NURTURING WRITERS & WRITING
BURSARY SUPPORT
Young Writers
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
OUR BEGINNINGS
Moniack Mhor is Scotland’s National Writing Centre. Based in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, we run courses in a range of genres tutored by some of the finest authors in the UK and beyond. With workshops and one to one tutorials, our courses provide an atmosphere to fully immerse yourself in your writing. The centre also offers writing retreats providing time and space, free from distractions, where you will find yourself part of a nurturing writing community. Other support offered by Moniack Mhor includes awards, bursaries, professional residencies to develop works in progress and a programme for young writers.
HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE
Taking place across spring 2025, The Highland Book Prize Longlist Series is a chance for readers to delve into the rich and diverse list of books celebrated by the prize. Enjoy readings and talks taking place online and with partners across the Highlands.
POETRY RESIDENTIAL
How can poetry be turned to protest, and how can words offer comfort to those who need it?
This course led by Harry Josephine Giles and Hannah Lavery with guest reader Roger Robinson is for anyone who’s interested in writing that meets the challenges of our times, whether as part of activist movements, as a way to deal with personal struggles, or simply as an honest response to the world. Includes workshops, discussion time and tutorials.
EWA WINNER
Congratulations to Amy Luxton who was awarded this year's The Bridge Awards Emerging Writer Award! 🎉
We also want to congratulate the runner up for the prize, David Cochrane, as well as three additional writers for being Highly Commended: Emanuelle Degli Esposti, Catrin Kemp and Rachel Anderson.
We're also delighted that this is the 10-year anniversary of the Emerging Writer Award!
BUILDING FICTIONAL WORLDS
Join award-winning novelist Liz Hyder online for a month to explore the joyful art of harnessing your imagination to build fictional worlds.
Find out how to unlock your wild imagination and use it for your storytelling in this fun and engaging course with four intensive workshops. Whether you’re an out-and-out fantasy writer, looking to create a dystopian tale, or simply wanting to dip your toe into world-building, this course is for you!
SCOTS COORSE
This taucht retreat is for awbody wha’s ever wantit tae or wha’s a’ready warkin tae scrieve sangs, poems or stories in the Scots leid. Baird Hannah Rarity an makar Billy Letford will haud wan-tae-wan tutorials wi ye ower the week tae gie ye a haun creatin new wark in Scots. The lave o the time will be yours tae explore whit ye can dae wi the Scots leid, readin Scots buiks in Moniack Mhor’s leebraries, an communin wi ither coorse participants wha are scrievin in Scots an aw.
FICTION RESIDENTIAL
Michael Donkor and Ashley Hickson-Lovence invite you to join them for a glorious and generative week of serious play and playful seriousness on the page. New writers, and perhaps those who have taken some time away from their writing, may find this fiction course especially encouraging!
Includes workshops, discussion, tutorials and a guest reader event with poet and novelist Cecilia Knapp.