Caselberg Trust

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]

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

  • The Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency is aimed at providing "international and Aotearoa New Zealand writers an opportunity to work on a substantial piece of creative writing and to foster connections among creative writers in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally".[4]
  • The Elizabeth Brooke-Carr Emerging Writers Residency is a week-long residency, obtained through a recommendation from an established writer, and alternates between poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and journalism.[5]
  • The CISS Scottish Writers Fellowship and CISS Irish Writers Fellowship take place in alternate years and are run in partnership with the University of Otago Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies.[5]
  • A summer residency for artists is run with the Blue Oyster Art Project Space.[2]
  1. ^ "Caselberg Trust". Caselberg Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Blue Oyster Caselberg Trust Summer Resident for 2022". Artnow. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "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. ^ a b "Residencies". Caselberg Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.