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By Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust | Posted: Monday Nov 24, 2025

Buy this gorgeous 2026 calendar and support the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust and the cottage residency programme.

Joyful and Triumphant: A celebration of the Robert Lord Cottage writers residency is a collaboration between writer Annie Villiers and artist J Z Robinson, developed during Annie's six-week residency at the Robert Lord Cottage earlier in 2025 and produced with the support of Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature. 

Calendars are A4 size (A3 when unfolded) and cost $25 each. All proceeds from calendar sales go directly to the Writers Cottage Trust and help keep the cottage residency programme running according to Robert's wishes. The Trust is hugely grateful to Annie Villiers, J Z Robinson and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature. 

Delivery within Dunedin city is free; standard post within NZ (up to 4 calendars in a C4 envelope) is $6; courier delivery within NZ (in a Large padded courier bag, can fit multiple calendars) is $14.80. For international postage rates or other queries please email robertlordcottagetrust@gmail.com

Payment can be made:

• by credit card using the link here

• by internet banking (please use your name as a deposit reference and email us with the number of calendars purchased and delivery details). Account name: The Writers Cottage Trust. Account number: 02-0500-0472856-000

• by cash (please email robertlordcottagetrust@gmail.com to arrange this)

Annie Villiers currently lives in Central Otago. Having spent much of her life in Dunedin, she retains a close association with the city’s creative community.

J Z Robinson is a Dunedin-based jeweller and printmaker. He lives at Andersons Bay with his partner and cat.