APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON for the 2023 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship

Posted: Monday Jun 12, 2023

The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship allows a writer to spend no less than three months in Menton, France, with access to a writing room beneath the terrace of Villa Isola Bella, where Katherine Mansfield did some of her most important writing.

The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship allows a writer to spend no less than three months in Menton, France, with access to a writing room beneath the terrace of Villa Isola Bella, where Katherine Mansfield did some of her most important writing. Applications close June 18th 2023.

The Fellowship has been offered annually from 1970. Previous recipients include Paula Morris, Carl Nixon, Kate Camp, Anna Jackson, Mandy Hager, Greg McGee, Justin Paton, Chris Price, Ken Duncum, Damien Wilkins, Jenny Pattrick, Stuart Hoar, Dame Fiona Kidman, Ian Wedde and other prestigious writers such as Bill Manhine, Janet Frame, Witi Ihimaera, Elizabeth Knox, Lloyd Jones, Roger Hall, Marilyn Duckworth, Michael King and Allen Curnow.

The Fellow receives a $43,000 grant to cover all costs including travel to Menton, insurance, living and accommodation costs. The grant is generated by a fund managed by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, which was made possible by generous donors including many individuals, the Winn Manson Menton Trust, Creative New Zealand and the New Zealand France Friendship Fund.

The successful applicant will travel to France in 2024.

Find Out More: APPLICATIONS OPEN 2023: Katherine Mansfield Menton… | Arts Foundation (thearts.co.nz)