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Creative Writing Course Boxes and student folios

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Scope and Contents

For each year, there are two types of record: 1) the Course box, which generally contains Course applications, course material, class lists, 2) Folios, which consist of the end-of-year folios submitted by students in the Creative Writing courses. Records were transferred in considerable disorder. It has been decided to adopt an annual system divided into the two types of records. For the Course Boxes, records have been arranged into the following broad categories: Course Applications; Class lists; Course information; Exercise Work information; Collated exercise work; Class presentation folios; Uncollated exercise work; Miscellaneous Evaluations. For the Folios, records are arranged alphabetically within each year. 1981 and 1989 are missing. Some accessions are not yet fully described. For these accessions please consult the paper finding aids in the reading room. A2010/09, 1996-2007 Boxes numbered 56-81 A2009/10, 2005-2006 Boxes 45-47? A2011/21, 2007-2010 Boxes numbered 82-91 A2010/28 Further record for Box 79, application form and related papers

• Creation: 1977 - two years before current year

Conditions Governing Access

Since 2005 University corporate records have been governed by the Public Records Act, however teaching and student records are excluded and under normal conditions these records would not be retained. An exception has been made for these Creative Writing course archives in view of their research potential, but in view of the privacy implications for students rigorous access restrictions have been established, in particular: - Researchers must obtain written permission from the University Librarian (who will normally consult with the Director of the Creative Writing courses) and present this to the Special Materials Librarian. - Permission to quote (including paraphrase or précis) from material for which an individual creator can be identified must be obtained from the copyright holder (e.g. the individual student). Permission to quote (including paraphrase or précis) from material for which an individual creator cannot be identified must be obtained from the University Librarian (who will normally consult with the Director of the Creative Writing courses). In published works due acknowledgement must be made to the Library. - The material will be available for internal and external short-term exhibition loan as long as written permission has been obtained in accordance with the research and reproduction restrictions above.

Biographical/Historical note

From 1977-2000, Creative Writing courses were run from the English Department by Bill Manhire. From 2001, Creative Writing courses were run by the International Institute of Modern Letters under its Director Bill Manhire.

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All text and images are copyright to Victoria University of Wellington. Enquiries for re-use should be made in the first instance to the J C Beaglehole Room, VUW Library.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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• Box: 003-004/4 [A2008/14] (box)
• Box: 001-002/4 [A2008/14] (box)
• Box: 1065/1-2 [A2002/9] + 1067/1 (box)
• Box: 1063/1-2 A2002/9 (box)
• Box: [A2008/16] (box)
• Box: 1066/6 + 1068/1 [A2002/9] (box)
• Box: 1064/1-2 A2002/9 (box)
• Box: B68-69, 70, 71 - 4 boxes (box)
• Box: B64-66, 67 - 4 boxes (box)
• Box: 591 boxes 1-4 (box)
• Box: 253, 254, 255, 256 and 257 [A2009/10] (box)
• Box: 592 B60-63 - 4 boxes (box)
• Box: 592 B56-58, 59 - 4 boxes (box)
• Box: B79-80 - 2 boxes (box)
• Box: B72-73, 74-75 (box)
• Box: B76-78, 81 - 4 boxes (box)
• Box: 42 (box)
• Box: 001-004 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 015-018 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 011-014 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 008-010 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 005-007 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 031-034 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 027-030 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 023-026 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 019-022 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 044-047 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 038-043 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 035-037 [A2007/17] (box)
• Box: 93-101 (2008) (box)
• Box: 85-92; 85-86 (2002); 87-92 (2008) (box)
• Box: 102 and 103 (2008); 104-105 (2009) (box)

Repository Details

Part of the Tapuaka Heritage & Archive Collections - JC Beaglehole Reading Room, Victoria University of Wellington Library Repository

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Creative Writing Course Boxes and student folios, vcre. Tapuaka Heritage & Archive Collections - JC Beaglehole Reading Room, Victoria University of Wellington Library.

