Applications for the seventh Verb Wellington Writer's Residency at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden are now open!

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature | Posted: Friday May 08, 2026

Applications close 15 May 2026

Applications from writers who live in Aotearoa, working on any of the following forms are welcomed:

• short stories

• the novel

• poetry

• creative nonfiction

• memoir

The residency takes place Sunday 23 August - Monday 14 September in Te Whanganui a Tara with a $1,300 per week (gst included) stipend.

Find out more and apply here: Verb Writer's Residency — Verb Wellington