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• • Rose Lu shares writing experiences at the Friends AGM

    • 14 Jun 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • At the conclusion of the Friends of Randell Cottage AGM on Wednesday 25 May, President Leslie Brown welcomed Rose Lu, the current writer-in-residence at the Cottage, and directed the conversation with some probing questions. Her project while at the Cottage is her debut novel with NZ Chinese characters in an intergenerational situation set in a […]
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• • A rich and ongoing connection: French residency 2023 opens for applications

    • 18 May 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • At last, we can celebrate the return of our French writers in residence! After a two-year break because of Covid-19 border restrictions, Randell Cottage looks forward to welcoming a new French writer in 2023. Check out the application details and criteria here. Applications close on 10 July 2022. Founding trustee and Trustee Emerita, Dame Fiona […]
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• • Former Randell Cottage resident wins top prize at Ockham Book Awards

    • 12 May 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Congratulations to Whiti Hereaka, who has won the $60,000 2022 Ockham Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction announced on 11 May. Her novel Kurangaituku is described by the judges as an epic poem of a novel, resonant of Māori oral traditions that gives a voice, form and name to the bird-woman from the myth ‘Hatupatu and the […]
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• • Friends of Randell Cottage AGM on 25 May

    • 9 May 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Randell Cottage will take place on Wednesday 25 May from 11 am at the Alliance Française, 3rd floor Dominion Building, corner of Mercer and Victoria Streets. President Leslie Brown encourages members and interested attendees to come along to mark the 20th year since the first Randell Cottage […]
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• • Sir Vincent O’Sullivan KNZM

    • 3 May 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • On May 2, Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro presented Honours recipients with insignia recognising outstanding achievements and service. Eminent author Emeritus Professor Sir Vincent O’Sullivan received the accolade when he was re-designated from a DCNZM to a KNZM.
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• • Wellington Architecture book

    • 25 Apr 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Hello again, and welcome back to the Eye of the Fish. I had quite a bit of work to do, and then I needed a holiday. And what did I do on holiday? Well, I read books, of course! Yes, I am one of those old-school types that still prefers a written book to an online presence, and so I’ve been really pleased recently to see the publication of “Wellington Architecture – a Walking Guide“, a new guide book to the architecture of the capital. It’s great! I love it! And I’ve read every word and looked at every picture, from cover to cover.
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• • Sargeson Prize entries opened on 1 April

    • 7 Apr 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Entries opened on 1 April for the 2022 Sargeson Prize and close at 11.59pm (NZST) on 30 June 2022. There is no entry fee, and entries are limited to one per writer, per division. First offered in 2019, the Sargeson Prize is New Zealand’s richest short story prize, with a first prize of $10,000, sponsored […]
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• • New writers’ residency opportunity in French Polynesia

    • 4 Apr 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • An exciting new two-month residency for writers is on offer in French Polynesia. It is aimed at published authors from the Pacific region (including New Zealand and Australia) in categories of literature, poetry, theatre and children’s and young adult fiction, who wish to pursue a writing project in French, English or an indigenous language. The […]
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• • New publications

    • 27 Mar 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Our congratulations to two writers with significant Randell Cottage connections whose works have just been published by Vintage, an imprint of Penguin Random House New Zealand. So Far for Now Dame Fiona Kidman, Randell Cottage’s founding trustee and long-time supporter, has released her latest book, So Far for Now. This is a new volume of […]
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• • Lynn Davidson: a very personal view of a poet and her inspiration

    • 23 Feb 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • What is it like to be a writer in residence at Randell Cottage? How does this special ‘moment out of time’ free up the creative mind? Lynn Davidson has just completed her six-month stay in the Cottage. She shares her reflections on the experience in a newly released video, interwoven with readings from her latest […]
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• • Congratulations to Paddy Richardson

    • 22 Feb 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust joins High Spot Literary in congratulating our 2019 Resident Paddy Richardson, our 2019 CNZ RCWT Writing Fellow. Four of her thrillers are to be published in Australia. From High Spot Literary on Facebook: We are absolutely delighted to announce that Paddy Richardson has just signed with Australian publisher, Brio Books who […]
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• • Rijula Das Announced as Verb Readers & Writers Festival Programmer 2022

    • 20 Dec 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • Announcing our amazing new programmer…
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• • Rose Lu selected as 2022 Randell Cottage Writer in Residence

