2026 has begun with a shift in my creative energy, particularly within the realms of grief work and open-hearted conversations with other bereaved people.
The small indie press I founded in 2023, Elixir & Star Press, is set to open for submissions soon, for a second New Zealand grief anthology.
Please note: Details for Elixir & Star Press have been relocated to this website.
This year will see some exciting developments with collaborative work and a return to the fiction project I started some years ago. I’ve been reflecting on the notion of ‘time’ and how deeply grief impacts this, on numerous levels. It is clear to me, that now is the ‘time’ to live a more consciously balanced creative life.
If you’re interested in what’s coming up, please consider subscribing to this website as I’m not returning to social media. This space is the hub for all things writerly in my life.
Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed 2026.
Kia tau te rakimārie, in peace, Iona x
Iona Winter 
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