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David Eggleton: 2020
Summer Residency 1
David Eggleton: 2020
Summer Residency 1 1920 2560 Michael King Writers Centre

David edited Landfall  and Landfall Review Online between 2010 and 2018. He is a recent recipient of a Janet Frame Literary Trust Award, an Ockham…

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Josh Pomare: 2020
Established Māori Writers Residency
Josh Pomare: 2020
Established Māori Writers Residency 1920 1920 Michael King Writers Centre

Josh (JP Pomare), (Ngā Puhi), grew up the youngest child of four, on a farm outside of Rotorua. After high school, he studied politics, media…

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Tru Paraha: 2020
Emerging Writers Residency
Tru Paraha: 2020
Emerging Writers Residency 960 1184 Michael King Writers Centre

Tru, (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Te Tarawa, Ngāti Kahu o Torongāre)  is a choreographer, curator, and poet working across performance and writing disciplines. She is a…

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Rose Carlyle: 2020
Emerging Writers Residency
Rose Carlyle: 2020
Emerging Writers Residency 1676 1676 Michael King Writers Centre

We have welcomed Rose as our first writer in residence for the New Year.  Rose says her aim as a writer ‘is to produce books…

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Sue Wootton: 2019
Sue Wootton: 2019 1350 1433 Michael King Writers Centre

Sue Wootton is an editor, novelist and poet. She was the 2008 Robert Burns Fellow, held the 2018/19 Beatson Fellowship, and is the 2020 Katherine…

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Valerie Monk: 2019
Valerie Monk: 2019 1105 1143 Michael King Writers Centre

Valerie (Ringer) Monk is a researcher and writer with a background in journalism and public relations.  She specialises in New Zealand commercial ceramics.  Valerie has…

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Makereta Brown: 2019
Emerging Pasifika Residency
Makereta Brown: 2019
Emerging Pasifika Residency 1704 1704 Michael King Writers Centre

Makereta holds the last residency for 2019. She is I-Taukei-born Fijian, from the Noco District of Rewa in Viti Levu. She was adopted by kaivulagi…

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Mariana Isara: 2019
Emerging Pasifika Writers Residency
Mariana Isara: 2019
Emerging Pasifika Writers Residency 1062 1062 Michael King Writers Centre

Mariana is a writer, artist, and forager. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa, she has ancestral roots in Sāmoa, Scotland, England, Ireland, and France. She is…

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Journalism and French connections – a recollection by Jennifer Little
Journalism and French connections – a recollection by Jennifer Little 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

I met esteemed historian, race relations and cultural commentator, author the late Michael King twice – once when he interviewed me for a book, and…

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Sarah Ell: 2019
Sarah Ell: 2019 1809 1945 Michael King Writers Centre

Sarah Ell was born and raised on Auckland’s North Shore. She trained as a newspaper journalist before working in magazine and book publishing, and has…

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