30 YEARS OF MONIACK MHOR

"Come on a journey to 1993: crofting tales linger but now the smell of paint is fresh in the air, the final pictures are being hung on stone walls and there is frantic unpacking of auction house crockery and cutlery. We welcome our first course, led by Liz Lochead, Roger McGough and the late Aonghas MacNeacail"
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30 YEARS OF MONIACK MHOR

"Once a working croft of cattle barn and cottage, the buildings fell into disrepair in the 60s, until it was discovered by Kit and Sophia Fraser in 1991."
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Young Writers

"To have someone take my work seriously and help me try and improve was a real confidence boost"
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Bursaries

"I hesitated applying for a bursary, I wasn’t sure if it was meant for me but it was a simple process that I’d recommend to anyone who may need some financial help. You never know where a course may lead you."
Find out about our Bursary Scheme

Support for Writers

"The team at Moniack Mhor, with great care and thoughtfulness, have not only created a magical and functional space for the imagination, but also a refuge for genuine human connections.”
Find out about our residency and awards programme
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.

NATURE & POETRY
NATURE & POETRY
How do we engage with the non-human world? How do our own personal histories intersect with our experiences in nature? Join Alycia Pirmohamed and Genevieve Carver in this course to explore how environment, place and wildlife can inform our poetry. With guest reader Tim Tim Cheng. Mon 19th Aug - Sat 24th Aug
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CREATIVITY & CARE
CREATIVITY & CARE
Join Boo Hewerdine and Michele Stodart for a songwriting and recording opportunity! This residential is offered as part of the Creativity and Care Programme for care experienced young people aged 14-30.
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ONLINE: MASTERCLASS
ONLINE: MASTERCLASS
Join fiction writer Helen Oyeyemi in her second masterclass, this one focusing on how supplying or omitting details affects the substance and flow of a narrative. Includes writing exercises and a short Q&A. Thursday 1st August, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
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PLAYWRITING
PLAYWRITING
This course is aimed at new and developing writers; you’ll be discussing structure, form and voice and focusing on how to apply those concepts to your work.
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HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE
HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE
Join us online or in-person for evening celebrating the finest published work that is created in, or about, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and be among the first to hear who will win the 2023 Highland Book Prize. The Highland Book Prize 2023 will be awarded at a ceremony in partnership with Nairn Book & Arts Festival on Tuesday 3rd September 2024
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ONLINE: POETRY
ONLINE: POETRY
Join poet John Glenday in a small group of 12 participants for an intensive month of workshops which will use examples, exercises, discussions and readings to create new poems and hone editing skills. A 4-week online poetry course, with guest Helen Mort. 22nd August - 13th September.
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