Iona Winter

Category: creative writing

  • 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…

  • On the radio…

    Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Radio New Zealand, with Karyn Hay. Here’s the link if you’d like a listen. I’m on about 27 minutes in. https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/lately/20181001 We had a kōrero about the genre, and the writing of flash fiction, my journey with healing from a…

  • Links

    Exciting news is on the way WordPress whānau.  In the meantime, here a link to a piece I wrote on TBI last year — something I still manage every day. https://corpus.nz/wairoro-unwired-on-being-concussed/

  • Monsters Conversation

    Kia ora WordPress whānau, Sharing a kōrero (conversation) I contributed to, along with other Indigenous writers from the Pacific Monsters Anthology. https://ics.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2018/02/24/pacific-monsters/ Kia ora to the Institute of Classical Studies in London, for the opportunity to contribute to this wonderful and enriching kōrero. Iona x

  • Weaving

    Whenever I gather harakeke (flax) to weave I notice the interconnection of my hands with Papatūānuku and Rangi-nui. I recall the components that nourish the plant, and always leave three rows of growth, to ensure grandparent, parent and child remain intact. Past, present and future all in one moment, standing together.…

  • Hui Podcast

    It’s the strangest thing hearing myself played back after public speaking. Here’s the podcast link (for anyone who is interested) to my kōrero from the Creative Cities Southern Hui in Ōtepoti Dunedin. I’m No.10 on the list, but the others are well worth a listen too if you have the time. http://www.accessradio.org/ProgrammePage.aspx?PID=7d7bd8c1-7e05-4ff3-a22a-577ed0238fbb…

  • New Story

    Kia ora WordPress whānau, What an awesome surprise, to see my story ‘Rabid Dogs’ up on Reflex Fiction and #longlisted yesterday! https://www.reflexfiction.com/rabid-dogs-by-iona-winter/ There are a few more goodies of mine (writing-wise) in the pipeline before Kirihimete (Christmas). The Nottingham Peacebuilders Anthology, Pacific Monsters Anthology (Fox Spirit Books), public speaking (eek)…

  • Vibrant Rubies

    Beneath her split lip vibrant rubies swing over hidden truths and bargained myths. Rāmere Shorts Twitter 1/9/17 – 6 words: lip, vibrant, swing, hidden, bargained, myth

  • #amwriting

    It takes gumption to write. AND keep on writing.  Ten days ago I was long listed for the Bath Flash Fiction Award. One of fifty chosen from over 700 entries. Un-be-freakin-lievable! The story will be published in their anthology later this year. Ka rawe. But I struggle with what to say on social media. Not great…

  • Writing in all its glory

    Kia ora whānau, friends and supporters, I’m delighted to share this news with you all. Yesterday I was awarded the Headland 2016 Frontier Prize for story of the year by an unpublished author, for ‘The Lake’. Issue 6, which coincidentally includes both winning stories, is free for download before Christmas. Happy reading…