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

May17Public LecturesThe Katherine Mansfield Menton Lecture
Date: 17 May 2012
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: City Gallery: Civic Square, 101 Wakefield St, Wellington
Katherine Mansfield Prize recipient Chris Price presents an illustrated selection of her experiences in Menton Read more
May28WorkshopsApplication Deadline
Date: 28 May 2012
Time: 12.00 am
Poetry, Fiction and Children's Writing Apply by: 28 May 2012 More Details >>… Read more

News

20 March 2012 Writers and Readers guests give IIML masterclasses
International guest writers Michael Hulse (UK) and Ron Rash (US) held masterclasses for MA students… Read more
17 February 2012 Damien Wilkins heads to Leipzig Book Fair
Damien Wilkins is one of nine New Zealand writers invited to the Leipzig Book Fair.
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15 December 2011 Adam Prize Winner announced
Hera Lindsay Bird has won the 2011 Adam Foundation Prize for her prose poetry collection, Together… Read more

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