Media Release 10 September 2019 Michael King Writers Centre New Zealand China Friendship Society – Rewi Alley Fellowship Sun Wei travels to Aotearoa for residency…
read moreShanghai born and bred, Sun Wei is a former journalist, documentary filmmaker, and corporate general manager. She has published 23 books including novels, a novella…
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Murray takes up our 17th residency to work on an essay that takes a small section of Auckland and reads its monuments for their historical,…
read moreMedia Release 19 August 2019 New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2020 Writers in Residence Programme. The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to…
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A writer and theatre-maker Jo is the founder and artistic director of Barbarian Productions (theatre company). Recent theatre works include Sing It To My Face,…
read moreWho knows about the UK-based Arvon Foundation Writing workshops? Who now remembers that Michael King was one of the key facilitators of a series of…
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Kirsten is our 15th writer-in-residence for the year and is the author of two books of fiction, Tess (2017) and The Invisible Rider (2012). In…
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Our 14th residency for the year is held by Rijula who lives and works in Wellington. Rijula holds a PhD in Creative Writing and was…
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Jade is an architectural design, writer, and housing advocate. Of Māori and Dutch descent, her tribal affiliations are Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Hau me Te Parawhau), Te…
read moreLucie is a French writer who lives in Governors Bay with her partner Aaron. She used to write speeches for French political women (a minister…
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