Category: Reflections
Moniack Mhor: Writing to Memories and Friendships
Shasta Ali, writer, poet and anti-racism campaigner, was one of the recipients of the 2022 Edwin Morgan Trust X Moniack Mhor Bursary Awards. Here, she shares a little of her writing journey and her experience at Moniack Mhor: I started writing as a response to grief which was tightening its…
30th Anniversary Memories: Michel Faber
In this month’s blog post, we continue the sharing of stories from the many people who have touched lives with Moniack Mhor over the last 30 years. Long-time friend and tutor, Michel Faber shares his memory: My most treasured memory of Moniack Mhor doesn’t actually concern any of the times…
30th Anniversary Memories: Graham Morgan
Throughout our 30th year, we will be sharing a series of blog posts with anecdotes, snippets, and memories from many of the people who have spent time with us at Moniack Mhor over the years. In this first post, we warmly welcome Graham Morgan, writer and now Moniack Mhor Board…
30 Years of Moniack Mhor
Welcome to Moniack Mhor, 30 years of words and hospitality… Today, Wednesday 17th May 2023, marks thirty years since Moniack Mhor opened its doors to writers. We are delighted to relaunch the Moniack Mhor Blog with reflections on this big birthday from Rachel Humphries, our Centre Director. And look out…
January at Moniack – Life Unseen
It is winter and all seems dead. The slow seep of colour has left us with hills swept in elephantine greys. Each ornate, heavyweight night drags its tail far into what daylight remains. All, in this gloom, seems dead.
But from within we watch, we wait, look closer. We have weathered this before.