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Category: then the wind came

• Aotearoa Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature Flash Frontier Steele Roberts Aotearoa The Best Small Fictions then the wind came Whanau

  Toetoe

  I’m never sure about the limits of self-promotion. I ask myself every time I put something on social media: Is it relevant? Will people think I’m being a show off? Does anyone (outside of my beautiful whānau and friend circles) even look at it? Today, I decided I’ve got to…

  May 5, 2020
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  weRculture

  Kia ora WordPress whānau, Being in lockdown (here in Aotearoa, New Zealand) has meant plenty of time to write. But this does feel like a mixed blessing, knowing that many people are seriously struggling with the isolation. On that note, reading my work seems like a positive way I can…

  April 15, 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 Dunedin City of Literature events flash fiction indigenous Kamau Taurua/Quarantine Island Landfall multimedia Māori New Zealand New Zealand Literature poetry Queenstown Writers Festival reviews social issues Te Hau Kāika The Best Small Fictions then the wind came

  November…the month of surprises

  October was exceptionally difficult, with the ending of a relationship I had given myself fully to, health issues that resurfaced requiring serious management, and on top of that a tonne of preparation for the Te Hau Kāika exhibition. ‘Bring on freaking November,’ I said (in a surreptitious manner under my…

  November 28, 2019
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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…

  November 11, 2019
• Aotearoa flash fiction New Zealand Literature poetry Poetry Postcards short stories then the wind came

  Last stack…and something new

  This is my last stack of my debut pukapuka (book) then the wind came AND I’ve created some poetry postcards from selected poems from the book.         If you are interested in purchasing either the book – signed with aroha (love) and/or the postcards please let me know. Or…

  September 16, 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
• Anthology Aotearoa flash fiction Flash Frontier New Zealand Sonder Press The Best Small Fictions then the wind came

  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…

  April 16, 2019
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  Books on shelves

  Four months on and I’m delighted to report that then the wind came is making an appearance on library shelves, in bookstores, and on loved ones bookshelves too. Mission accomplished…getting her out into the world and people’s hands. It still feels surreal, the fact that I’ve had an actual book…

  April 10, 2019
• Aotearoa flash fiction Otago Access Radio poetry short stories then the wind came

  On the radio…

  Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the lovely Vanda Symon, on Otago Access Radio. We had a kōrero about books, writing, flash fiction, poetry and then the wind came. Here’s the link for anyone who wants a wee listen. I’m about 26 minutes in (13/2/19 episode) https://www.accessradio.org/player.aspx?pid=1cabe7d7-2f0a-4ea6-a1af-38074af92819&autoplay=false#…

  February 18, 2019