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Jeff Evans: 2020
Summer Residency 2
Jeff Evans: 2020
Summer Residency 2 1750 2560 Michael King Writers Centre

Jeff is our fifth resident for the year and is the author of five books. His interest in Māori and Polynesian cultures has produced the…

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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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