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2529 Fiction: Make Real Progress with Jessie Greengrass and Kevin MacNeil, Guest Reader Lesley Glaister
Mon 14th Jul - Sat 19th Jul
Fully Booked
On this course, writers Kevin MacNeil and Jessie Greengrass will help you navigate through frequently encountered obstacles including pace, setting, and dialogue. They will show you how to strengthen your work’s foundations by considering meaning, purpose, and direction.
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2530 Late July Retreat
Mon 21st Jul - Sat 26th Jul
Fully Booked
Surrounded by breathtaking views and the company of fellow writers, find the focus and time you need to bring your words to life.
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2531 Poetry: Vital Ingredients with John Glenday and Helen Mort, Guest Reader Kit Fan
Mon 28th Jul - Sat 2nd Aug
Fully Booked
Aimed at writers at all stages in their careers who are keen to put some spice back into their writing and live a healthy, sustainable life as a poet. We’ll use workshops, discussions, examples and ladlefuls of useful tips to guide you through a sequence of dos and donts that will help revitalise your writing and enrich your poems with a longer shelf life.
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2532 Early August Retreat – Week 1 of 2
Mon 4th Aug - Sat 9th Aug
Fully Booked
Summer is upon us, and Moniack’s gardens and the fields around us are bursting with life. Bring this rich energy to your writing practice with dedicated writing time on this first of two August retreat weeks.
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2533 Mid-August Retreat – Week 2 of 2
Mon 11th Aug - Sat 16th Aug
Fully Booked
In this second of two August retreat weeks, keep your writing flowing in the long summer days. Write by an evening fire in our stone circle, or in the cool shade of the stone walled living room surrounded by flowers cut from the gardens, and nourish your self and your words.
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2535 Nature Writing: The Wild Into Words with Mark Cocker and Karen Lloyd, Guests from Aigas Field Centre
Mon 25th Aug - Sat 30th Aug
Fully Booked
The aim of this course is to explore nature and wildlife, as well as the way we use language and the ethics of writing about a world we have so diminished. Central to the week is understanding how direct observation and internalising experience can be processed into high-quality poetry or prose.
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2536 Songwriting: Things Found in Song with Boo Hewerdine and Yvonne Lyon, Guest Reader John Hegley
Mon 1st Sep - Sat 6th Sep
Fully Booked
Delve into the world around you to imagine, create and hone songs. Drawing on the wonderfully random ephemera of life, you will look at elements such as form, melody and lyric to explore what makes a powerful song.
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2541 Early October Retreat
Mon 6th Oct - Sat 11th Oct
Fully Booked
As the colours turn and the nights begin to draw in, join us at Moniack Mhor for an uninterrupted week of writing. There will be roaring fires, company in the evenings, and plenty of delicious food to fuel those literary fires.
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2544 Late October Retreat
Mon 27th Oct - Sat 1st Nov
Fully Booked
As the nights get longer and the leaves fall, cosy up at Moniack Mhor and get some focused writing time. There will be company if you want it, hearty meals in the evening, but most of all, time and space to concentrate on your project without any distractions.
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