In other words, Ōtaki is delighted to call for applicants for their 2026 10-day residency programme.

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Monday Mar 02, 2026

Applications close 5pm on Sunday, 05 April

The residency is for five Aotearoa storytellers whose work reflects positive and/or progressive ways of thinking about people, community and the environment.

If you're a professional, mid-career to senior Aotearoa-based storyteller who works in fiction or non-fiction (poet, novellist, playwright, librettist, biographer, essayist, screenwriter, digital media content creator or other), and whose work reflects positive and/or progressive ways of thinking about people, community and the environment, they'd love to hear from you.

Open to all artforms using words as a base!

MORE HERE: https://www.iowo.org.nz/apply