Tag: New Zealand
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Book Launch Invitation
Thank you again to all our wonderful supporters. The almanac is currently being printed, in preparation for our launches in November. Please save the date, I’d love to see you at one of the launches if you can make it. If not, copies of the almanac will be available from…
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Elixir & Star Press fundraising
The Elixir & Star Press Boosted campaign is now launched https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/a-liminal-gathering Kia ora, in advance, for your support with our fundraising. This will enable the inaugural Elixir & Star Press Grief Almanac to be printed, our multimedia contributors from New Zealand given a koha, and to hold two book launches…
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Grief Dialogues reading
Here’s my second audio for 2023 ~ a reading of Zealandia and October in your māra as published with Grief Dialogues in December. Massive thanks to Elizabeth Coplan and Halle Williams for publishing my work.
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NZPS Anthology Reading
Here’s my first audio recording for 2023 ~ thanks for tuning in! Heavy-limbed tree after rain and Ara Toi were selected in the 2022 NZPS International Poetry Competition, and published in their anthology alarm & longing. Audio is below, as is the link for the anthology if you’d like to…
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Q&A with Elixir & Star Press (aka me)
I’ve had a few people ask, ‘Where did the name Elixir & Star Press come from?’ ‘Elixir’ was Reuben’s 2015 Totems album, and ‘Star’ was his first word. The other question has been, ‘How come you’re doing this?’ After researching (a lot) about grief whilst writing A Counter of Moons, I…
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Elixir & Star Press is launched today!
Introducing Elixir & Star Press ~ a small, independent publisher based in Te Wai Pounamu, created in memory of my tama Reuben Winter, and as a dedicated space to explore grief in Aotearoa New Zealand. After researching (a lot) about grief whilst writing A Counter of Moons, I quickly noticed the dearth…
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CLNZ/NZSA 2022 Writers’ Award
https://www.copyright.co.nz/about/news-and-event/25000-clnz-nzsa-writers-award-awarded-to-otepoti-writer-and-poet-iona-winter My deepest gratitude to Copyright Licensing New Zealand and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa for the CLNZ/NZSA 2022 Writers’ Award. Thank you for seeing the importance of this mahi, and for facing into the subject matter alongside me. It’s particularly poignant being this…
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Medical misogyny
First, do no harm. Isn’t that what medicine dictates? Twelve years ago, I had a TVT-O (transvaginal tape through the obturator region) implanted to assist my bladder, after decades of gynaecological surgeries. Last year the mesh took many hours to be removed by two specialist surgeons. After a decade of…
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