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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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Michael King Writers Centre 2020 Residency Recipients Announced
Michael King Writers Centre 2020 Residency Recipients Announced 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

Media Release 4 November 2019  The Michael King Writers Centre announces its Residencies for 2020 This year’s Michael King Writers Centre Residency Selection Panel had…

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Fiona Samuel: 2019
Early Summer Residency
Fiona Samuel: 2019
Early Summer Residency 4871 4871 Michael King Writers Centre

Fiona has joined us for her four week residency, the 19th for the year. She is a writer and director, playwright, actor and Arts Laureate,…

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Joanne Drayton: 2019
University of Auckland Residency 4
Joanne Drayton: 2019
University of Auckland Residency 4 3090 3092 Michael King Writers Centre

Jo is an acclaimed New Zealand author whose output has been globally recognised. Her book The Search for Anne Perry was numbered in the top…

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In Celebration of Friendship – a recollection by Graeme Lay
In Celebration of Friendship – a recollection by Graeme Lay 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

Michael and I served together for many years on the Frank Sargeson Trust. We had both known, and revered, Frank, whose biography Michael had written.…

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Chinese Writer selected for Residency at MKWC
Chinese Writer selected for Residency at MKWC 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

Media Release 10 September 2019 Michael King Writers Centre New Zealand China Friendship Society – Rewi Alley Fellowship Sun Wei travels to Aotearoa for residency…

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Sun Wei – MKWC 2019
Sun Wei – MKWC 2019 1751 1751 Michael King Writers Centre

Shanghai 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 Edmond: 2019
Spring Writers Residency
Murray Edmond: 2019
Spring Writers Residency 800 800 Michael King Writers Centre

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,…

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