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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May28Application Deadline

Poetry
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Apply by: 28 May 2012

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Latest News

15 Nov 2011 Adam Prize winner announced

Hera Lindsay Bird has won the 2011 Adam Foundation Prize for her prose poetry collection, Together We Fight Crime.

7 Nov 2011 Tina Makereti wins Fiction Award

The PhD in Creative Writing student has won the new Fiction category of Nga Kupa Ora Maori Book Awards for her short story collection Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa.

7 Nov 2011 Leading young adult author to be Victoria's next Writer in Residence

The award-winning young adult fiction writer Bernard Beckett will be Victoria's 2012 Writer in Residence, based at the International Institute of Modern Letters.

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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 »

2011 Poetry Award sticker

National Schools Poetry Award 2011

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Lynn Jenner PhD Student

I find the structure of the PhD with classes, supervision and regular reviews really helpful in maintaining momentum. Also the university has resources to add, like Research Grants and the library. Read more about Lynn »