Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship

As we reach the last days of our campaign, we want to thank all of our wonderful donors for your generosity and your concern for the survival of our writing Fellowship and our heritage cottage.  You've made sure that Saraid de Silva can take up the opportunity to live and work in Randell Cottage for a dedicated six-months' residency.  And you've put us on track to host future writers as well.  We are overwhelmed by your support and your commitment to the New Zealand literary scene.  

Please keep in touch with us on www.randellcottage.co.nz (you can register for updates).  Follow the news of Saraid, our current French writer Titaua Peu and - we fervently hope - a continuing series of writers-in-residence at Randell Cottage.

Dear Anonymous Donors

This is a special word of thanks to you, since we can't email you individually with our appreciation. 

You've helped us generously, so that we could not only reach but exceed our original cautious target.  Now we can look forward with certainty to welcoming Saraid de Silva to Randell Cottage this year.  And we can plan to host her successors in the coming years too, knowing we have the backing of so many wonderful people from the arts and heritage communities.

Randell Cottage Writers Trust

Saraid was chosen for 2025 from a highly competitive group of applicants, based on her track record and the potential of the writing project she submitted.  The selection committee’s judgment has been borne out by the recent inclusion of Saraid’s novel Amma in the longlist for the Jann Medlicott Acorn award for literature in the 2025 Ockham Awards and sensationally in the UK Women’s Prize for Fiction.