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Recipients of 2026 MKWC Residencies Announced
Recipients of 2026 MKWC Residencies Announced 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

 Media Release Friday 5 December 2025 Michael King Writers Centre announces 2026 residencies The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce the 18 New…

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Kerrin Sharpe: 2025
Early Summer Residency
Kerrin Sharpe: 2025
Early Summer Residency 480 480 Michael King Writers Centre

Kerrin is our final writer-in-residence for the year.  She has published five collections of poetry (all with Te Herenga Waka University Press, Wellington, NZ) with…

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Kerry Sunderland: 2025
Emerging Writers Residency
Kerry Sunderland: 2025
Emerging Writers Residency 857 858 Michael King Writers Centre

Kerry is an Australian-born writer who moved to New Zealand in late 2012 and now calls Aotearoa home. She is based in Te Tauihu, the…

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Isla Huia: 2025
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
Isla Huia: 2025
Emerging Māori Writers Residency 853 853 Michael King Writers Centre

Isla (Te Āti Haunui a-Pāpārangi, Uenuku) is a te reo Māori teacher and kaituhi from Ōtautahi. Her debut collection of poetry, Talia, was released in…

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Jason Gurney: 2025
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
Jason Gurney: 2025
Emerging Māori Writers Residency 1907 1907 Michael King Writers Centre

Jason (Ngāpuhi) is an author, epidemiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago (Wellington campus). He has been…

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Michelle Duff: 2025
Late Winter Residency
Michelle Duff: 2025
Late Winter Residency 1580 1472 Michael King Writers Centre

Michelle is an award-winning writer and journalist from Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She was the winner of the 2023 Fiction Prize from the International Institute of Modern…

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Applications for MKWC 2026 Residency Programme Open
Applications for MKWC 2026 Residency Programme Open 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

Media Release 7 August 2025 Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2026 Writers in Residence Programme The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased…

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Ashlee Sturme: 2025
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
Ashlee Sturme: 2025
Emerging Māori Writers Residency 1698 1698 Michael King Writers Centre

Ashlee (Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is a writer of creative fiction and non-fiction, a health coach, educator and community volunteer.  She holds a…

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Recipient of Shanghai Residency Announced
Recipient of Shanghai Residency Announced 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

Media Release   6 June 2025 The Michael King Writers Centre Announces Recipient of  International Exchange With Shanghai  We are very happy to announce that Shilo…

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Recipients of Australian Residency Exchange Announced
Recipients of Australian Residency Exchange Announced 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

Media Release 6 June 2025 The Michael King Writers Centre Announces Recipients of  International Exchange With Australia New Zealand writer Ingrid Horrocks and Australian writer…

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