To be eligible, you must:
- Be a New Zealand writer of Pacific Islands heritage whose work explores Pasifika identity, culture or history;
- Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident;
- Be an established writer who:
- has achieved successful public presentations or publications of at least three high-quality artworks, productions, or programmes in an area of writing including in Theatre, Literature and Screen;
- has endorsement and support for their work from at least two recognised peers or experts in their area of arts practice or critically acclaimed;
- is acknowledged or recognised as being established as a NZ writer;
- must have had their work presented or published nationally or internationally;
- has been invited to major writer events or arts festivals in NZ and internationally;
- Have a specific project on which you propose to work on during the residency. The project may be in any area of literary arts, including (but not limited to) fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction (including biography, memoir, essays, history writing and literary criticism), playwriting and graphic novels;
- Be able to present and engage professionally and with mana to overseas contacts and representatives;
- Not be in default of any current Creative New Zealand funding; and
- Meet the citizenship requirements for this award.