Robert Wintner’s short fiction has appeared in Hawaii Review (University of Hawaii) and Sports Illustrated. His historical novel, In a Sweet Magnolia Time, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a PEN/Faulkner Award. Los Angeles production companies optioned his sailing novel Whirlaway and the motorcycle adventure The Modern Outlaws for film rights.

Robert Wintner is Executive Producer and a key player in The Dark Hobby from Paradise Filmworks, on location at tropical reef systems around the world. The campaign to end aquarium trade devastation on reefs around the world, begins in Hawaii with Hawaiian cultural practitioners on the front lines.

Wintner lives on Maui with wife Anita, Cookie the dog, Yoyo, and Coco, Scooter, Fufu the cats.