As part of the Trust’s commitment to support writers from under-represented Scottish identities, The Second Life Awards provided two bursaries for poets over 30 to receive individual support from Moniack Mhor. This may take the form of courses, retreat or mentoring and was designed in conversation with the recipient. 

For the 2022 Edwin Morgan Bursary, we asked Scottish BAME Writers Network and Sanctuary Queer Arts to each nominate a poet that they feel would benefit from this opportunity. The recipients of the bursaries were Shasta Hanif Ali and Jamie McCormick.

Read Shasta’s post, reflecting on her experience at Moniack Mhor, here: Writing to Memories and Friendships