Currently a professor of literature and Jewish culture at Bar Ilan University, Israel, Ber Kotlerman belongs to the new generation of authors involved in revival…
read moreThe last time I saw Michael King was at the 2003 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, which he won for non-fiction that year. I had gone…
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Author of six novels and five collections of poetry, Emma works as an editor and occasional creative writing tutor. She was raised in New Zealand,…
read moreJonas is a Swedish opera composer and librettist born in Stockholm. Amongst his more than 15 scenic works, his opera comedy Thine is the Kingdom…
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Phillipa is our eleventh resident for the year – she lives in Wellington and writes fiction, non-fiction and plays for children and young adults. Her…
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Gigi’s first book, The Intentions Book was shortlisted for the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards and long-listed for the IMPAC Dublin Award. Her second…
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Our ninth resident for the year – Dominic is an author, playwright and poet based in Tamaki Makaurau. His debut novel, Iceland was a New…
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Meagan is an Auckland based writer of European and Māori descent born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. She moved permanently to New Zealand in…
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We have welcomed Gary as our seventh resident for the year, he is a playwright, director and writing teacher whose work is produced locally and…
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Diane is a novelist, memoirist, and poet who runs an online and face to face creative writing school, Creative Writing Dunedin. During her residency –…
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