University of Otagoresidency
The College of Education Children's Writer in Residence
Housing: Rent-free accommodation in the historic Titan Street cottage, provided by the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust
- Who Can Apply: Children's writers who usually reside in Aotearoa New Zealand
- The Focus: A writing residency for a children's writer to work full-time among colleagues involved in teaching reading and literature to children
- The Funding: Writer's remuneration funded by Creative New Zealand (amount not stated), plus rent-free accommodation in the historic Titan Street cottage
- Key Requirements: Apply through the University of Otago careers portal by 18 October 2026 with a covering letter and short biography, CV, details of published work and writing awards, an outline of the work contemplated, work samples (PDF or Word preferred), and two referee reports.
DeadlineSunday, October 18, 2026
StipendWriter's remuneration funded by Creative New Zealand; amount not stated
Program dates2027
LocationDunedin, Otago
ParticipationOn-site
Disciplineschildren's literature, creative writing
Application notesApply via the University of Otago careers portal.
Contactarts.fellows@otago.ac.nz
University of Otago
Organization based in Dunedin