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Creative Writing Course Boxes and student folios, vcre. Tapuaka Heritage & Archive Collections - JC Beaglehole Reading Room, Victoria University of Wellington Library. https://archives.victoria.ac.nz/repositories/2/resources/390 Accessed September 04, 2024.

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Top New Zealand writer to join Victoria University’s creative writing programme

10 Oct 2012

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One of New Zealand’s most celebrated contemporary writers, Emily Perkins, is joining Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).

Taking up a sought-after role to teach creative writing to Master’s students, Ms Perkins will replace Damien Wilkins, who will head up the IIML when Professor Bill Manhire retires in January next year.

“Emily is a supremely gifted communicator, and has an international reputation as a novelist. She is also a wonderful teacher - so this is very exciting for us, and for our students,” Mr Wilkins says.

The IIML’s Master of Arts in Creative Writing is very highly regarded, and applications to take part in the programme are received from aspiring writers all over the world. A maximum of 30 students are accepted each year.

Ms Perkins says she feels honoured to be taking up the position. “Wellington has always had a place in my heart, it’s where I began my writing life and I’m really looking forward to joining this community.”

The role of Senior Lecturer attracted a very strong field of applicants. “Jobs like this very rarely come up, and the calibre of people who applied was incredible,” says Mr Wilkins.

Emily Perkins will take up the role in February next year.

Ms Perkins is the author of four novels, including The Forrests, and a collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name . She will be moving to Wellington from Auckland with her husband and three children.

For more information, please contact Damien Wilkins at the International Institute of Modern Letters:  0273 860 133.

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Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao

International institute of modern letters, writer in residence.

The Writer in Residence is an annual appointment to foster New Zealand writing, with support from Creative New Zealand.

Applications are now open for the 2025 position, with a deadline of 30 September 2024. This is a full-year residency.

Find out more about or apply for our Emerging Māori Writer in Residence 2025 position. Applications for this three-month residency close 31 October 2024.

About the residency

The Writer in Residence appointment is jointly funded by Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and Creative New Zealand and housed at the University's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). It has been created to foster New Zealand writing by providing the appointee with the opportunity to write full-time within an academic environment for the period of tenure.

Applications are invited from writers in all areas of literary activity, including drama, fiction and poetry, New Zealand art, biography, history, music, society and culture, but excluding film and television scriptwriting projects.

Applicants should be authors of proven merit and must be either New Zealand citizens or hold permanent residency.

The Writer will have use of an office at the IIML. While there are no formal duties attached to the position, it is expected that the Writer will take part in the cultural life of the University.

The appointment will be for twelve months from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026.

See the  full role description and application form on the Current Vacancies page of the University's website.

Enquiries can be directed at any time to  [email protected] .

Other residencies

We also offer a three-month Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residency and a three-month Emerging Māori Writer's Residency , both funded by Creative New Zealand.

Current Writer in Residence— Dr Ingrid Horrocks

An acclaimed memoirist, essayist, poet, and fiction writer, Ingrid's most recent book of essays,  Where We Swim (Te Herenga Waka University Press) , was published internationally to rave reviews, with the  Australian Book Review calling it 'luminous' and 'a work of wondrous depth'. Her previous books include  Travelling with Augusta, 1835 & 1999  (THWUP), which was translated into Italian;  Women Wanderers and the Writing of Mobility 1784–1814  (Cambridge University Press); and a book of poetry  Mapping the Distance (THWUP). Her essays, poems, short stories, and reviews have appeared in many places including  The Guardian ,  LitHub ,  Landfall ,  Sport , and  New Zealand Geographic .

Ingrid has a BA (Hons) in English Literature from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and a PhD from Princeton University. She taught for many years at Massey University before resigning in 2022 to devote herself to writing full-time.

While holding the residency, Ingrid will work on a book of eco-fiction tentatively titled  Marvellous Instruments.  The collection will explore the space between the novel and the short story, and questions such as: 'How do we write women's lives?' and ‘How might art help us live differently in relation to one another and to a world in crisis?'

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• ' Shifting Currents ' ( Australian Book Review , August 2021) )

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