Michael King Writers Centre

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Member for: 14 years 10 months

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The Michael King Writers' Centre.

It is the first full writers' facility and literary centre in New Zealand.

The centre is based in the historic Signalman's House on the slopes of Mt Victoria in Devonport and was established to honour the memory of author and historian Michael King. After his death in 2004, a number of his fellow writers and friends formed a trust with the aim of establishing a centre to assist writers and to promote the literary arts in New Zealand.

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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its Inaugural 2022 International Residency with Australia

An exciting new Australian residency for NZ writers

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Michael King Writers Centre - Media Release

Michael King Writers Centre Announces 2022 Residencies

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Launch of Signals Journal

The Michael King Writers Centre has launched the eighth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers

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The Michael King Writers Centre announces its Residencies for 2020

Recipients of 2020 Residencies at the Michael King Writers Centre Announced

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Michael King Writers Centre launches Signals 2018

The Michael King Writers Centre launched the seventh issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers on Saturday

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Michael King Writers Centre 2019 Residency Recipients Announced

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 rang

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Michael King Writers' Centre - International Residency 2018 Announced

Frances Edmond joins 2018 Shanghai Writing Program

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Heidi North-Bailey joins 2016 Shanghai Writing Program

Heidi North-Bailey has been selected as the second New Zealand writer to join the Shanghai Writers’ Association’s International Writing Program.

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New Zealanders at War: Writing War

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Michael King Writers' Centre residencies 2016

The Michael King Writers’ Centre invites applications from New Zealand writers for four supported residencies in 2016, with stipends ranging from $8,000 to $30,000.The residencies are at the Michael K

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Alison Wong selected for Shanghai writers programme

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Traffic Cone Memorial for Christchurch

People all over New Zealand are being asked to remember the devastating February 2011 Christchurch earthquake by placing flowers in traffic cones in their neighbourhoods, towns and cities.