Courses
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2581 Online: Poetry Workshop – with Nalini Paul
Tue 25th Feb
Online
Join poet and nature-lover Nalini Paul in this two-hour online poetry workshop. You will engage in a range of inspiring writing exercises to get the ideas flowing, look at examples of nature poetry and find new ways of unlocking the ideas that might lie trapped within your mind, just waiting to spring onto the page (or screen).
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2562 Online: Moniack in a Month – Memoir with Chitra Ramaswamy
Tue 4th Mar - Thu 27th Mar
Online
Join author and journalist Chitra Ramaswamy online for a month to excavate the profoundly complex, generous, and rewarding process of writing about oneself. A 4-week online course, with guest writer, Amy Key.
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2582 Online Masterclass: Neurodivergent Approaches to Repetition 1 – with Debris Stevenson
Tue 18th Mar
Online
Let’s repeat: sounds, words, movements, music. This session draws from Debris’ experience of a multi-sensory ‘polylogue’, a mind filled with conversation, smells, textures, dances, images and sounds. By the end of the session we will devise new writing tasks and techniques, processes and forms, drawn from observations of our individual minds.
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2583 Online Masterclass: Neurodivergent Approaches to Repetition 2 – with Hannah Silva
Thu 20th Mar
Online
How can repetition change us and our writing, transforming into new ideas, meanings and revelations? Do your thoughts loop? Do you replay dialogue over and over? Does your mind glitch on a particularly tasty word? How does this impact how you write? Through examples, exercises and exchange this session will unlock nooks in your writing minds.
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Young Writers’ Café with Iona Lee
Thu 20th Mar
In this workshop with poet and visual artist Iona Lee, participants will explore the intersections between illustration and poetry, looking at poets who have illustrated their own work, visual and concrete poetry, the book beautiful, and the poetic image.
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2513 Late March Retreat
Mon 24th Mar - Sat 29th Mar
Put those extra hours of sunlight to excellent use and work on your ideas as spring comes to the Highlands.
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2514 Early April Retreat
Mon 31st Mar - Sat 5th Apr
Limited Places Available
As the land around Moniack Mhor begins to burst with life, come and join us for a week and let your writing productivity flourish.
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Young Writers’ Café with Lucy Strange
Thu 3rd Apr
Writing spinechillers! Join Lucy Strange as we explore different ways of creating a spooky atmosphere and building tension in our gothic fiction and ghost stories.
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2515 April Retreat
Mon 7th Apr - Sat 12th Apr
Fully Booked
With spring in the air, and daffodils dotting the landscape with their beautiful yellow heads, take the time to inject new life and fresh energy into your writing.
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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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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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2517 Fiction: Exposing the Heart of Your Story with Jacob Ross and Karen Campbell, Guest Reader Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Mon 21st Apr - Sat 26th Apr
Limited Places Available
This course will enable you to find the heart of the story you’re currently writing, and get a sharper focus on where you’re going to take it.
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2518 Poetry: Animals, Beasts and Monsters with Pascale Petit and Gwyneth Lewis, Guest Reader Jay Griffiths
Mon 28th Apr - Sat 3rd May
Join Gwyneth and Pascale in writing as deeply as you dare into imagination’s bestiaries, during group workshops and bespoke individual sessions with award-winning poets who are pioneers of their own creaturely wilds.
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2519 May Retreat
Mon 5th May - Sat 10th May
Limited Places Available
With the arrival of milder temperatures, join us in the hills to reflect on your work and sharpen your focus on writing.
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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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2520 Tutored Retreat: Writing on Climate Change with Nick Drake and Nancy Campbell, Guest Reader Anna Selby
Mon 12th May - Sat 17th May
A tutored retreat for those engaged on work in progress responding to the climate emergency, in any genre, who would value a concentrated period of time in which to write, to engage with feedback, and to enjoy focused, supportive conversations with tutors and fellow writers.
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2523 Non-Fiction: Essay Writing with Jen Stout and Peter Ross, Guest Reader Kathleen Jamie
Mon 2nd Jun - Sat 7th Jun
Fully Booked
This course will cover a range of techniques and issues, drawing upon examples of excellent non-fiction from across decades. Topics are likely to include: ways to structure; the ethics and challenges of writing about self and others; finding your voice; creating a sense of place.
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2565 Online: Moniack in a Month – Writing into Grief with Pragya Agarwal
Thu 5th Jun - Sat 28th 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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2524 Myth: Prose and Verse with Kevin Crossley Holland and Catherine Fisher, Guest Reader Dimitra Fimi
Mon 9th Jun - Sat 14th Jun
A course exploring Norse and Celtic myth, with a sprinkling of Arthurian legend, and the ways of weaving them into modern tales, novels and poems.
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2525 Midsummer Retreat
Mon 16th Jun - Sat 21st Jun
Fully Booked
Immerse yourself in the bright hills of Moniack Mhor and embrace the energy of the summer solstice.
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2526 Late June Retreat
Mon 23rd Jun - Sat 28th Jun
Fully Booked
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.
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2527 Life Writing with Salena Godden and Louisa Young, Guest Reader Michel Faber
Mon 30th Jun - Sat 5th Jul
Limited Places Available
This is an exciting course with award-winning authors Salena Godden and Louisa Young, for writers who are exploring writing about or from their own life experiences, at any stage of their project.
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2528 Early July Retreat
Mon 7th Jul - Sat 12th Jul
Fully Booked
Bring your ideas and your writing materials for a week with like-minded writers and the chance to make some headway with your writing projects.
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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
Limited Places Available
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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