Nau mai ki Randell Cottage – Kei te iho o Pipitea mai anō i te tau 1867, he āhuru mōwai mō ngā kaituhi mai i te tau 2002.
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Welcome to Randell Cottage – At the heart of Thorndon since 1867, a haven for writers since 2002.
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Bienvenue sur la page web du Randell Cottage – Construit au sein de Thorndon en 1867, le cottage accueille des écrivains depuis 2002.
Latest news:

Randell Cottage alumni in Ockham longlistings
We are thrilled to see alumni of the Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship featuring in the longlisting for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced on 30 January.



Randell Cottage alumni in Ockham longlistings
We are thrilled to see alumni of the Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship featuring in the longlisting for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced on 30 January.
Historic Randell Cottage in Wellington, New Zealand, has been a writers’ residency for New Zealand and French writers since 2001. The Randell Cottage Writers Trust is supported by Creative New Zealand, the New Zealand-France Friendship Fund/Arts Foundation of New Zealand, and the Wellington City Council. It works in close partnership with the Embassy of France.
The cottage has two bedrooms and a writing studio. Located in inner-city Thorndon close to the Lilburn Residence, Rita Angus Cottage, Wellington Asia Residency, and Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, the cottage is within walking distance of the National and Turnbull Libraries and Archives New Zealand.