The Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature are pleased to offer the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency. The aim of the Residency is to provide international and Aotearoa New Zealand writers an opportunity to work on a substantial piece of creative writing and to foster connections among creative writers in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. There are no limits in terms of genre, language, or length of writing, and completion of the project during the Residency is not a requirement.

  
The Residency is offered annually for a period of six weeks to writers from other UNESCO Cities of Literature and to Aotearoa New Zealand writers in alternating years. In 2025 the Residency is offered to a writer from another UNESCO City of Literature with at least one published work.

  
The Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency is run jointly and collaboratively by the Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature. Funding from the Caselberg Trust is provided through a generous bequest by the late Margaret Egan.

  
In April 2017 the Trust built the well-appointed _Charles Brasch Studio_ on the section. The artist’s studio is well insulated, light, and is the size of an average sized garage. It has power and water.

  
**When:** The Residency is for a period of 6 weeks from arrival on **Thursday 2 October** **until departure on Thursday 13 November 2025.**

  
**Who: In 2025 the Residency is offered to a writer from another UNESCO City of Literature with at least one published work.** **The applicant must normally reside in another UNESCO City of Literature as of the application closing date.** 

  
The aim of the Residency is to provide an opportunity to work on a substantial piece of creative writing and to foster connections among creative writers in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. There are no limits in terms of genre, language, or length of writing, and completion of the project during the Residency is not a requirement. 

**What we offer**

* All residents receive a stipend of NZ$4,000.
* NZ$3,500 of the stipend will be paid on arrival with the final payment of $500 held as a bond to be paid to the resident once all final financial transactions and reporting requirements relating to the Residency have been settled and a final inspection of the Caselberg House has been made.
* **In addition, international residents will receive up to NZ$3,000 towards travel costs**, whilst Aotearoa New Zealand residents are eligible for reasonable travel costs associated with travel to and from their normal place of residence within Aotearoa New Zealand. All residents are responsible for booking their own return travel, health insurance and visas.
* Accommodation is provided rent-free at the Caselberg House for the six-week duration of the Residency. Power and heating costs are to be met by the resident. There is an internet broadband connection provided, at no cost to the resident. (There is no telephone landline at the house.)
* **The international Residency 2025 has been planned to coincide with the biennial Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival** and the Festival Trust has generously made available to the resident a Festival Pass and green-room entry to all Festival events. There may also be some involvement in English in the Festival programme (at the discretion of the Festival Trust).

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