Moniack Mhor is pleased to announce the Co-chànan/ Comhtheanga writers-in-residence: Eoin P. Ó Murchú and Pàdraig MacAoidh
Co-chànan/ Comhtheanga is a hybrid digital and in-person residency for established writers working in Irish Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic exploring the creative relationships between these sister languages, and connecting Irish and Scottish Gaelic speaking communities.
Eoin P. Ó Murchú is a writer and translator. His first full-length translation, Tinte na Farraige Duibhe, a translation of a science-fiction novel from Scottish Gaelic, published in 2020, was shortlisted for the de Bhaldraithe translation prize.
His short stories and poetry have been published in Poetry Ireland Review, Comhar, Feasta, Lá, Lá Nua, as well as numerous other publications. He has been awarded various prizes for his poetry and writing, including the Fiach Dubh competition and Oireachtas literary prizes.
He wrote and directed the play Máirtín agus Jenny from the Block as part of the Scene + Heard festival this year. He co-created Raidió Ráiméis a regular comedy segment on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. He recently appeared in the contemporary TV drama An Clò Mòr on BBC Alba.
Peter Mackay is a poet, lecturer and broadcaster. He has two collections of poems, Nàdur De (Some Kind of, 2020) and Gu Leòr (Galore, 2015), published by Acair, and a pamphlet, From Another Island, with Clutag Press (2010). He writes in Gàidhlig and English, and his work has been translated into Czech, French, German, Irish, Occitan, Macedonian, Scots, Slovakian and Welsh.
Eoin P. Ó Murchú and Pàdraig MacAoidh will join Moniack Mhor’s International Residency in September 2024 to explore and enrich their creative practice, alongside writers from Ukraine, Scotland, Aotearoa, and the 2024 Moniack Mhor Jessie Kesson Fellow.
Prior to the residency, the participating writers will meet online to share their work with one another and consider collaborative themes. These themes will then be developed into a workshop to be co-delivered to young people in the Scottish Highlands and in Ireland via Zoom in September. After the residency, the writers will perform and discuss their work at an online event attended by Irish and Scottish Gaelic speaking communities.
This residency is generously funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Foras na Gaeilge through the Colmcille Fund
