taking the plunge, why not get An Introduction to Arvon at our open evening on 18 March?

Get A Grant Towards Your Arvon Course

Every year Arvon makes grants to hundreds of people who couldn't otherwise afford to attend. You can apply for up to £360 towards the total cost of a course. There are also dedicated grants available to volunteers and teachers.

If you live in the South West and you're under 25, you could even get a grant to attend a course completely free. The deadline for these special grants is 26 February so apply today.

From our Friends at Apples and Snakes

Apples and Snakes and Ian McMillan present Talking Myself Home - a poetic voyage of self-discovery that begins and ends in Barnsley. Join our hero as he skips puckishly from Low Valley Junior School to presenting The Verb on Radio 3, via The Beano, punk, the Premiership, and his band Oscar The Frog. You had to be there, and now you can be.

Also featuring Francesca Beard and Tyneside's poetry-slam colossus Scott Tyrrell.

24 February, 8pm, Soho Theatre
Book now at www.sohotheatre.com

From our Friends at Spread the Word

Spread the Word in association with The Literary Consultancy bring you Tapping the Trend. Do you want to explore the opportunities and threats of developing your creative practice in the digital age? Leading writer in digital media, Kate Pullinger, together with writers commissioned by Spread the Word, will discuss how they use the internet to create new work. Don't miss this important and timely event.

13 February, 1pm - 5.45pm, Free Word Centre, £35/25
Book now at www.spreadtheword.org.uk