Moniack Mhor
.jpg) The building in November 2006 | |
| Founder(s) | Kit and Sophia Fraser |
|---|---|
| Established | 1993 |
| Head | Rachel Humphries |
| Address | Teavarran, Kiltarlity, Beauly, Scotland IV4 7HT |
| Location | Kiltarlity, Beauly , , |
| Coordinates | 57°24′26″N 4°27′08″W / 57.4072575°N 4.4521987°W |
| Website | www |
Moniack Mhor is a creative writing centre in Scotland. Based in the Scottish Highlands, Moniack Mhor is fourteen miles from Inverness. The centre is a registered charity and is supported by Creative Scotland.[1][2]
History[edit]
The centre has given residential courses since its inception. These are usually up to a week long and the tutors are usually high-profile writers and other visiting guest speakers. The students range from established to teenaged writers. Courses include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, travel writing and song writing courses given by names such as Morag Joss, William McIlvanney, Carol Ann Duffy, Andrew O'Hagan, Alasdair Gray, Findlay Napier and Bella Hardy.[3][4] The centre also runs an outreach programme around creative writing for young people in the Highlands and provides bursaries for people struggling to manage the costs of the courses.
From its foundation the centre had been set up as one of the centres for the writers’ charity Arvon. In 1999 the centre was temporarily closed but took off again.[5] In 2015 the centre became an independent organisation assisted by funding from Creative Scotland .[6][7]
Prizes[edit]
Places on courses at the retreat have been awarded as prizes for Scottish book awards, such as the Caledonia Novel Award and the Scottish Book Trust's Next Chapter Award,.[8][9]
There are a number of fellowships available through the centre. These include:
- The Jessie Kesson Fellowship
- Emerging Writer Award
- Writing for Children Bursary
- Travel Writing Bursary
- Katharine Stewart Bursary
In 2017 the centre founded the Highland Book Prize with the cooperation of The Highland Society of London and Ullapool Book Festival.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Moniack Mhor". LITERATURE ALLIANCE SCOTLAND. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Moniack Mhor - a Highland haven for writers". Creative Scotland. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Interview: Findlay Napier on his new album Glasgow, a homage to the Dear Green Place - The Scotsman". Https. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Top 10 art holidays and creative writing retreats in the UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Low bookings close writers' retreat". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Moniack Mohr". The skinny. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Arvon and Moniack Mhor". Arvon Newsletter. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "'Electric' historical fiction wins Caledonia Novel Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Kit de Waal and Gail Honeyman on Women's Prize for Fiction longlist". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Longlist announced for new Highland Book Prize - BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Winner of new Highland Book Prize announced". BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2018.