Iona Winter
Iona Winter (Waitaha/Kāi Tahu) is a poet, essayist, storyteller and editor. She has four published collections of poetry and short fiction, most recently In the shape of his hand lay a river (2024)
In 2023, Iona founded Elixir & Star Press, as a dedicated space for the expresion of grief in Aotearoa New Zealand. The inaugural Elixir & Star Grief Almanac 2023, a liminal gathering, included over 100 multidisciplinary responses to grief.
Widely published and internationally anthologised, Iona creates work that spans genre and form, and lives in the Buller region.
Genre:
- Adult Fiction
- Adult Non-Fiction
- Autobiography / Memoir
- Fiction
- Flash Fiction
- Health
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Review Writing
- Short Stories
Skills:
- Competition Judging
- Editing
- Poetry Readings
- Proofreading
- Public Speaking
- Readings (adults)
- Reviews
- Short Story Writing
- Workshops (adults)
Branch:
Top of the South
Location:
West Coast
Publications:
then the wind came
then the wind came, Steele Roberts 2018
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Gaps in the Light
Gaps in the Light, Ad Hoc Fiction (UK), March 2021
https://adhocfiction.com/2021/02/gaps-in-the-light-iona-winter/
Te Hau Kāika
Te Hau Kāika - limited edition poetry collection, from the multimedia exhibition Te Hau Kāika, 2019
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a liminal gathering
a liminal gathering, Elixir & Star Press Aotearoa NZ, November 2023
https://elixirandstarpress.wordpress.com/upcoming-publications
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In the shape of his hand lay a river
In the shape of his hand lay a river. Limited edition poetry collection. Elixir & Star Press 2024.