Katherine E Winnick

Poet

Author's Bio

Katherine E Winnick is an award winning Japanese short form poet, internationally published in various reputable ezines, journals, newspapers, magazines  and anthologised over 40 times. Published in  UK, Northern Ireland, Australia, USA, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Romania, India, Japan, South Africa, Switzerland, New Zealand and Canada. With some works translated into French, Hindi, German and Romanian. Selected within the top 100 most creative haiku authors in EU 2023 & 2024. The  Best of the Mainichi Newspaper 2023 & 2024. Also proudly published by the unique  Poetry Pharmacy as part of the " Zen Garden" poetry pill selection 2024 and Indian Pill Poem in a Bottle 2025. She  is  on the editorial board at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press and Founding Editor and Curator of The Shadow Pond Journal. Katherine is a member of the British Haiku Society. 

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
all that still is (Yavanika Press, 2025)
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Contrarians (Nun Prophet Press, 2025)
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Double Horizon (Fishing Cat Press, 2025)
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Etymology (Nun Prophet Press, 2025)
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Hakai Digital Planner 2026 (Yavanika Press, 2025)
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Hope (British Haiku Society, 2025)
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Lines of Communication (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2025)
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Poetry Diary 2026 (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2025)
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Ceasefire Anthology (Alien Buddha Press, 2024)
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Cutting Letters (Nun Prophet Press, 2024)
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Facing Goodbye (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2024)
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Humor (British Haiku Society, 2024)
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Ourselves in Rivers and Oceans (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2024)
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Poetry Diary 2024 (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2024)
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Poetry Diary 2025 (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2024)
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Alien Buddha Zine 56 (Alien Buddha Press, 2023)
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Best of 2023 (Alien Buddha Press, 2023)
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Changes (British Haiku Society, 2023)
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Hansha : Reflection (Alta H. Mabin, 2023)
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Living Haiku Anthology (Haiku Foundation, 2023)
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Living Senryu Anthology (Haiku Foundation, 2023)
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Mother Nature Burns (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2023)
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Querencia Winter Anthology 23 (Querencia Press, 2023)
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To Live Here (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2023)
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Feathers for Hena (Alta H. Mabin, 2022)
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Funeral for a Womb (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2022)
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Hope is a Group Project (Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, 2022)
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In Sun Snow and Rain (British Haiku Society, 2022)
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Little Thorns at the Back of the Throat are the Hardest to Remove (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2022)
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Poems from the Rising Sun (Alta H. Mabin, 2022)
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Poetry Diary 2023 (Sunday Mornings at the River, 2022)
Books:
all that still is (Yavanika Press, 2025)
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My Hennaed Hand (Alien Buddha Press, 2023)
Journals:
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal
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Blithe Spirit
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Cattails
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Chrysanthemum
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DailyHaiga
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DailyHaiku
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Failed Haiku
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Fowl Feathered Review
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Frameless Sky
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Haiku Journal
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Haikuniverse
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Hedgerow: A Journal of Small Poems
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Living Senryu Anthology
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Lothlorien Poetry Journal
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Mainichi
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Mainichi Daily News
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Mediterranean Poetry
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Plum Tree Tavern
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Poetry Pea
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Presence
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Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu and Kyoka
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Scarlet Dragonfly Journal
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Spillwords Press
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Stardust Haiku
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The Zen Space
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Time Haiku
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Under the Bashō
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Whiptail: Journal of the Single-line Poem
Prizes won: 

Top 100 most creative haiku authors EU 2024.

Top 100 most creative haiku authors EU 2023;

Best of The Mainichi 2024.

Best of The Mainichi 2023.

Basho's Haiku Journeys Autumn 2023.

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
British
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Welwyn Garden City
United Kingdom
Raised in: 
Jakarta
Indonesia
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Last update: Oct 24, 2025