Nina Mingya Powles is a writer and poet from Aotearoa New Zealand, currently based in London. She is the author of a food memoir, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai, and a collection of essays, Small Bodies of Water, the winner of the inaugural Nan Shepherd Prize. Her debut poetry collection Magnolia ¿¿ was a finalist for the Ondaatje Prize, the New Zealand Book Awards, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. She has also published many poetry zines and pamphlets, including Slipstitch, about her Malaysian grandfather's quilts. Her most recent poetry collection, In the Hollow of the Wave, was published in 2025.