The Arvon brochure is now on general release and course details are now also available on the Arvon website. Please note there is a change to the schedule of courses at Moniack Mhor, Course No. 3 Journalism is now cancelled. We will be running one course not included in the Arvon brochure and website - Crimewriting - with Louise Welsh and Andrew Taylor, both prizewinning literary crimewriters, on 16-21 November 2009.
Arvon Course No 2 March 30 - April 4. STARTING TO WRITE. Brian McCabe and Zoe Wicomb, guest Bernard MacLaverty.
CANCELLED Arvon Course No 3 April 6-11. JOURNALISM. Carolyn Jones and Stuart Kelly, guest Roger Hutchinson.
Arvon Course No 20 June 8-13. ADVANCED FICTION. Niall Griffiths and Anne MacLeod, guest James Robertson.
Arvon Course No 26 June 29-July 4. SRARTING TO WRITE. Romesh Guneskeera and Laura Marney, guest Steven Thomson.
Arvon Course No 29 July 6-11. SHORT STORY. Susie MacGuire and Julian Gough, guest A L Kennedy.
Arvon Course No 33 July 13-18 POETRY FOR CHILDREN. Carol ann Duffy and Helen Taylor, guest John Sampson.
Arvon Course No 36 July 20-25. WRITING AND PLACE. Linda Cracknell and Valerie Gillies, guest Andrew Greig.
Arvon Course No 39 July 27-August 1. NOVEL WRITING. Richard Mason and Louise Welsh, guest Stephen May.
Arvon Course No 42 August 3-8. ONE-TO-ONE SHORT STORY RETREAT. With Tim Pears as resident writer/tutor.
Arvon Course No 45 August 10-15. STARTING TO WRITE. Stephen Elliot and Karen Hayes, guest Janet Paisley.
Arvon Course No 39 August 17-22. STARTING TO WRITE A NOVEL. Margaret Elphinstone and Ewan Morrison, guest Alan Bissett.
Arvon Course No 54 August 31-September 5. POETRY. Sean O' Brien and Alan Brownjohn, guest Stewart Conn.
Arvon course No 57 September 7-12. WRITING RETREAT.
Arvon Course No 61 September 14-19. FICTION. Susanah Jones and Jon MacGregor, guest Esther Woolfson.
Arvon Course No 62. September 21-26. ARVON FRIENDS RETREAT WEEK.
Arvon Course No 66 September 28-October 3. FICTION AND POETRY. Isla Dewar and Mario Petrucci, guest Tessa Hadley.
Arvon Course No 75 October 19-24. LIFE WRITING. Laura Hird and Kevin MacNeil, guest Anne Donovan
Extra Course. November 16-21. CRIMEWRITING. Louise Welsh and Andrew Taylor. Guest TBC.
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In 2009 we also look forward to working with the Highland Society of Authors Write and Respite Weekends, a visit from the Centauri Arts School from Ontario, the return of the Pushkin Prizewinners and much more. We hope you will be able to visit us at Moniack Mhor in 2009.
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