Michael King Writers' Centre

Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Writer-residency Organisation Announces Its 2024 Writers In Residence Programme

Friday, 1 September 2023, 9:09 am | Michael King Writers' Centre

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 look forward ... More >>

Melinda Szymanik Awarded 2023 Shanghai Writing Residency

Monday, 12 June 2023, 3:59 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

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’ Association’s International ... More >>

The Michael King Writers Centre Announces Recipients Of International Exchange With Australia

Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 3:06 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

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 ... More >>

New Zealand’s National Writer-residency Organisation Announces Its 2023 International Residency With China

Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:29 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

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. The successful ... More >>

The Michael King Writers Centre Announces 2023 Residencies

Monday, 14 November 2022, 11:07 am | Michael King Writers' Centre

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 ... More >>

Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Writer-residency Organisation Announces Its 2023 Writers In Residence Programme

Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:00 am | Michael King Writers' Centre

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 look forward ... More >>

NZ’s National Writer-Residency Organisation Announces Recipient Of Inaugural 2022 International Residency With Australia

Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 2:50 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce Gina Cole as the recipient of this new residency for New Zealand writers. Gina will receive return flights to ... More >>

New Zealand’s National Writer-residency Organisation Announces Its Inaugural 2022 International Residency With Australia

Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 12:42 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce a new residency for New Zealand writers. The writer awarded the residency will receive return flights to ... More >>

The Michael King Writers Centre Announces 2022 Residencies

Monday, 15 November 2021, 4:18 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

Writers Studio This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel had their work cut out for them with a high number of applications received again for the 19 residencies planned across 2022. There were 109 applicants totalling 522 ... More >>

Residency Applications for 2022 OPEN

Friday, 27 August 2021, 1:15 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

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 look forward ... More >>

The Michael King Writers Centre Announces An International Exchange With Australia

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 12:59 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

Kate Mildenhall has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency program held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland ... More >>

The Michael King Writers Centre Announces Its Residencies For 2021

Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 11:07 am | Michael King Writers' Centre

This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel had their work cut out for them with a high number of applications received again for the 20 residencies planned across 2021. There were 119 applicants totalling 433 individual applications ... More >>

NZ’s National Writer-residency Organisation Announces Its 2021 Writers In Residence Programme

Friday, 21 August 2020, 9:31 am | Michael King Writers' Centre

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 look forward ... More >>

Sun Wei travels to Aotearoa for residency

Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 1:50 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

Sun Wei has been selected as the fourth Chinese writer to travel to Aotearoa for an eight week residency at the Michael King Writers Centre. Shanghai born and bred, Sun Wei is a former journalist, documentary filmmaker, and corporate general manager. ... More >>

One More Week to apply for 2019 residencies

Monday, 27 August 2018, 5:08 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

One More Week to get an application in for Michael King Writers Centre Residencies 2019 More >>

2018 Shanghai International Writers’ programme

Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 4:18 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

Applications are now open for 2018 Shanghai International Writers’ programme New Zealand's literary exchange with China continues with the call for applications from New Zealand writers to attend the international writers’ programme run by the Shanghai ... More >>

Signals 2016

Monday, 12 December 2016, 5:40 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

The Michael King Writers’ Centre launched the fifth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 10 December at the National Library in Parnell. More >>

Writers’ Centre 2017 Residency Recipients Announced

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 12:08 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

Four writers selected for the residency programme at the Michael King Writers’ Centre next year will be bringing to life a variety of works including; literary fiction, a novella, non-fiction biography and a collection of poetry. More >>

Readings and Images from a Seafaring Nation

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 5:00 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

The Michael King Writers’ Centre in association with Torpedo Bay - Navy Museum celebrate Devonport’s seafaring history and the Royal New Zealand Navy’s coming of age through more than 75 years of writing, letters, memoir and fiction. More >>

2016 Shanghai International Writers’ Programme

Thursday, 25 February 2016, 12:45 pm | Michael King Writers' Centre

New Zealand's literary exchange with China continues with the call for applications from New Zealand writers to attend the international writers programme run by the Shanghai Writers’ Association in September and October 2016.New Zealand's literary ... More >>

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