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• • An Oriental Bay epiphany

    • 23 Mar 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Suddenly, inexplicably, my head bursts. I open my eyes. There's the novel, right there in front of me... Read Caroline's full report on her stay here.
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• • Could More Businesses Follow in the Wake of Vic Books?

    • 5 Mar 2023
    • Salient
    • The upcoming closure of Vic Books has left many questioning the future of other campus businesses. 
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• • Watch live: Evening event with Sedef Ecer and Caroline Laurent

    • 2 Mar 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • We hope to see you at the Friends’ event featuring French writer Sedef Ecer on Tuesday 7 March, but if you can’t be there in person, you can watch online. Find out how.
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• • Vic Books Goneburger: Future of Textbook Purchasing Murky

    • 26 Feb 2023
    • Salient
    • On 24 January, Vic Books announced that they will be officially closing down after over 48 years in business. The store shared via social media that the Kelburn campus branch will remain open until 31 March.
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• • Reminder: Join us for a special evening event with our French writer in residence

    • 23 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Don't forget to add this event on 7 March at the National Library to your calendar and send an rsvp to tell us you'll be coming along.
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• • Past resident James Norcliffe launches poetry collection

    • 19 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Book Launch at Scorpio Books in Christchurch – 'Letter to ‘Oumuamua' by James Norcliffe Thursday 23 February, 5:30 pm–7:30 pm
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• • Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter

    • 13 Feb 2023
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a launch event with acclaimed bestselling historical fantasy fiction… Continue reading Bestselling Fantasy author H.G. Parry at Newtown Library: The Magician’s Daughter →
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• • French writers at Randell Cottage

    • 10 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Who are the latest French writers in residence at Randell Cottage? How are they drawing on their experiences here, in combination with their multicultural heritages, to inform their creative work?
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• • Celebrated writers to be honoured at special online event

    • 8 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Join us on Friday 10 February, 6.30pm-7.45pm for a special online panel discussion with the winners of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement.
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• • Sedef Ecer – 2023

    • 5 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Born in Istanbul, Sedef Ecer grew up in the world of movie-making, theatre and television. Her latest book, Trésor national, was published by JC Lattès in 2021. She writes in different genres and in two languages: she has written more than 500 articles or opinion pieces for the press, novels, screenplays, explored new genres and […]
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• • Writer-in-residence Sedef Ecer arrives at Randell Cottage

    • 5 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Our newest writer-in-residence, Franco-Turkish novelist, actor and playwright Sedef Ecer, is now installed at Randell Cottage after a warm welcome by representatives of the French Embassy and the Randell Cottage Writers Trust.
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• • Newsletter from the Friends

    • 2 Feb 2023
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Read the Christmas newsletter from the Friends of Randell Cottage.
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• • Not just a bookshop

    • 26 Jan 2023
    • Wellington Scoop
    • As Wellington mourns the loss (at the end of March) of one of its oldest bookshops, there’s agreement that Vic Books is in fact … not just a bookshop.
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• • Literary anthology ‘Room to write’ has been launched

    • 17 Dec 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • To celebrate 20 years of the Randell Cottage writers residency, the Randell Cottage Writers Trust has commissioned Room To Write, asking the writers for contributions that spring from the idea of ‘looking back’.
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• • Writers honoured by prime minister for their contribution to New Zealand literature

    • 3 Dec 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Stephanie Johnson (2016) received the prize for fiction and James Norcliffe (2018) received the prize for poetry.
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• • Caroline Laurent – 2021

    • 2 Dec 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Born in 1988 and of French-Mauritian origins, Caroline grew up between French Polynesia, Bordeaux, Italy and Paris, where she currently resides. She still travels regularly to Mauritius to visit her maternal family. Caroline is a graduate of modern French literature and has been an editor for the past 12 years (JC Lattès, Les Escales, Stock). […]
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• • Caroline Laurent arrives at Randell Cottage

    • 2 Dec 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • We are thrilled to welcome French writer Caroline Laurent for a short residency at Randell Cottage, after her original visit was delayed by Covid restrictions.
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• • Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube

    • 23 Nov 2022
    • Wellington City Libraries
    • Recently at our Newtown Library we had the  rare opportunity to hear three of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most outstanding  crime… Continue reading Nefarious Novels at Newtown: Now available on YouTube →
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• • Making Space

    • 29 Oct 2022
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Elizabeth Cox’s book Making Space – A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture is a treasure trove of information, that I suspect will take...
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• • New French writer-in-residence announced

    • 16 Oct 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Franco-Turkish novelist, playwright and screenwriter, Sedef Ecer, has been selected as the 2023 French artist-in-residence at Randell Cottage and will join the residency programme early in the New Year.
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• • 2023 Stipend Funded by Creative New Zealand

    • 6 Oct 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is delighted to be able to offer our 2023 writing fellow a six-month stipend of $30,582, funded by Creative New Zealand.
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• • A conversation with Rose Lu at the close of her Randell Cottage residency

    • 1 Oct 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Rose Lu, our NZ writer-in-residence, joined in a warm and open conversation with Randell Cottage Trustee Francis Cooke, at the National Library on 23 September 2022, hosted by the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust.
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• • Rose Lu Special Talk at National Library

    • 20 Sep 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Join Rose in this event hosted by the Friends of Randell Cottage as she talks about her work — her 2019 essay collection All Who Live on Islands and her new book — at the National Library at 12:10 this Friday, 23 September.
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• • Applications Invited For 2023 Randell Cottage Writers Residency

    • 8 Sep 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Applications are now open for one of New Zealand’s top writing residencies: the 2023 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a generous stipend, funded by CNZ and currently set at $28,500, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest heritage homes.
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• • Save the date: Randell Cottage Open Day during Wellington Heritage Week

    • 31 Aug 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • The Randell Cottage Open Day is 30 October this year as part of Wellington Heritage Week 2022. From 1-4pm enjoy the cottage and garden and listen to readings from past writers-in-residence.
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• • Paddy Richardson’s ‘By the Green of the Spring’ is launched

    • 14 Aug 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Paddy Richardson has announced that her new book, By the Green of the Spring is due in bookshops in mid-August.  Paddy was Randell Cottage's Creative New Zealand writing fellow for 2019, while she worked on this new novel.
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• • Rose Lu – 2022

    • 1 Aug 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • Michalia Arathimos has just returned from Australia, where she lived in Melbourne and other places.
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• • “Heartbreaking:” Vic Books Pipitea Says Goodbye

    • 31 Jul 2022
    • Salient
    • Vic Books first opened its doors in 1975 on Victoria University of Wellington’s Kelburn Campus.
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• • And Other Stories with Rose Lu

    • 28 Jul 2022
    • Randell Cottage Writers Trust
    • This year is the centenary of the publication of Katherine Mansfield’s third collection of short stories, The Garden Party and Other Stories. The collection includes some of Mansfield’s best-known and most-loved stories, such as ‘At the Bay’, ‘The Garden Party’ and ‘Miss Brill’. But what about the other twelve? Current Randell Cottage resident Rose Lu will […]
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• • How Claire Mabey ignited Wellington’s passion for books

    • 26 Jul 2022
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Literary festival director Claire Mabey thought she might want to be an environmental lawyer when she grew up.
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