Moniack Mhor Writers' Centre  is in the beautiful  Scottish Highlands, just fourteen miles from the city of Inverness. Since our first course in 1993 Moniack Mhor has been running creative writing courses tutored by some of the finest authors in the UK and beyond.

Throughout  six months of the year residential creative writing courses are run in association with the world renowned Arvon Foundation. Previous tutors include Liz Lochead, Roger McGough, Joanne Harris, Carol Ann Duffy, Ali Smith, Bernard MacLaverty, A. L. Kennedy and Alan Bisset. Genres include novel, poetry, screenplay, crime, writing for children and many others. Through an annual  bursary fund Moniack Mhor offers grants for Arvon courses.

Partnership and  Schools Courses.  Moniack Mhor runs partnership courses with schools, further education establishments, charities, community groups and commercial organisations. We can advise upon courses or retreats, of any length, tailored to the requirements of your organisation. There is an induction loop and the main work/living space is  wheelchair accessible. The office, attached to the main house, is staffed during working hours.

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The centre is happy to announce the completion of the 1st stage of ongoing improvements to enhance accommodation and access at Moniack Mhor. With the assistance of a Scottish Arts Council Capital Lottery Grant, two existing upstairs twin rooms were converted into four single room cells, meaning that the centre now offers ten single and three twin rooms for student accommodation on Arvon open courses. Alongside the SAC Lottery grant, with the  further in-kind support of Zoe Partington of Architecture Inside Out we were enabled to convert an existing ground floor room into a disabled toilet and shower room, situated adjacent to one single and one twin room.The second stage of works to improve access, by the creation of a new ramp and terrace, has now been completed.

Moniack Mhor enjoys a very active and diverse range of Arvon and partnership courses. We have also welcomed schools from throughout Scotland and from Ontario and also students from Russia who attend the annual Pushkin Prize-winners course. Our annual Highland residential schools courses have included Creative Writing for Advanced Higher Portfolio and specialised courses such as Dark Sky at Moniack Mhor, made possible by a grant from the Royal Astronomical Society  - where students experienced a range of stargazing sessions and workshops led by a visiting scientist from Royal Observatory Edinburgh, which provided  the inspiration for a week of creative writing.

 In May 2010 the centre expanded upon its partnership with nearby Abriachan Forest Trust, hosting ten days of primary school visits to the forest followed by afternoon writing sessions at Moniack Mhor. The two week Written World programme was attended by some 200 local primary children from the Charleston Academy cluster, Merkinch, Bun Sgoil Gadhilig Inbhir Nis and Kilchuimen.

In addition to offering a superb programme of Arvon courses to the public, we look forward to working with new and existing partners, from the local community to the wider world. The Arvon course programme for 2010 is shown below. Arvon course bookings can be arranged through the Arvon website www.arvonfoundation.org or by telephone to Moniack Mhor 01463 741675.

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