International Institute of Modern Letters

International Institute of Modern Letters

Events

Oct8Writers on Mondays special event: Kate Camp - Menton, memoir and me
Date: 8 October 2018
Time: 12.15 pm
Venue: Soundings Theatre, Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable St Te Aro, Wellington
A special addition to our 2018 programme, featuring poet and 2017 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow Kate Camp. Read more
Apr9Book launch: Night as Day, by Nikki-Lee Birdsey
Date: 9 April 2019
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: Unity Books, Willis St, Wellington
Victoria University Press will launch the first collection by poet and IIML PhD candidate Nikki-Lee… Read more
Jul29Writers on Mondays: Poetry Quintet
Date: 29 July 2019
Time: 12.15 pm
Venue: Te Papa Marae, Level 4, Musuem of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable St, Wellington
Hear poetry from Nikki-Lee Birdsey, essa may ranapiri, Steven Toussaint, Amy Leigh Wicks and Sugar Magnolia Wilson. Read more

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News

28 March 2024 Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2023 captures the spirit of the times
The latest edition of the online anthology Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems is now live, featuring 25 poems chosen by Poet Laureate Chris Tse from nearly 4000 published in 2023. Read more
14 December 2023 The Philippines and Central Otago feature in prize-winning writing
An essay collection exploring a family's life between Aotearoa and the Philippines and a poetry collection embedded in the landscapes of Central Otago have been awarded the Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing and the Biggs Family Prize in Poetry by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) for 2023. Read more
13 December 2023 Action/Sci-Fi feature film wins Victoria University of Wellington Prize
A 'creature feature' set in the Port of Auckland has been awarded the 2023 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Read more

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Emily Perkins – Senior Lecturer

In creative writing we work with language and our imaginations to think about, celebrate and question the human life within, as well as the endless variety of the world beyond ourselves. Read more about the MA.

CREW 350 Special Topic: World-Building Workshop

This new workshop, convened by the internationally acclaimed author Elizabeth Knox, will run in Trimester 1, 2017. Applications open 1 October: application deadline 10 December. Read more.

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Airini Beautrais – poet and PhD candidate

'It has been an immensely rewarding experience to work with excellent supervisors and a talented cohort of fellow PhD students.' Read more about our PhD (Creative Writing) candidates.

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Apply by 1 November 2016 for the MA in Creative Writing 2017 (CREW 590 and 591), or for our third trimester (summer) Iowa  Writing Workshops in Prose (CREW 258) and Poetry (259).

To find out more, visit our how to apply page.

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