Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre invites established UK-based writers working in fiction, poetry, non-fiction, song-writing, or playwriting to apply for the 2026 Jessie Kesson Fellowship, receiving time and space to develop their work.
The 2026 Fellow will
- Live on-site at Moniack Mhor from Monday 9th March – Saturday 4th April 2026.
- Receive a stipend of £350 per week (up to 3 weeks), plus travel and accommodation
- Have the opportunity to deliver a creative writing workshop based on or inspired by Jessie Kesson’s life and work, with young writers, local youth groups, libraries, or community groups.
- Take part in a public evening event in the form of a reading or lecture
- Have the option to contribute one piece of work to Moniack Mhor at the end of the residency.
The Jessie Kesson Fellowship will coincide with our spring collaborative residency programme for Scottish writers and our international residency.
To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must have had at least one major piece of work published by a UK publishing house (for example, one novel, one short-story collection, one poetry pamphlet or collection, one album, or had one professional production of their work staged). It is also desirable that applicants have experience of delivering workshops or working with children and young people and/or community groups.
The Fellowship is open to UK-based writers. Travel costs within the UK will be covered by the Fellowship. We would particularly encourage applications from those who experience barriers to the writing process.
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Deadline: Thursday 4 December 2025 at 23:55