Supported Residencies

The Michael King Writers’ Centre aims to offer several supported residencies each year, ranging in length from eight weeks to six months. 

Authors who are selected as a writer-in-residence receive free accommodation at the Michael King Writers’ Centre, use of the writer’s studio and a stipend. 

Our residencies are open to New Zealand writers who are working on a specific project, in fiction, drama, creative writing or in non-fiction. Applicants must be born in New Zealand, hold New Zealand citizenship or be permanent residents. Writers who live in Auckland are welcome to apply and have the option to stay part-time. 

Applications for the 2012 residency programme have now closed and the selections have been announced. Click here for details:

The  residency programme for 2012 is:

• The Summer Residency: Whiti Hereaka (this residency is for eight weeks from 9 January; stipend $8,000; open to an established or emerging writer);
• The Autumn Residency: Chris Else (eight weeks from 14 March; stipend $8,000; open to an established or emerging writer);
• The Maori Writer’s Residency: Te Awhina Arahanga (eight weeks from 16 May; open to an established or emerging Maori writer);
• The University of Auckland Residency: Eleanor Catton (six months from 12 July; offered in partnership with the University; open to an established author working on a major project, who will benefit from contact with an academic environment).

Details of the 2013 residency programme will be announced in mid-2012. Please check this site for updates.

The 2012 residency programme is offered thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. 

Eighteen  New Zealand authors have been resident at the centre since 2005. Writers who are not selected for the supported residencies or are not eligible to apply are welcome to stay at the centre as a visiting writer. The front bedroom has a private bathroom and a desk.