Writer, traveler and journalist Julien Blanc-Gras has been to the four corners of the globe, drawing inspiration for several of his books from his travels.
Josef Schovanec is a French writer, polyglot and activist for autistic people who has published four books including Voyages en Autistan (Plon, Paris) and Je Suis à l’Est !, the first memoir by an autistic person to be released by a major French publisher.
Novelist, short story writer, translator and theater critic, Pierre Furlan has maintained a special link with the South Pacific since his residency at Randell Cottage (2004-2005).
Sedef Ecer is a Turkish-French playwright, novelist, actress and screenwriter. She has written a number of plays in both Turkish and French, which have been widely translated.
Estelle Nollet was born in Bangui (Central African Republic) in 1977 to an adventurous father and a French teacher mother, who passed on to her a taste for words and travel.
Fariba Hachtroudi is a French writer and Iranian exile born in Tehran in 1951, and the daughter of the eminent mathematician and champion of democracy Moschen Hachtroudi.
Annie Saumont, renowned French translator and short-story writer who sadly passed away in 2017, was the laureate of the Randell Cottage writing residency for 2006-2007.
Charles Juliet was a writer, poet and playwright who sadly passed away on July 26, 2024. His work is characterized by deep introspection and an exploration of the themes of solitude, identity and the quest for self.
Dominique Mainard is a novelist, short story writer and translator who has developed a passion for New Zealand literature through the works of Janet Frame