    • 7 Dec 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Tramper, software engineer, essayist, and now novelist Rose Lu is to be the 2022 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellow. Lu will be using her six months at Randell Cottage in Wellington’s historic Thorndon village to write her first novel. Currently untitled, the project follows the story of Moon, a second-generation Chinese-New Zealander, and […]
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• • Trustee and author Stephen Stratford

    • 23 Nov 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The Randell Cottage Writers Trust marks with deep sorrow the sudden death of our Trustee, Stephen Stratford, on Sunday 21 November. Stephen was a highly valued member of our team, taking special responsibility for chairing the annual selection panel for the Creative New Zealand writer in residence. We acknowledge the loss his passing represents to […]
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• • Festival Programmer: Enquire within . . .

    • 21 Nov 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • Seeking a Festival programmer: Enquire within!
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• • Director’s Message: The little festival that could

    • 16 Nov 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • I am very relieved to be writing this. We did it! Verb Readers & Writers Festival happened and we are now looking back and feeling incredibly lucky. It wasn’t the Festival we planned but what a magical time in our history it turned out to be. Thanks to our incredible audiences it was a near sell out and the atmosphere throughout was one of delighted disbelief giving way to heartwarming connection. I think many of us couldn’t quite believe the festival was real until it was nearly over. We had spent so many months planning, unpinning, re-planning and then planning for the plan to fall over again.
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• • Director’s Message: We interrupt our regular programming …

    • 19 Oct 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • In which we announce the full Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2021 programme.
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• • Randell Cottage Open Day – Cancelled

    • 15 Oct 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • It is with regret that we have made the decision to cancel the Randell Cottage Open Day that was planned for 31 October as a part of Wellington Heritage Week 2021.
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• • Keeping Central Library's books safe

    • 13 Oct 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Powered by a bunch of passionate staff, Te Pātaka Collection and Distribution Centre is a smooth-running machine that ensures Wellingtonians have access to the books they love.
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• • Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2021 is released

    • 21 Sep 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • In which we announce the full Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2021 programme.
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• • New Zealand Residency applications are now open

    • 7 Sep 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Applications are now open for the 2022 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship.
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• • Randell Cottage Writers Trust’s 2020 Annual Report is now available

    • 6 Sep 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The Annual Report and Randell Cottage Writers Trust’s 2020 Annual Report is now available. You can read them here.
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• • Early Releases: Verb Readers & Writers Festival 2021

    • 19 Aug 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • We are thrilled to announce special, early events that will take place across October ahead of our festival week in November.
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• • Friends of Randell Cottage hold AGM

    • 11 Aug 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust was held at the rooms of the Alliance Franҫaise, Wellington, on 27 July 2021.
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• • Randell Friends visit the Cottage’s collection at Te Papa

    • 2 Aug 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Recently, some of the Friends visited Te Papa to view the objects discovered when the Cottage was renovated back in the mid-1990s.
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• • Read with us: Book Coven Book Club — Verb Wellington

    • 27 Jul 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • We have joined forces with the brilliant team at The Pantograph Punch to bring you a book club in celebration of some of the exceptional books that will feature in this year’s coven-themed Verb Readers & Writers Festival. See below for how it works!
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• • Agenda for the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust AGM, 27 July

    • 5 Jul 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust to be held at 11.30 am, Tuesday 27 July 2021.
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• • Save The Date

    • 22 Jun 2021
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The AGM of the Friends of the Randell Cottage will be held at: 11:30 am Tuesday 27 July Alliance Francaise Level 3 78 Victoria Street Wellington After the AGM the current writer in residence, Lynn Davidson, will talk about her work. Refreshments will be served.
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• • Verb Writer’s Residency 2021 — Verb Wellington

    • 9 Jun 2021
    • Verb Wellington
    • Applications for a three-week writer’s residency in Wellington will open this Friday 11 June 2021. The Verb Wellington Writers Residency is open to Aotearoa writers and supported by the Verb Community, Mātātuhi Foundation, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden and Residency patron Professor John Ormiston ONZM in memory of his wife Professor Diana (Dinny) Lennon ONZM (1949-2018).
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• • Volumes of support for CPW

    • 20 May 2021
    • Cats Protection Wellington
    • Tucked away in Left Bank, just off Cuba Mall, is one of Wellington’s best-loved bookshops.
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