Creative New Zealand is offering a Writers' Fellowship valued at $100,000, as a result of the additional allocation for the support of authors and literature announced by the government in May 2002. This fellowship was offered for the first time in 2003, and has been renamed in recognition of the late Dr Michael King, his contribution to literature and his role in advocating for a major fellowship for New Zealand writers.

Senior New Zealand writers are encouraged to apply.

The Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' Fellowship will be awarded for a project that will take two years or more to complete and is open to established authors who have already published a significant body of work. It is open to all genres and non-fiction projects are welcomed.

Criteria
Applicants for this Fellowship will have achieved one or more of the following:

• Established a strong reputation as a writer, i.e. published significant works of literature that have been critically acclaimed
• Been short-listed for one or more literary awards
• Received a significant literary award or fellowship

Application requirements

• Complete the special application form for the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' Fellowship
• Include a detailed proposal describing the project underway or to be undertaken, demonstrating why it will take two years or more to complete
• Include a full literary CV

Information and queries
Felicity Birch, Programme Administrator
Creative New Zealand
PO Box 3806
Wellington
Phone (04) 498 0735
felicityb@creativenz.govt.nz

Applications must be received in hard copy, clearly labelled:
Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' Fellowship Creative New Zealand
PO Box 3806