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Carin Ardelius: 2019
Also 2017, 2015, 2014

Carin Ardelius: 2019
Also 2017, 2015, 2014
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Carin Svensson (formerly Ardelius) started writing in the 1980s while living in New Zealand. She had her first poems and short stories published in Islands and Landfall.…

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Kristina Belich (2013)

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Kristina Belich, a bloggette, stand-up comic sort of thing from New York City, travels the world, and seeks ultimate truth. As a personal note: I…

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Nataliya Oryshcuk (2014)

Nataliya Oryshcuk (2014) 250 250 Michael King Writers Centre

Originally coming from Ukraine, Nataliya is a Christchurch based academic, actress, street performer and an emerging playwright. With a PhD in Russian studies and particular…

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John Downie (2014)

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John Downie has been a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers’ Centre twice, first in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2014 he worked on…

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Barry Brickell (2014) (2012)

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Artist, potter, conservationist and railway enthusiast Barry Brickell has been a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and…

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Sarah Stonich (2015)

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Sarah Stonich is an American writer and editor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in early 2015,…

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Jaspreet Singh (2015) (2014)

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Author Jaspreet Singh was a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in March 2015. It was the second time he was resident at…

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Suzanne Weinert: 2023
Also 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017

Suzanne Weinert: 2023
Also 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017
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In the summer of 2016, I was staying in an AirBnB in Devonport and a friend drove me to the top of Mount Victoria to…

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Laurence Fearnley ( 2017)

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Dunedin writer Laurence Fearnley was awarded the 2016 NZSA/Auckland Museum Research Grant (taken up in 2017). Laurence’s project focuses on landscape and scent and is…

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Joan Norlev Taylor: 2018

Joan Norlev Taylor: 2018 1187 1187 Michael King Writers Centre

Joan Norlev Taylor stayed at the centre as the recipient of the NZSA/Auckland Museum Research Grant, (awarded in 2017 and taken up in 2018). During…

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