The French residency is jointly supported by the French Embassy in New Zealand, the Randell Cottage Writers Trust and the Arts Foundation of New Zealand via a sub-Trust established by the France New Zealand Friendship Fund. It is the welcome result of an extensive project to offer a counterpart to the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship in Menton, France, which has supported many of the great names of New Zealand literature.
Applications – French writer
The 2026 Residency is between January and May, inclusive, with Katia Astafieff being selected as the writer in residence.
Applications for the 2027 French residency are open until 17 May 2026.
The French Embassy’s Cultural Services network of contacts and partners is available to the resident during the residency term.
The selection panel comprises leading figures of the French and New Zealand book industries with representation from the Randell Cottage Writers Trust.
For further information, please follow the links to the website of the Embassy of France: