Support for College of Education’s Children’s Writer in Residence

By University of Otago College of Education | Posted: Tuesday Mar 25, 2025

New Zealand’s unique and treasured Children’s Writer in Residence is not being offered for 2026, due to loss of external funding.

This Dunedin residency has been running for 32 years, and has supported numerous, gifted writers in producing quality New Zealand children’s literature. It is the only residency of its kind in New Zealand.

This residency facilitates the creation of quality children’s literature that reflects the lives and interests of children in Aotearoa. Great books spark children’s imaginations, give them a love of reading, and support them to engage with, and learn about, the world.

University of Otago are seeking support to get this residency back on track.

If you value quality children’s literature and the work of New Zealand children’s authors, please support this project. Help get this unique and treasured residency back in place in 2027 and beyond.  

Please make a donation HERE (select Children’s Writer in Residence from the drop-down list) or, if you can’t donate, please share this information with your networks.  

Contact info: Becs Wilson, Development Manager for Te Kete Aronui - Division of Humanities, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago becs.wilson@otago.ac.nz