Fully-funded places on the Arvon poetry course 'Queer and Queering Poetic Forms' and the Arvon tutored retreat 'How to finish your poetry collection' are available in 2027. Deadlines from 21 November.
Queer and Queering Poetic Forms
Tania Hershman is offering a fully-funded place on an Arvon residential poetry course she’s co-tutoring with James McDermott, with guest Kym Deyn, at The Hurst from 18 to 23 January 2027. The theme is "Queer and Queering Poetic Forms". You don’t need to consider yourself a writer, identify as queer, or think of what you write as poetry. You just need to be interested in exploring your creativity through writing around this theme.
The place is open to anyone from an underrepresented or marginalised community who hasn’t been on an Arvon residential before.
See here to find out more and apply by 21 November 2026.
How to finish your poetry collection
The Sher Jung Foundation is funding a place on Arvon’s Tutored Retreat: Poetry, "How to finish your poetry collection", at Lumb Bank, 15 to 20 March 2027. On this course for experienced poets, Mona Arshi and Jane Commane, with guest Deryn Rees-Jones, will help you redraft, reinvent and embrace your existing body of work.
The place is open to an underrepresented poet who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend and who can show a commitment to writing poetry.
See here to find out more and apply by 8 December 2026.