Iona Winter

Category: Non-fiction

• A Counter of Moons Aotearoa grief love New Zealand Literature Non-fiction Reuben Samuel Winter suicide bereavement

  The dichotomies of grief

  This year’s theme for World Suicide Prevention Day was “changing the narrative around suicide”. How can we do this, when there’s no way to sugarcoat suicide bereavement? It’s not a thing you survive; this kind of grief accompanies you for life. I’ve attempted to challenge “the narrative around suicide” by…

  October 13, 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
• A Counter of Moons CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award grief loss love New Zealand Literature Non-fiction NZ Books Reuben Samuel Winter Steele Roberts Aotearoa suicide suicide bereavement

  New Book: A Counter of Moons

  Kia ora friends, whānau and writerly colleagues. Today’s news is that my new book A Counter of Moons has been printed and published with Steele Roberts Aotearoa. A Counter of Moons shares my initial grief experiences, after my son Reuben Winter took his life in 2020. Each chapter explores a…

  June 11, 2025