We are delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2026 Varuna – Cove Park International Fellowship is Anne-Marie Te Whiu.

Anne-Marie Te Whiu (Te Rarawa) is a poet, editor, cultural producer, and weaver based on unceded Gadigal lands in Australia. As an Australian-born-Māori, she is dedicated to platforming the creative output of Indigenous peoples around the world and has edited works such as ‘Solid Air: Australia and New Zealand Spoken Word’ (UQP) and ‘Woven’ (Magabala). She was previously the co-director of the Queensland Poetry Festival and a recipient of a Next Chapter Fellowship through The Wheeler Centre. Anne-Marie’s debut poetry collection, ‘Mettle’, (UQP) was published in 2025.

Anne-Marie will undertake a four-week residency at Cove Park which includes presenting at Wigtown Book Festival. During her residency, she plans to work on her verse novel ‘Paper Thin’.