Entries for the Caselberg Trust International Poetry Competition 2026 open on Monday 1 June and close 5pm Tuesday 30 June. Now in its 16th year, the competition attracts entries from across Aotearoa New Zealand and from all over the world. This year we are delighted to announce that Ōtepoti Dunedin City of Literature has joined with our long term sponsor the University Book Shop (Otago) to co-sponsor the competition.
Read MoreThe Trust is pleased to offer the Caselberg Trust Creative Connections Residency for the fourteenth time in 2027.
Applications for the Creative Connections Residency 2027 are open from 1 to 31 May 2026.
Read MoreWriters from Aotearoa New Zealand are warmly invited to apply for this year's Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency. Applications close at 11.59pm (NZST) on 31 March 2026.
Read MoreRead MoreThe Caselberg Trust announces that the recipient of its Elizabeth Brooke-Carr Emerging Writers Residency in 2026 will be poet Sofia Drew from Tāmaki Makaurau.
Read MoreCaselberg Trust is pleased to announce the Summer resident, in collaboration with Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Daphne Simons.
Donald S Murray has received the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship with Mātai Airana, Mātai Kotirana - the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies (CISS), in conjunction with the Caselberg Trust. He will be in the position in August and September 2026.
Read MoreThe Caselberg Trust announced today that its Creative Connections Resident 2026 will be Te Tuhi based artist and people connector Ngaroma Riley (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, and Pākehā).
Read MoreDuring November Caselberg Trust will host Fiona Van Oyen as the InPrint resident for 2025.
Read MoreThe winners of the 2025 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize have been announced. The competition is now in its fifteenth year, and this year attracted 150 poems from New Zealand, the USA and Germany. This year’s competition was judged by poet Robert Sullivan.
Read MoreNicole Flattery has been awarded the 2025 Writing Fellowship with Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka - University of Otago’s Mātai Airana, Mātai Kotirana - Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies (CISS).
Read MoreThe Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature, thanks to a generous bequest from Margaret Egan, are delighted to announce the judges’ selection of Sihle Ntuli from Durban (South Africa) as Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Resident 2025.
Read MoreThis year the 2025 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency is open to applicants from other Cities of Literature around the world and there have been 79 applications from 29 UNESCO Cities of Literature.
Read MoreRobert Sullivan is the judge for Caselberg Trust’s International Poetry Competition 2025
Read MoreApplications will open for the Caselberg Trust's Creative Connections Residency for 2026 from 1-31 May at 5pm.
Read MoreWe've been busy installing two new double glazed windows at the house between the busy residency schedule. The window frames in the bedroom and living room were in a really poor condition, and thanks to a donation from the Lion Foundation and the Otago Peninsula Community Board, we have been able to do this work to keep the house in good condition.
Read MoreApplications are invited for the 2025 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency
Read MoreBlue Oyster is pleased to announce that Abigail Aroha Jensen is our Caselberg artist in residence for 2025!
Read MoreWe're delighted to announce the Elizabeth Brooke Carr Emerging Writer resident for 2025 will be Toni Wi.
The Caselberg Trust announced today that its Creative Connections Resident 2025 will be Ōtepoti/Dunedin ceramic artist Jess Nicolson (Kāi Tahu, Pākehā). Originally from Whakatāne, Jess is an artist whose practice focuses on cultural and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreThe winners of the 2024 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize have been announced. The competition is now in its fourteenth year, and this year attracted 142 poems from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, UK, and Mauritius. This year’s competition was judged by poet Alan Roddick.
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