International Writing Program | University of Iowa
Creative New Zealand offers a three-month residency for a New Zealand writer to participate in the University of Iowa Writing Program.
The residency is suitable for nationally recognised writers of fiction, poetry, drama, children's fiction, screenplays, biography or cultural commentary, who have previously published at least on volume of work. Candidates for the program should be interested in interaction with writers from diverse cultures. Participants are given periods of unstructured time to work on their own writing projects but some afternoons will feature literary activities, excursions and field trips.
The residency runs from approximately August to November and provides return travel to Iowa, U.S.A., assistance with living expenses and accommodation in the Iowa House situated on the campus of the University of Iowa. While in Iowa the writer will be given the opportunity to participate in panel discussions and readings.
The last two weeks will be spent in Nebraska City where time can be given entirely to
writing.
Candidates are encouraged to take their own word-processing equipment (laptop computer, software), although the program administration can assist with sourcing this on-site.
For further information:
Felicity Birch
Programme Administrater
Phone (04) 478 0735
Email: felicityb@creativenz.govt.nz
Applications must include
- Letters of application
- An outline of the proposed project
- A literary CV
- Up to ten pages of work in progress
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Creative New Zealand is the national agency for the development of the arts in New Zealand. The purpose of our work is to encourage, promote and support the arts in New Zealand for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
(Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994).Our mandate is to support community and professional arts. In doing so, we uphold the principles of access, participation, and excellence and innovation in the arts.
We value the partnership we have with Maori, in acknowledgement of their unique position as tangata whenua. Much of what makes New Zealand art unique lies in what makes New Zealand unique - our indigenous culture.
We also value Pacific arts and their growing contribution to New Zealand identity. Given the increasing ethnic diversity of New Zealand’s population, Creative New Zealand works to ensure that our impact is felt across the population.
