International Institute of Modern Letters

International Institute of Modern Letters

The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) was established to promote and foster contemporary imaginative writing.

We are part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Victoria University and offer a range of creative writing programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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Events

Jun20Book Launch: Tough by Amy Head
Date: 20 June 2013
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: Unity Books, 57 Willis St, Wellington
Lawrence Patchett will launch Amy's debut short fiction collection, published by Victoria University Press. Read more
Jul3Public LecturesGregory O'Brien gives the Friends of the Turnbull Library Founder Lecture
Date: 3 July 2013
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: Spectrum Theatre, BP House, Johnston St, Wellington
The 2013 Founder Lecture shines a light on Imagination and Research. Read more
Jul15Writers on Mondays: The Method Actor - Carl Shuker
Date: 15 July 2013
Time: 12.15 pm
Venue: The Marae, Level 4, Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington
The first session for 2013 features Victoria's current Writer in Residence, chaired by Damien Wilkins. Read more

News

14 June 2013 Writers on Mondays 2013 lineup announced
Full programme details available now. Read more
13 June 2013 Creative Writing graduates win CNZ awards
Craig Cliff and Kirsten McDougall have received awards from Creative New Zealand. Read more
1 June 2013 Magic Playgrounds at the Film Archive
Tina Makereti has curated a series of moving image exhibitions about New Zealand childhoods. Read more

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Chris Price

Chris Price - Senior Lecturer

Poetry is our indispensible toolkit for travel and discovery, song and dance, precision and play. Read more »

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Upcoming Application Deadlines

Second trimester undergraduate workshops in Poetry, Short Fiction, Children's Writing and Creative Nonfiction
Apply by 21 June 2013

PhD (Creative Writing)
Apply by 1 July 2013

Helen Heath (photographer Kate MacPherson)

Helen Heath  PhD Student

Excellent supervision and peer support is wonderful motivation to complete that notoriously difficult second book. Read more about Helen »