Join the Moniack Mhor experience online and access top-quality creative writing tuition, develop your craft and share your experiences with a community of writers – all from the comfort of your own sofa, desk or kitchen table.
Our activity includes Moniack in a Month courses, year-round seasons of writing, masterclasses and other one-off events, and an online mentoring scheme. We add new courses and events throughout the year so please keep an eye on our social media and newsletter for updates!
30th Anniversary Celebrations
This year at Moniack Mhor, we are celebrating three decades of supporting creative writing journeys in all walks of life. As we head into our 30th year, we are excited to continue developing our online courses with the same focus on Moniack Mhor’s warm, supportive environment combined with the expertise of skilled and inspirational writers.
We’ll be sharing stories and marking our anniversary in as many ways as we can, from 17th May 2023 to 16th May 2024. In the meantime, we are delighted to introduce the first events in a new online Masterclass series. We look forward to welcoming you through our virtual doors!
Courses
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2563 Online: Moniack in a Month – Crime Fiction with Abir Mukherjee
Mon 7th Apr - Wed 30th Apr
Online
Unlock the secrets to writing compelling crime fiction in this engaging and intensive online course led by crime writer Abir Mukherjee. Perfect for new writers, this course will dive into all the essentials you’ll need to keep your readers on the edge of their seats.
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2566 Online: A Year of Writing with Elizabeth Reeder – Season 3
Wed 9th Apr - Wed 2nd Jul
Online
Join Elizabeth Reeder online as you work on your long-form fiction or creative non-fiction project. This course offers an open, supportive, dedicated space for you to write a work-in-progress in the company of other writers, with Elizabeth building and holding a kind and supportive frame within which we can do our best work. Includes craft sessions, writing spaces, group feedback, one-to-one tutorials and the chance to share your work with your group.
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2584 Online Masterclass: Intention – with A.L. Kennedy
Wed 9th Apr
Online
When we write, we may set out without a clear sense of direction, or we may begin before we are quite ready to write. It’s easy to lose our direction, or to never quite find it and therefore to lose momentum of projects that might otherwise succeed. Join A.L. Kennedy to explore how you can clarify who you are as a writer in this time and in this world. How best can you prepare yourself and your work so that you can write effectively in an organic and unified way?
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2564 Online: Moniack in a Month – Demystifying Poetry with Ella Frears
Wed 7th May - Fri 30th May
Online
In this course you’ll look carefully at different elements of poetry writing, demystifying things like line breaks, shape, rhythm, rhyme, voice, language, and form. You will write new poems – trying on these techniques, seeing how they feel and exploring what they can do for you and your work.
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2565 Online: Moniack in a Month – Writing into Grief with Pragya Agarwal
Thu 5th Jun - Fri 27th Jun
Online
Writing from a place of pain, about people and things that are no longer with us can be really hard. How do we write into our grief rather than around it? Join writer and academic Pragya Agarwhal online for a supportive month of workshops focusing on processing grief and loss into words
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