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The Michael King Writers Centre Announces 2024 Residencies
Friday, 1 December 2023, 3:15 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
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 ... More >>
Signals 2019 Launched
Monday, 9 December 2019, 11:13 am | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Writers Centre launched the eighth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 7 December at the National Library in Parnell. The journal features the work of senior secondary students who took part in this ... More >>
The Michael King Writers Centre announces 2020 Residencies
Monday, 4 November 2019, 5:02 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
This year’s Michael King Writers Centre Residency Selection Panel had their work cut out with a significant 40% increase in the number of applications received for the 20 residencies planned across 2020. There were a record-breaking 125 applicants, ... More >>
Michael King Writers Residencies 2020 Applications open
Monday, 19 August 2019, 3:21 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 >>
Signals 2018 Launched
Monday, 10 December 2018, 4:50 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Writers Centre launched the seventh issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 8 December at the National Library in Parnell. The journal features the work of senior secondary students who took part in this ... More >>
Michael King Writers Centre 2019 Residency Recipients
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 4:02 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
From a history of the Listener to a series of inter-linked short stories exploring the Māori diaspora, the participants in the 2019 MKWC residency programme cover an exciting, varied and eclectic range of topics. More >>
NZ’s national writer-residency organisation continues
Friday, 10 August 2018, 10:54 am | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Writers’ Centre provides a year-round programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland. Residents receive accommodation, the use of a writing studio and a generous stipend. More >>
Frances Edmond joins 2018 Shanghai Writing Program
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 3:01 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
Frances Edmond has been selected as the third New Zealand writer to join the Shanghai Writers’ Association’s International Writing Program. Frances is a Waiheke Island based writer and reviewer who works across disciplines in film, theatre and literature. ... More >>
Signals 2017 Launched
Monday, 11 December 2017, 3:15 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Writers’ Centre launched the sixth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 9 December at the National Library in Parnell. More >>
Michael King Writers’ Centre 2018 Residency Recipients
Friday, 17 November 2017, 9:48 am | Michael King Writers'Centre
Michael King Writers’ Centre 2018 Residency Recipients Announced Next year New Zealand’s largest writer-residency organisation will host its largest-ever number of residencies, offering opportunities to 15 emerging and established writers – ... More >>
5 More Days to Get an Application in for Residencies 2018
Monday, 2 October 2017, 1:04 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
Five More Days to get an application in for Michael King Writers’ Centre Residencies 2018 More >>
Major Shake-Up of Awards by Michael King Writers’ Centre
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 11:53 am | Michael King Writers'Centre
New Zealand’s largest writer-residency organisation has totally revamped its programme for 2018 following calls by writers for greater flexibility. More >>
Michael King Writers’ Centre Residencies Extended
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 12:43 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Writers’ Centre invites applications from New Zealand writers for four supported residencies in 2017, with stipends ranging from $8,000 to $30,000. More >>
Michael King Writers’ Centre Residencies 2017
Monday, 5 September 2016, 3:33 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Writers’ Centre invites applications from New Zealand writers for four supported residencies in 2017, with stipends ranging from $8,000 to $30,000. More >>
Heidi North-Bailey joins 2016 Shanghai Writing Program
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 12:47 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
Heidi North-Bailey has been selected as the second New Zealand writer to join the Shanghai Writers’ Association’s International Writing Program. Heidi is an Auckland based poet, short story and creative non-fiction writer. More >>
New Executive Director brings a wealth of experience
Monday, 23 November 2015, 12:53 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
New Executive Director brings a wealth of experience The Michael King Writers’ Studio trust is very happy to announce the appointment of Ka Meechan as the new Executive Director of the Writers’ Centre. Ka has comprehensive knowledge of the international ... More >>
Sarah Mathew: Journalist and Auckland's 'First Lady'
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 2:47 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
Join Tessa Duder and Iain Sharp as they explore the life of Sarah Mathew: Journalist and Auckland's 'First Lady' More >>
Chris Cole Catley Writing Awards
Monday, 7 September 2015, 11:01 am | Michael King Writers'Centre
The Michael King Young Writers Programme invites entries for the 2015 Chris Cole Catley Writing Awards. More >>
New Zealanders at War: Writing War
Friday, 3 July 2015, 2:20 pm | Michael King Writers'Centre
The centenary of World War I has led to a wealth of writing and historical research. Remembering the sacrifice of a generation of New Zealanders, we reflect on the realities of war, the myths, the aftermath and impact on those left at home. More >>
Matakite: the face of vision, the eye that sees, the seer
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 11:25 am | Michael King Writers'Centre
Devonport author and archaeologist David Veart speaks with Mere Whaanga, the current writer in residence at the Michael King Writers' Centre. Whaanga is writing a novel, Legacy of the Seer, about three generations of Maori psychics in rural Hawkes Bay. ... More >>
