We welcomed Rachael not only as our final writer-in-residence for 2020 but also, by wonderful coincidence as the 100th writer to take up a residency…
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Tehnuka (she/they) is a Tamil tauiwi volcanologist born and raised in Ōtautahi, and living in Kirikiriroa. She has over thirty short stories, poems, and essays…
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Sonya is an award-winning writer, reporter and producer and is the founder and Executive Director of the children’s charity Kiwi Christmas Books. She was a broadcast…
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Guy is a writer, composer, actor, producer and teacher. He trained at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and international theatre school École Philippe Gaulier,…
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We have welcomed Rose, a Wellington based writer, as our first writer-in-residence for 2024. Rose gained her Masters of Creative Writing at the International Institute…
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Our final writer-in-residence for the year, Ruby is a prose-writer, poet and artist. She tutors creative writing at the University of Auckland, and in high…
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Joan’s latest book is Song of Less (Cordite Books, 2022), a verse novel exploring ritual, taboo, and the limits of individualism in the ruins of ecological…
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Sherryl began her writing career with short stories and poetry, many of which were published in journals and magazines. Two collections of poems were published…
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Mary-anne is a musician and writer of children’s fiction and she lives in Havelock North. She found inspiration for her first two books, Snakes and…
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Our 14th writer-in-residence, Atakohu (Ngāti Māhanga) is an Auckland-based journalist who has worked for national and international print media, including Mana magazine, the New Zealand…
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