Category: Aotearoa
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Queenstown Writers Festival
I had the privilege of being invited to facilitate a Flash Fiction Workshop this weekend, at the inaugural Queenstown Writers Festival. Imagine my surprise to find the event had sold out before I arrived! E hika! My wonderful group and I spent two hours exploring the form, and headed out…
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Te Hau Kāika
Nau mai haere mai. A warm welcome to everyone who can make this exciting exhibition I am part of next month. Te Hau Kāika – where is home? 16 – 23 November 2019. Gallery on Blueskin, Waitati, Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Iona, Reuben and Grace invite you to join…
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Part 4: other writers…
Victor Billot lives in Ōtepoti Dunedin and grew up in Warrington, where he says ‘the natural environment was omnipresent.’ 🌳 With three self-published poetry collections, his work has appeared in anthologies and journals in Aotearoa and Australia. He currently has a manuscript ‘under consideration’ by a publisher, and is reading ‘A…
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Part 3: other writers
Gail Ingram lives and writes on the Port Hills of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Her first poetry collection Contents Under Pressure was published this year (Pūkeko Publications) ✨ Contents Under Pressure is a novella in poetry that tells a story of a mother-turned-graffiti artist in Christchurch. It blends poetry, narrative and collage,…
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a new poem…
The wonderful poet Gail Ingram of Ōtautahi Christchurch, has a new poem of mine I count chimneys up on her (virtual) fridge this week. I’m infinitely grateful for my ability to write, even when dealing with overwhelming emotions such as grief and love. I count chimneys speaks to one of several…
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Other writers…
Over the next wee while I’ll be promoting the work of other writers, mostly from Aotearoa New Zealand. These are people who are possibly lesser known, but have valuable voices in our writing community. I also see this as another way of getting our wonderful work out there in the…
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Last copies
These are my last copies of my debut collection then the wind came. If you would like a signed copy, for yourself or someone you love, please message me and I’ll send you the payment details. I’m happy to send them anywhere in the world 💜 Iona x
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Best Small Fictions 2019
Last week I was also excited to announce that my story Toetoe had been nominated and selected for the prestigious The Best Small Fictions 2019 Anthology https://www.thesonderpress.com/bsf-selections-2019 Toetoe was published with Flash Frontier and subsequently in my collection then the wind came in 2018. Here’s the link to the original version…
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