NURTURING WRITERS & WRITING

"Moniack Mhor is a wonderfully inspiring and regenerative space." "Spending time at Moniack Mhor made such a shift in my writing and my confidence as a writer."
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BURSARY SUPPORT

"Moniack Mhor supports writers from all backgrounds and from all walks of life. Our bursary programme provides access for those who may find fees a barrier to joining a residential or online course or retreat, or taking part in mentoring."
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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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RESIDENCIES & AWARDS

"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

OUR BEGINNINGS

"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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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.

TREE MEETS SEA
TREE MEETS SEA
Mandy Haggith and Christina Riley join forces for a special day of immersive, non-fiction masterclasses as part of the Highland Book Prize Longlist Series.
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MAY RETREAT
MAY RETREAT
Immerse yourself in the fresh Highland air at Moniack Mhor to release your thoughts and ideas, in the glorious month of May as the evenings become lighter.
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NEURODIVERGENT WRITING
NEURODIVERGENT WRITING
Using their own work and the work of fellow neurodivergent writers and thinkers, Kate Fox and Elspeth Wilson will help participants explore how neurodiversity can be found in literary forms from poetry to fiction and creative non -fiction -and look at how neurodivergent writers of all levels of life experience can play with, challenge or find a sense of home within  these forms.
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WILD IMAGINATION
WILD IMAGINATION
In this course, we’ll draw on diverse examples from environmental and activist poetry, eco-memoir, climate fiction and multi-species storytelling to generate new and exciting work.
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NON-FICTION PROPOSAL
NON-FICTION PROPOSAL
Through four interactive workshops led by Caro Clarke and Margaux Vialleron, you will explore what you need to include in a non-fiction book proposal and how best to present your idea.
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HIGHLAND YOUNG WRITERS
HIGHLAND YOUNG WRITERS
Are you aged 14-24, living in or come from the Highlands and Islands*? Do you enjoy writing and/or are you interested in the publishing industry? Join us for our free Highland Young Writers’ programme starting this April!
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