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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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• • 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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