RESIDENCY ALUMNI

Pala Molisa: 2018
Emerging Pasifika Writers Residency
Pala Molisa: 2018
Emerging Pasifika Writers Residency 165 165 Michael King Writers Centre

Pala Molisa is a Ni-Vanuatu academic who has recently finished teaching at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Accounting and Commercial Law. His PhD looked…

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Trevor Bentley: 2018
Established Pasifika Writers Residency
Trevor Bentley: 2018
Established Pasifika Writers Residency 871 872 Michael King Writers Centre

Trevor was educated at the Auckland and Waikato Universities and has a special interest in researching, teaching and writing about the interaction of Māori and…

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Karyn Hay: 2018
Late Spring Residency (2)
Karyn Hay: 2018
Late Spring Residency (2) 2497 2499 Michael King Writers Centre

Karyn Hay is an award-winning novelist and broadcaster: her debut novel Emerald Budgies won the New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book…

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Mark Broatch: 2018
Late Spring Residency (1)
Mark Broatch: 2018
Late Spring Residency (1) 377 377 Michael King Writers Centre

Mark Broatch is the author of several non-fiction books, short fiction and poetry. He was deputy editor at the NZ Listener and culture editor at…

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Tracy Farr: 2018
Spring Residency
Tracy Farr: 2018
Spring Residency 711 711 Michael King Writers Centre

We are delighted to welcome Tracy back to the centre for a residency – she was a visiting writer in 2009 and worked on her…

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Kelly Joseph: 2018
Emerging Māori Writers Residency
Kelly Joseph: 2018
Emerging Māori Writers Residency 2507 2507 Michael King Writers Centre

Kelly Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto) is a writer and artist currently living in Westland with her two daughters and husband. She has previously had stories published…

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Jacquie McRae: 2018
Māori Writers Residency
Jacquie McRae: 2018
Māori Writers Residency 1927 1927 Michael King Writers Centre

Jacquie McRae (Tainui and Ngāti Koata) is working on a project that is a fictional novel based on facts about the colourful history of the…

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Ian Wedde: 2009
Ian Wedde: 2009 210 210 Michael King Writers Centre

Ian is a distinguished Wellington poet, novelist and critic. He has published a large number of poetry collections and novels, and his poems appear in…

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Vincent O’Sullivan: 2009
Vincent O’Sullivan: 2009 602 602 Michael King Writers Centre

Vincent published an extensive range of poetry, fiction and drama, as well as academic books. He was at the centre between February and April 2009…

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David Eggleton: 2009
David Eggleton: 2009 200 200 Michael King Writers Centre

David Eggleton is a poet and writer who lives in Dunedin. He is a popular and dynamic performance poet, has written books and been selected…

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