Iona Winter

Category: Māori Writers

• Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Māori Writers New Zealand Literature podcast poems Reuben Samuel Winter suicide bereavement Verb Wellington

  Two new toikupu (poems and audio)

  November 27, 2021
• Aotearoa Bath Flash Fiction Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature flash fiction Flash Frontier Māori Writers poetry Reflex Fiction Saltwater Love

  Exciting updates

  Kia ora my lovely followers, The last month has been a challenging time with health issues, as well as celebrating new pieces being published. So how about we focus on those! For me it’s all about sharing the aroha, and getting my writing out in the world. I had two…

  June 27, 2020
• Aotearoa Bath Flash Fiction flash fiction Māori Writers New Zealand Literature video reading

  Video No.2 ~ Piss Pants

  Kia ora WordPress whānau, Here’s Video Reading No.2 ~ Piss Pants for your viewing pleasure. As published in Bath Flash Fiction’s Anthology No.4 ‘with one eye on the cows’ (2019). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IonaWinter11/videos/510577719832164/ Keep safe, be kind to one another, and stay connected during these difficult times. Me te aroha, Iona…

  April 2, 2020
• Aotearoa Dunedin City of Literature Māori Writers poetry spoken word then the wind came

  Video No.1 ~ Intuit

  After much deliberation, and following a plethora of feedback over the years, this full moon brings my first video reading. Intuit (then the wind came, Steele Roberts 2018). You can watch the video via: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IonaWinter11/videos/601341290420071/ Twitter https://twitter.com/waitahaiona1/status/1237138844895436801 Kā mihi nui, Iona x

  March 11, 2020
• Aotearoa creative writing flash fiction Māori Writers New Zealand Literature Queenstown Writers Festival then the wind came women writers

  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…

  November 11, 2019
• Aotearoa creative process Dunedin City of Literature flash fiction Māori Writers New Zealand poetry then the wind came

  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

  July 23, 2019
• Aotearoa Dunedin City of Literature flash fiction Māori Writers New Zealand poetry publication short stories then the wind came

  Thank you

  Whakawhetai ki a koutou, massive thanks for all your support during 2018. then the wind came was successfully launched at the Dunedin Athenaeum Library on December 14th, and it was beautiful to see so many people attending. We writers can’t do this without support, be that encouragement, critique, hugs, or…

  January 2, 2019
• Aotearoa celebration Dunedin City of Literature flash fiction Māori Writers New Zealand poetry short stories then the wind came

  Book launch…

  Tēnā koutou katoa, greetings everyone, I’m incredibly proud to say we have a book launch date for ‘then the wind came’ – my debut collection of poetry and short fiction, published by Steele Roberts Aotearoa. For those of you in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand, we’ll be launching ‘then the…

  October 18, 2018
• Aotearoa Māori Writers New Zealand poetry publication short stories

  Exciting news

  Kia ora WordPress whānau, it’s finally time to share the aroha   March: ‘then the wind came’ accepted for publication… April: Met my publisher… May: Tweaked the manuscript… June: Edits and first typeset copy received…  July: Cover artwork in progress… RELEASE DATE tbc 

  July 19, 2018
• Aotearoa Bath Novella-in-Flash Māori Writers Short Listed

  Two words

  Two words this morning. SHORT LIST.  I’m stoked to have my Novella-in-Flash get this far with the Bath 2018 Novella-in-Flash Award. No other words today xx

  March 13, 2018