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You have reached Brownsbank Cottage, the farm labourer's cottage at Candy Mill in South Lanarkshire which was the home of Hugh MacDiarmid from 1951 to 1978.

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2012 Brownsbank Retreats
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Biggar Museums Trust Brownsbank Committee is offering six Scottish-based writers the opportunity to each spend a month at Brownsbank Cottage to pursue their own professional/artistic development under Creative Scotland’s Creative Futures programme.

Proposals are invited from individuals living in Scotland who write in any form, including prose (fiction and non-fiction), poetry or drama. 

Each writer will be provided with a stipend of £750 per month, accommodation in the Cottage, the support of Brownsbank Committee members and access to Biggar Museums Trust facilities.  The retreats will run from 1st May until 31st October 2012.

Read how the 2011 Retreats went in the latest issue of 
The Brownsbank Bulletin

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