Sarah Stonich is an American writer and editor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers' Centre in early 2015, while she visited New Zealand. She has won several awards and fellowships for her work in the

Author Jaspreet Singh was a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers' Centre in March 2015. It was the second time he was resident at the centre, as he also stayed in 2014. He moved from the Michael King Writers' Centre to take up a three-month re

Margaret Brosnahan, from Northland, first stayed as a visiting writer for several weeks during the first half of 2015. She returned in 2018 but this is what she wrote about her first visit. I am new to the writing world having started my Level 5 Dipl

Jenny Haworth is well-known as both publisher and writer. She is a regular visitor to the centre and in 2014 was awarded the NZ Society of Authors Museum Fellowship for her work on artists during World War I. She has since returned regularly to resea

Warwick Pudney has been a regular visiting writer, spending time at the centre most years to devote time to his writing. He is senior lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in violence and trauma studies and is the leader of its post

Irene grew up in Central Otago and now lives in Ireland, where her short stories have been published and broadcast. She was nominated for a Hennessy New Irish Writing Award in 2005. Short-listings include the Mitchelstown International Short Story Aw

Christine Hayvice is a New Zealander who has lived in Canada for many years, but she returns to the place of her birth regularly. She has been a visiting writer at the Michael King Writers' Centre several times, most recently in early 2015. She was b