Press Releases

Media Release 27 June 2024  Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2025 Writers in Residence Programme The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can…

Media Release 18 June 2024  The Michael King Writers Centre announces recipients of International Exchange with Australia New Zealand writer Dominic Hoey and Australian writer Kathryn Heyman have been announced as the recipients of the 2024 New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency programme held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with…

Media Release 1 December 2023 The Michael King Writers Centre announces 2024 Residencies This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel once again had their work cut out for them with the highest number of applications ever received for the 17 residencies planned across 2024. There were 141 applicants totalling 538 individual applications across…

Media Release 1 September 2023  Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2024 Writers in Residence Programme The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can…

New Zealand China Friendship Society Residency Exchange Media Release 12 June 2023 Melinda Szymanik awarded 2023 Shanghai Writing Residency After a break in the residency exchange programme due to the global pandemic, we are very happy to announce that, Melinda Szymanik has been selected as the fourth New Zealand writer to join the Shanghai Writers’…

Media Release 3 May 2023 The Michael King Writers Centre announces recipients of International Exchange with Australia New Zealand writer Emma Hislop and Australian writer Fiona Kelly McGregor have been announced as the recipients of the 2023 New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency programme held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration…

Media Release                                    28 March 2023 New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2023 International Residency with China The Michael King Writers Centre in association with the New Zealand China Friendship Society and the Shanghai Writers’ Association is pleased to announce the call for applications for a New Zealand writer to hold a residency in Shanghai.…

Media Release 8 March 2023 New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2023 International Residency with Australia The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce for the second time, a residency in Australia for New Zealand writers. The writer awarded the residency…

Media Release 14 November 2022 The Michael King Writers Centre announces 2023 Residencies This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel once again had their work cut out for them with a high number of applications received for the 18 residencies planned across 2023. There were 108 applicants totalling 509 individual applications across all…

Media Release 26 August 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2023 Writers in Residence Programme The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can…