Iona Winter

Tag: flash fiction

  • Book Launch Week

    Whā. Four…more sleeps until ‘then the wind came’ is launched. I’m obviously excited now that I’m counting down the sleeps. Today, the wonderful Poppie Johnson at Crux Queenstown posted an article about the book. https://crux.org.nz/arts/book-release-then-the-wind-came/ If you would like a copy you can email: info@steeleroberts.co.nz, or check their website from…

  • Invitation

    Nau mai haere mai. You’re invited to the book launch of then the wind came, my debut collection of stories and poetry. https://www.facebook.com/events/291350861706642/ If you can’t make the launch in Ōtepoti Dunedin, you are very welcome to contact the publisher directly for pre-order information. Details are on the event page.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • Rabid Dogs

    Stoked to have a new story ‘Rabid Dogs’ in Barely Casting a Shadow – Reflex Fiction Volume 1.  She arrived more swiftly than I imagined she might, having crossed the world from the UK to Aotearoa New Zealand. Some wonderful stories are contained within these pages, so here’s the Amazon link…

  • 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)

  • Nottingham Peacebuilders

    I’m humbled to have a new story ‘Split’ included in the Nottingham Peacebuilders Anthology ‘Small Acts of Kindness’. If you’re in the area (sadly I can’t jump on an international flight) check out the launch at Waterstones Nottingham, November 25th. https://www.facebook.com/events/155914378348187/ From one UNESCO City of Literature (Dunedin, New Zealand) to…

  • Micro Madness

    Kia ora WordPress whānau, It’s not a freshly created post today, but rather a shared link for a micro/flash published yesterday. Stoked that I made it into the Top 22 of Micro Madness, an offshoot of National Flash Fiction Day.  And I love the idea of less being more. Day…

  • Flash Fiction

    Kia ora WordPress whānau, Reflex Fiction have published a flash fiction story of mine today http://www.reflexfiction.com/ladybird-by-iona-winter/ While it didn’t make their long-list, the lovely peeps at Reflex liked it enough to publish it anyway. Happy reading, Iona 🙂