RESIDENCY ALUMNI

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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Jo Randerson: 2019
University of Auckland Residency 3

Jo Randerson: 2019
University of Auckland Residency 3
2565 2567 Michael King Writers Centre

A writer and theatre-maker Jo is the founder and artistic director of Barbarian Productions (theatre company). Recent theatre works include Sing It To My Face,…

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Kirsten McDougall: 2019
Winter Writers Residency

Kirsten McDougall: 2019
Winter Writers Residency
2002 2000 Michael King Writers Centre

Kirsten is our 15th writer-in-residence for the year and is the author of two books of fiction, Tess (2017) and The Invisible Rider (2012). In…

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Rijula Das: 2019
Emerging Writers Residency

Rijula Das: 2019
Emerging Writers Residency
475 475 Michael King Writers Centre

Our 14th residency for the year is held by Rijula who lives and works in Wellington.  Rijula holds a PhD in Creative Writing and was…

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Jade Kake: 2019
Emerging Māori Writers Residency

Jade Kake: 2019
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
600 600 Michael King Writers Centre

Jade is an architectural design, writer, and housing advocate. Of Māori and Dutch descent, her tribal affiliations are Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Hau me Te Parawhau), Te…

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Emma Neale: 2019
University of Auckland Residency 2

Emma Neale: 2019
University of Auckland Residency 2
378 378 Michael King Writers Centre

Author of six novels and five collections of poetry, Emma works as an editor and occasional creative writing tutor. She was raised in New Zealand,…

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Philippa Werry: 2019
Easter Writers Residency

Philippa Werry: 2019
Easter Writers Residency
400 400 Michael King Writers Centre

Phillipa is our eleventh resident for the year – she lives in Wellington and writes fiction, non-fiction and plays for children and young adults. Her…

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Gigi Fenster: 2019
Easter Writers Residency

Gigi Fenster: 2019
Easter Writers Residency
1335 1335 Michael King Writers Centre

Gigi’s first book, The Intentions Book was shortlisted for the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards and long-listed for the IMPAC Dublin Award. Her second…

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Dominic Hoey: 2019
Early Autumn Writers Residency

Dominic Hoey: 2019
Early Autumn Writers Residency
2804 2804 Michael King Writers Centre

Our ninth resident for the year – Dominic is an author, playwright and poet based in Tamaki Makaurau. His debut novel, Iceland was a New…

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Meagan France: 2019
Emerging Writers Residency

Meagan France: 2019
Emerging Writers Residency
470 470 Michael King Writers Centre

Meagan is an Auckland based writer of European and Māori descent born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. She moved permanently to New Zealand in…

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