Begun by the Dunedin College of Education in 1992, the College of Education Children’s Writer in Residence has allowed children’s writers to write full-time in a compatible environment among colleagues who are involved with the teaching of reading and literature to children. The financial support and imaginative space the residency affords has enabled writers to create a huge variety and number of books for New Zealand’s young readers.
With support from Creative New Zealand to fund the writer’s remuneration, the residency is offered in partnership with the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust, which provides rent-free accommodation to writers in the historic Titan Street cottage bequeathed by the late playwright Robert Lord.
College of Education Children's Writer in Residence for 2027
Applications are invited for the 2027 residency from children’s writers who usually reside in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Apply for the College of Education Children's Writer in Residence for 2027
Applications close Sunday, 18 October 2026.
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See the list of all previous Children's Writers in Residence
Email arts.fellows@otago.ac.nz for more information