Iona Winter

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• Aotearoa creative writing grief New Zealand Flash Frontier suicide suicide bereavement

  Silence that Speaks

  Last month, I had the privilege to be part of a panel discussion speaking to suicide and the arts, with Nadine Anne Hura, Hendrix Hennessy-Ropiha and Susan Wardell (moderator). This was a collaboration between Flash Frontier’s Roundtable Series He mutunga | Endings and the Centre for Medical Humanities, University of…

  April 2, 2026
• A Counter of Moons creative writing grief guest writer Lifting the Lid Festival New Zealand social issues suicide bereavement

  Speaking to suicide bereavement – A Counter of Moons at Lifting the Lid Festival (audio)

  Heartfelt thanks and my deepest respect to the 2025 Lifting the Lid Festival last weekend. Thank you for providing such a generous and inclusive space to discuss all things death and dying. Thanks to Dr Annetta Mallon for having a fearless conversation with me, about suicide bereavement and my creative…

  November 20, 2025
• A Counter of Moons grief In the shape of his hand lay a river love New Zealand Non-fiction NZ Books poetry Reuben Samuel Winter suicide suicide bereavement women writers

  The book(s)

  Kā mihi aroha ki a koutou, my loving thanks to everyone who has purchased and begun reading A Counter of Moons. In case you missed it, A Counter of Moons is available via Steele Roberts Aotearoa https://steeleroberts.co.nz/product/a-counter-of-moons/ or your local bookshop should have them in stock by now. The feedback…

  July 3, 2025
• Aotearoa

  ‘a liminal gathering’ lives on

  Heartfelt thanks and aroha to my friend Helen Lehndorf for blogging about a liminal gathering – it’s heartening to see that the collection lives on in people’s minds and hearts. Orders can be made through: books-elixirandstar@proton.me or copies may still be found in your local bookstores (within Aotearoa New Zealand).

  April 13, 2025
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  Poipoia te Kākano

  In February, I was invited to respond to a mixed media exhibition Poipoia te Kākano at the Forrester Gallery in Oamaru, Otago https://www.culturewaitaki.org.nz/Whats-On/Poipoia-te-Kakano Poipoia te Kākano showcases work from Kāi Tahu artists Caitlin Rose Donnelly, Allison Beck, Kate Stevens West, Jess Nicholson, Megan Brady, and Emma Kitson. At the exhibition…

  March 8, 2025
• a liminal gathering Elixir & Star Press grief multimedia New Zealand New Zealand Literature NZ Books

  Book Anniversary!

  This time last year, with the help of many wonderful people, I launched a liminal gathering in Dunedin and Auckland. I’m proud of the reach this book has received (from New Zealand as far as the UK) for people who were seeking a collection of creative work that spoke to…

  November 22, 2024
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  The curve of the hill home

  Heartfelt thanks and aroha to takahē Magazine, for publishing a new flash fiction story The curve of the hill home as part of their Matariki Short Short Story Celebration, in Issue 111.

  August 12, 2024
• Aotearoa Elixir & Star Press grief In the shape of his hand lay a river New Zealand Literature NZ Books poetry Reuben Samuel Winter

  My new book…

  January 22, 2024
• Aotearoa Elixir & Star Press grief Grief Almanac love New Zealand New Zealand Literature NZ Books publisher

  It’s launch week!

  November 20, 2023
• Aotearoa Elixir & Star Press grief Grief Almanac interview

  Podcast

  Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Harford at Otago Access Radio, about a liminal gathering. Here’s the podcast link in case you missed it https://accessmedia.nz/Player.aspx?eid=8e6bf332-e228-4d2f-88b1-c7d9bb1d79c1

  November 2, 2023