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Helen Waaka: 2018
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
Helen Waaka: 2018
Emerging Māori Writers Residency 296 296 Michael King Writers Centre

Helen Waaka (Ngāti Whaatua, Ngā Puhi) has joined us for the fifth residency of the year. Helen completed a Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing at…

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Nadine Hura: 2018
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
Nadine Hura: 2018
Emerging Māori Writers Residency 320 320 Michael King Writers Centre

Nadine Hura is of Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi and Pākehā whakapapa. She grew up in South Auckland but has spent much of her adult life living…

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Maurice Gee Life and Work – Rachel Barrowman 2015
Maurice Gee Life and Work – Rachel Barrowman 2015 318 468 Michael King Writers Centre

Rachel held a residency in 2010 to work on her biography of Maurice Gee.

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School days – a recollection by Robert Wright
School days – a recollection by Robert Wright 150 150 Michael King Writers Centre

I was in the same class as Michael at St. Pat’s, Silverstream, all the way through to the 6th form. I recall once in the…

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Frankie McMillan:2017
University of Auckland Residency
Frankie McMillan:2017
University of Auckland Residency 356 356 Michael King Writers Centre

The six-month University of Auckland Residency at the MKWC was awarded to Frankie McMillan for a book of small narrative forms, mainly prose poetry and…

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The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton 2013
The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton 2013 308 475 Michael King Writers Centre

Eleanor completed the final draft of The Luminaries during her residency in 2012. The book went on to win The Booker prize in 2013 and…

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Dead People’s Music – Sarah Laing 2009
Dead People’s Music – Sarah Laing 2009 262 402 Michael King Writers Centre

Sarah has held two residencies with MKWC and this book was the result of her first residency in 2008.

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Here Comes Another Vital Moment – Diane Brown 2006
Here Comes Another Vital Moment – Diane Brown 2006 250 382 Michael King Writers Centre

In 2005 Diane and Geoff Chapple were  jointly the first writers to hold a residency at the centre. During her stay Diane completed the final…

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