Powles, Nina Mingya: -
Nina Mingya Powles is a writer, editor and publisher from Aotearoa New Zealand. She is the author of three poetry collections, including
Magnolia, which was shortlisted for both the Ondaatje Prize and the Forward Prize; and
Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai. In 2019 she won the Nan Shepherd Prize for
Small Bodies of Water, and in 2018 she won the Women Poets' Prize. She is the founding editor of Bitter Melon. Nina was born in Aotearoa, partly grew up in China, and now lives in London.
@ninamingya ninapowles.com