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Neil Munro Society
The Neil Munro Society was founded in 1996 with the objective of republishing all of Neil Munro's novels. This was achieved in 2009 with the publication of 'Fancy Farm' by Kennedy and Boyd.
This thriving society has around 130 members + their family members and each year organises an Annual Conference which includes an outing to a place of interest with a Munro connection and 2-3 lectures by acknowledged experts in Scottish literary or Munro related topics. There is a Winter meeting, held in Glasgow and two other outings usually to places in Argyllshire with historic, archaeological or literary connections with Munro's novels or his more famous 'Para Handy' humorous stories.
We maintain an archive which is made available to students and other interested people and publish a twice yearly journal, ParaGraphs.
The society has placed commemoratives plaques throughout Inveraray, it has obtained improved access to the Neil Munro Monument in Glenaray and is currently awaiting promised road signage on the outskirts of the town. It has provided a piping trophy which is competed for annually at Inveraray Highland Games and organises a writing competition in the local primary school where, in addition to the main prize, all the participants receive a copy of the Complete Para Handy Tales.
The Society has also endowed the Neil Munro Medal which is presented annually to the top student in Scottish Literature in Glasgow University.
We are creating this blog in order that we can consult members from time to time on various ideas for topics for meetings and society projects and any other suggestions they might like to make.
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