2016 RA

Hannah August: 2016
Summer Residency

Hannah August: 2016
Summer Residency
166 166 Michael King Writers Centre

Hannah August is a writer, editor and researcher based in Wellington. She has written for publications such as the Times Literary Supplement and Metro. She has a PhD…

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elspethsandys

Elspeth Sandys: 2016
Autumn Residency

Elspeth Sandys: 2016
Autumn Residency
382 382 Michael King Writers Centre

Elspeth has published eight novels, two collections of short stories and written numerous plays for radio (RNZ and BBC) and television. Her stage plays have…

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Briar-Grace-Smith

Briar Grace-Smith: 2016
Māori Writers Residency

Briar Grace-Smith: 2016
Māori Writers Residency
250 250 Michael King Writers Centre

Briar Grace-Smith descends from Ngā Puhi and is an award-winning writer of plays, screenplays and short stories. Her first play Ngā Pou Wāhine won the 1995 Bruce…

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Vivienne Plumb: 2016
University of Auckland Residency

Vivienne Plumb: 2016
University of Auckland Residency
250 250 Michael King Writers Centre

Vivienne Plumb graduated from Victoria Universityof Wellington, with a B.A. in English and Art History (1997) and an M.A. in Creative Writing (2001). She then…

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