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Arvon Masterclass with Tessa Hadley

Telling Stories Through Spaces
Curious Minds Festival
Sat 28 Mar ’26 11:00 - 13:00
Sat 28 Mar ’26
11:00 - 13:00
  • Sat 28 Mar ’26
    Doors open
    10:30
    Start
    11:00
    Approx. end
    13:00
    Persephone Bookshop, BA1 2EE
    Tickets
  • Tickets £38.50

Master the art of writing interiors with the acclaimed storyteller Tessa Hadley.

Arvon, the much-loved creative writing charity known for nurturing generations of writers, comes to Bath for a special masterclass with award-winning writer, Tessa Hadley. She’ll be focusing on  how writers can describe interior spaces— those rooms where so much of life unfolds, from the everyday to the wildly dramatic.

 In a short story or a novel – or a memoir – these places aren’t simply background, they’re essential to the story and part of its character. We’ll explore some examples from brilliant published writers, and then experiment with creating our own places.

A great opportunity to learn this key skill with the author of eight acclaimed novels and three collections of short stories.

All welcome, no previous experience necessary. Please bring your own notebook and pen.

Suitable for all levels. Please bring your own notebook and pen. Tea and biscuits are included in your ticket price.


Please note this venue has no step-free access.

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About Tessa Hadley

Tessa Hadley is the author of eight highly praised novels: Accidents in the Home, which was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, Everything Will Be All Right, The Master Bedroom, The London Train, Clever Girl, The Past, Late in the Day and Free Love, and four collections of stories: Sunstroke, Married Love, Bad Dreams and After the Funeral. She won the Windham Campbell Prize for Fiction in 2016, The Past won the Hawthornden Prize for 2016 and she has twice been awarded the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, for 2018 and for 2024. Her stories appear regularly in the New Yorker. Her most recent book is the novella The Party.


About Arvon

Arvon is the UK’s leading creative writing charity. Founded in 1968, it is known for its diverse creative writing courses and events led by leading authors. Its online programme offers writing weeks, writing days, masterclasses and a Saturday Writing Club. Residential courses are set in historic writing houses in inspiring countryside locations. Courses cover a range of genres including fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, theatre, screenwriting and more.

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