Media Releases
06 November 2008 – Call for applications for 2009 short residencies
The Michael King Writers Centre is calling for applications for two short residencies at the centre in the historic Signalmans House in Devonport, Auckland, in early 2009.Each residency is for eight weeks. The writers will be able to use a bedroom at the Michael King Writers Centre, work in the detached studio and will each receive a stipend of $8,000. The residencies are funded by the Michael King Writers Centre and Creative New Zealand.
It is expected that one residency will be between January and March/April and the second will run between April and June.
The residencies are open to established authors, working on a project in fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry.
The Michael King Writers Centre has supported three writers-in-residence in 2008 with the assistance of Creative New Zealand. Wellington poet, Chris Price, had a six month residency in the first half of the year in partnership with The University of Auckland. In the second half of the year there have been two short residencies. Auckland writer Sarah Laing has been working on a novel at the centre and Massey University Professor Richard Corballis is working on a biography of Bruce Mason.
Applications close on Friday 12 December 2008.
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20 July 2010 – A Million Poems at the Library - National Poetry Day, 30 July 2010
20 June 2010 – Residential Workshop, October 2010
14 June 2010 – Matariki sparks an innovative community poetry project
14 June 2010 – A Million Poems for Matariki: Devonport
14 June 2010 – A Million Poems for Matariki: Otahuhu
14 June 2010 – A Million Poems for Matariki: The University of Auckland
09 June 2010 – Michael King Writers' Centre Residential Workshop 2010
07 April 2010 – The University of Auckland/Creative New Zealand Writer-in-Residence 2010
26 March 2010 – New Chairman for Michael King Writers' Studio Trust
17 March 2010 – Whale traditions explored
2009
11 December 2009 – First Maori writer's residency announced: calling for applications for 2010
10 December 2009 – Calling for applications for six-month residency in 2010
28 October 2009 – Top writers selected for residencies
29 September 2009 – Heritage Week events
18 August 2009 – Applications are now open for two short residencies in early 2010
18 August 2009 – Call for applications for two short residencies in 2010
18 August 2009 – Short residencies 2010 - How to Apply
25 June 2009 – New writer-in-residence selected
18 June 2009 – Hometown celebration for Poet Laureate
10 June 2009 – A Million Poems for Matariki
03 June 2009 – Jam Radio features Michael King Writers' Centre authors
19 May 2009 – Residency opportunity confirmed for 2009
06 May 2009 – New residency opportunity coming up in 2009
06 March 2009 – Hill Standing Above - speech by Bob Ross at launch of history booklet
06 March 2009 – Hill Standing Above - history booklet launched
06 January 2009 – Two Writers-in-Residence Selected