The announcement of the winner of the inaugural Surrey Hotel Steve Braunias Memorial Writers Residency in Association with The Spinoff. The residency received over 50 entries, and a selection panel has whittled it down to a shortlist of 10 finalists.
First prize is seven nights accommodation at the Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn, Auckland, with $500 spending money as well as generous pizza allowances across the road at Domino's. Second prize is five nights and four nights, respectively, with lesser pizza allowances.