RESIDENCY ALUMNI

There’s A Cure For This: A Memoir – Emma Wehipeihana (Espiner) 2023

There’s A Cure For This: A Memoir – Emma Wehipeihana (Espiner) 2023 345 527 Michael King Writers Centre

At the 2024 Ockham NZ Book Awards, for this book, Emma (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou), was awarded one of the Mātātuhi Foundation Best First Book…

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Marianne Schultz: 2025
Easter Residency

Marianne Schultz: 2025
Easter Residency
1946 1707 Michael King Writers Centre

Marianne attained a Masters degree and PhD in History from the University of Auckland, and a MA Performing Arts from Middlesex University, London.  She held…

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Tina Shaw: 2025
Autumn Residency

Tina Shaw: 2025
Autumn Residency
1920 1920 Michael King Writers Centre

Tina, our sixth writer-in-residence for the year,  is a novelist, short story writer and editor. Tina has received many awards for her work, including the…

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Matariki Williams: 2025
Established Māori Writers Residency

Matariki Williams: 2025
Established Māori Writers Residency
1810 1437 Michael King Writers Centre

Matariki (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi) is a doctoral candidate, curator, writer and editor in the arts and cultural sector. She…

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Sue Reidy: 2025
Late Summer Residency

Sue Reidy: 2025
Late Summer Residency
2086 2086 Michael King Writers Centre

We have welcomed Sue as our fourth writer-in-residence for the year and is working on a new novel – she has a masters in creative…

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Sam Orchard: 2025
Emerging Writers Residency

Sam Orchard: 2025
Emerging Writers Residency
853 853 Michael King Writers Centre

Sam is the Assistant Curator of the New Zealand Cartoons and Comics Archive at the National Library of New Zealand, and a working comic artist.…

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Emma Neale: 2025
Summer Writers Residency

Emma Neale: 2025
Summer Writers Residency
1660 1610 Michael King Writers Centre

Emma is the author of six novels, seven collections of poetry, and a collection of short stories. Her sixth novel, Billy Bird (2016) was short-listed…

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Kirsteen Ure: 2025
Emerging Writers Residency

Kirsteen Ure: 2025
Emerging Writers Residency
580 548 Michael King Writers Centre

Kirsteen holds our first residency for the year. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau, she has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland and…

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Dr Hinekura Smith: 2024 Emerging Māori Writers Residency

Dr Hinekura Smith: 2024 Emerging Māori Writers Residency 1706 1706 Michael King Writers Centre

Hinekura is a Māori woman, educator, weaver, researcher and mother who descends from the Far North iwi of Te Rarawa and Nga Puhi in Aotearoa…

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Sam Duckor-Jones: 2024
Spring Residency

Sam Duckor-Jones: 2024
Spring Residency
1920 1920 Michael King Writers Centre

Sam is an artist and writer from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, now at home in Māwhera.  He has published two collections of poetry with Te Herenga Waka…

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