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Write like no one’s watching at Moniack Mhor
The Scottish Book Trust new writers were with us recently. One of the recipients, Sheila M. Averbuch, has written about her experience at Moniack Mhor and has kindly allowed us to share it here. They say you enjoy dancing most if you do it like no one’s watching; my wise…
Words from the Hill Ceilidh
To celebrate the end of our Spring Residency Month, we held a ceilidh in Abriachan Village Hall, where we brought together some of the writers, singers and poets who had been sharing the space at Moniack Mhor these past few weeks. If you were there, then you’ll know just how…
Tales of the North Coast
Alan Temperley writes a blog post for us about his time as an English teacher in Farr Secondary School and the creation of a fantastic collection of tales, told by his pupils. We’d like to thank Alan for writing this and for his patience. A Surprise Success For…
Bearmouth by Liz Hyder
Liz Hyder was the joint winner of the Emerging Writer Award this year, along with Hanna Randall. Liz has recently found a publisher for her book Bearmouth at Puskin Press. We thought we’d have a chat with Liz and ask her about it. Tell us a bit about yourself. Are…
The Bridge Awards Emerging Writer Prize
Rue Baldry was the winner of the Emerging Writer Award last year. Here, she writes about her experiences throughout the year. This was originally posted on Rue’s website. I have come to the end of my year as the The Bridge/Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer. It has been amazing. I really…
The Distance
Guest post by musician Phil Langran on his experiences at Moniack Mhor. In February 2017 I travelled from home in Nottingham to attend my first Moniack Mhor song-writing course with with Kathryn Williams, Roddy Woomble and Rachel Sermanni Like many others, I arrived full of that woozy ‘oh goodness what…
Oban – The Perfect Destination
For the second year in a row, Moniack Mhor had the pleasure of supplying the first prize in the Tarbert Book Festival writing competition. The eventual winner was Sylvia Hehir with her short story Oban – The Perfect Destination. Sylvia has given us kind permission to share the story with…
Another Moniack Mhor inspired poem.
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of writers from the Scottish Book Trust. Moniack Mhor is an inspirational place, as you will know if you’ve ever been. One of the course participants, Ciara MacLaverty, was inspired to write this wonderful poem. Women Tell…
Hollie McNish wins Ted Hughes Award.
Hollie McNish has been announced as winner of the Ted Hughes award for new work in poetry, for her poetic memoir Nobody Told Me. The award seeks to recognise excellence in poetry, highlighting outstanding contributions made by poets to our cultural life. We’re proud to say that Hollie will be…
My Week at Moniack Mhor – Kathryn Williams
I arrived to Moniack Mhor at night, being picked up at the airport and driven by the wonderfully enigmatic Gordon in the twists and turns of country roads. Stories of owning wolves and love and loss in the front seat of a mini bus began my magical time. He took…