Writers are able to stay at the centre for short-term visits either to write or to carry out research. Unlike the funded Writers in Residence programme, these stays are self-booked at the standard accommodation rate, open to both international and New Zealand writers. The minimum length of stay is one week, with a maximum of two months. Visit the accommodation page for the current rates and terms and conditions.
Visiting Writers
Joan Rosier-Jones: 2010
Joan Rosier-Jones was born in Christchurch and has lived in London, Wellington and Auckland, and now lives in Wanganui. She started her working life as a teacher and after her first novel, Cast Two Shadows, was published in 1986 she combined the two
Helen Sword: 2010
Devonport resident Helen Sword is a scholar, teacher, artist and poet who has published widely on modernist literature, higher education pedagogy, digital poetics, and academic writing. Born and raised in Southern California, she is now an Associate
Andie Palmer: 2010
Andie Palmer is a linguistic and legal anthropologist conducting research on comparative legal systems and cross-cultural miscommunication. She was based at the Michael King Writers' Centre to write up a week of testimony from the Te Paparahi o Te Ra