Hussein describes himself as a late starter who began writing in 1999 by request, on accounts of experiences in the remote back country and the…
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Daniel Wynne is an Australian writer whose short fiction has appeared in publications like Griffith Review, Voiceworks and 100 Stories for Queensland. Originally from Frankston, Victoria, he’s spent the…
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In 2016 Heidi North was the recipient of the exchange. Heidi said at the time: ‘I’m having a marvellous, stimulating and productive time. The Shanghai…
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Hannah August is a writer, editor and researcher based in Wellington. She has written for publications such as the Times Literary Supplement and Metro. She has a PhD…
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Elspeth has published eight novels, two collections of short stories and written numerous plays for radio (RNZ and BBC) and television. Her stage plays have…
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Briar Grace-Smith descends from Ngā Puhi and is an award-winning writer of plays, screenplays and short stories. Her first play Ngā Pou Wāhine won the 1995 Bruce…
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Vivienne Plumb graduated from Victoria Universityof Wellington, with a B.A. in English and Art History (1997) and an M.A. in Creative Writing (2001). She then…
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Paolo is an award-winning Italo-Kiwi artist working in Film, Television and Theatre in New Zealand for twenty years as a writer, actor and director. In…
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Dorothy Howie is a New Zealander who is a visiting writer staying at the Centre for the first time. She shares her time between her…
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Zoë Meager is from Christchurch, New Zealand. She studied a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Auckland in 2012, and in 2013 won…
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