Caselberg Trust

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The Caselberg Trust is a charitable trust in New Zealand, named in honour of Anna and John Caselberg. It was established in 2006 to purchase the Caselberg's house in Broad Bay on the Otago Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. The house is next door to one once owned by Charles Brasch which he bequeathed to the Caselberg's and is in now in private ownership. The Trust renovated the Caselberg's house and opened it to the public in 2008. [1] The house also includes studio space, named the Charles Brasch Studio. [2] The trust offers creative residences and runs the Caselberg International Poetry Prize. [3]

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The trust offers a number of residencies, including some in conjunction with partners:

Past residents

Past residents include: [6]

Caselberg International Poetry Prize

The prize is awarded annually for a previously unpublished poem of up to 40 lines in length. The first prize is $500 and a week residency of the Caselberg house. [3] Past winners include:

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  2. 1 2 "Blue Oyster Caselberg Trust Summer Resident for 2022". Artnow. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Prizes". Caselberg Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency — Dunedin City of Literature". www.cityofliterature.co.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Residencies". Caselberg Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Past Residents". Caselberg Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "SPECIAL TIME (Ehara i te tī) | Blue Oyster". blueoyster.org.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Photographer Caselberg resident". Otago Daily Times Online News. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Pacific Underground gets a warm welcome". Otago Daily Times Online News. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Benson, Nigel (14 May 2011). "Trust helps quake victims". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize 2023". Dunedin City of Literature. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Poetry Prize 2020 Winners Announced..." Caselberg Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Dungey, Kim (9 October 2021). "Class Act ten years on: Maniototo Area School". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Fox, Rebecca (7 December 2017). "Poets reveal their secrets". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "City poet wins Caselberg prize". Otago Daily Times Online News. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Randell Cottage Trustee & Friends Chair wins Caselberg Trust Poetry Prize – Randell Cottage Writers Trust" . Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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