Annual, $6,800 in 2010/11 and the option of one month's stay in Foxton. Purpose: to allow a writer to pursue an approved project. Applicants must be members of the NZ Society of Authors. Deadline end of September each year. For application form and conditions print out the form below, or send a sae to New Zealand Society of Authors, PO Box 7701, Wellesley St, Auckland 1141, or email the national office.
Past recipients of the Beatson Fellowship are:
2002: Janice Marriott
2003: Chris Else
2004: Marilyn Duckworth
2005: Sue McCauley
2006: Jackie Davis
2007: Paddy Richardson
2008: Norman Bilbrough
2009: Jo Randerson
2010: Glenn Colquhoun
Glenn Colquhoun was the 2009/10 recipient of the NZSA Beatson Fellowship. Glenn's project was a collaborative project with three musicians to produce a piece of music that echoes the soundscape of Kapiti Island. His contribution was to provide the libretto for the project.
