Iona Winter

Category: New Zealand

  • Publication

    Bonsai. A little beauty that a story of mine has been woven into. Ka pai 🙂 Stories from Aotearoa New Zealand, short form fiction, flash fiction and prose poetry. A collection from 165 of us for your reading pleasure. https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/engage/cup/new/bonsai-best-small-stories-from-aotearoa-new-zealand.html

  • 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 

  • 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

  • The Future Fire

    This week it was awesome to be interviewed by The Future Fire, where we discussed the stunning Pacific Monsters book, my childhood fear of the dark, and a new doorway into the world of PhD’s in Creative Writing. http://press.futurefire.net/2018/02/interview-with-iona-winter.html

  • Book reviews

    Over the summer break I had the pleasure of reading two fabulous books, First Fox and Waitapu, by a couple of clever wāhine (women) authors from Aotearoa New Zealand. The reviews I wrote, for Landfall Review Online, can be found here: https://www.landfallreview.com/a-plume-of-glass-sparks/#more-3494   (picture taken in Ōtautahi Christchurch, NZ)

  • Kauri

    Our ancient Kauri trees are dying. And despite some people’s best efforts to prevent the spread of disease, visitors continue to trample the earth with their dirty boots and make no effort to wipe them before (or after) entering this sacred realm of taonga.  Always leave your shoes at the…

  • 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)…