DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
The Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency
The aim of the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency is to provide international and New Zealand writers an opportunity to work on a substantial piece of creative writing and to foster connections among creative writers in New Zealand and internationally.
Location
The Caselberg House is situated in a quiet corner of Whakaohorahi Broad Bay on the Otago Peninsula. The house is a welcoming one-bedroom house that overlooks Kamau Taurua Quarantine Island in the Otago Harbour.
Length and Dates of Residency
The Residency is offered annually for a period of six weeks to writers from other UNESCO Cities of Literature and to New Zealand writers in alternating years. In 2027 the Residency is offered to a writer from another UNESCO City of Literature.
What is Included
The residency includes:
Air travel from the writer's home City of Literature
Accommodation during residency
Per diem during the residency
What is Expected of the Resident
English proficiency would be an advantage for enjoyment of the residency
The writer is expected to engage with the Dunedin literary community
The writer must write about their experience in Dunedin.
More Information
The Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency is run jointly and collaboratively by the Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature. Funding from the Caselberg Trust is provided through a generous bequest by the late Margaret Egan.
There are no limits in terms of genre, language, or length of writing, and completion of the project during the residency is not a requirement.
The international residency has been planned to coincide with the biennial Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival and the Festival Trust has generously made available to the resident a Festival Pass and green-room entry to all Festival events. There may also be (at the discretion of the Festival Trust) involvement in English in the Festival programme. The resident will be introduced by the City of Literature team to literary organisations and local writers during their stay.
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