New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize

One of New Zealand's most long-standing and prestigious literary awards, the New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize is offered annually to enable a New Zealand writer to work in Menton, France.

This Prize was originally a Fellowship sponsored by Meridian Energy, and the sponsorship was taken over by New Zealand Post in 2007. It includes a stipend for the successful author to produce a work of literature inspired by residency at the villa Isola Bella in Menton, France, where iconic writer Katherine Mansfield [author] lived and wrote. The size of the prize ensures the Fellowship gives the recipient a significant reward and raises the profile of New Zealand literary successes.

The Fellowship is administered by Creative New Zealand.
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