NURTURING WRITERS & WRITING
BURSARY SUPPORT
Young Writers
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
OUR BEGINNINGS
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.
THIS SATURDAY!
Join us for FREE to celebrate the legacy our Creativity and Care Programme at WASPS Inverness Creative Academy! With exhibitions, live music, workshops and poetry readings- there is something for everyone to enjoy.
EWA WINNER
Congratulations to Amy Luxton who was awarded this year's The Bridge Awards Emerging Writer Award! 🎉
We also want to congratulate the runner up for the prize, David Cochrane, as well as three additional writers for being Highly Commended: Emanuelle Degli Esposti, Catrin Kemp and Rachel Anderson.
We're also delighted that this is the 10-year anniversary of the Emerging Writer Award!
BUILDING FICTIONAL WORLDS
Join award-winning novelist Liz Hyder online for a month to explore the joyful art of harnessing your imagination to build fictional worlds.
Find out how to unlock your wild imagination and use it for your storytelling in this fun and engaging course led by writer Liz Hyder. Over four intensive workshops, we’ll explore concepts and practicalities for your world-building, how character shapes our view of fictional worlds, what to leave in – and out! – of your stories, and how immersive language can bring your worlds to life.
EVENTS PROGRAMME
Taking place across spring 2025, The Highland Book Prize Longlist Series is a chance for readers to delve into the rich and diverse list of books celebrated by the prize. Enjoy readings and talks taking place online and with partners across the Highlands.
MYTH: PROSE AND VERSE
ONE TWIN ROOM SPACE LEFT!
The folk tales, fairytales and myths of our ancestors have inspired writers, poets and storytellers for generations. In this course we will explore strategies to weave them into modern tales, novels and poetry. We will be drawing on Celtic myth, fairy lore and European collections such as Grimm.
LATE JUNE RETREAT
ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT!! Whether you’re up early or late to bed, your creativity will benefit from a wander through the woods or along the single-track roads. Let the natural environment around the centre inspire your writing.