Writing on his own personal blog, George R. R. Martin has now given a rough time frame for when he hopes to have The Winds of Winter on shelves. At the start of his post, the author confirms that he'll be in attendance at the World Science Fiction Convention in Wellington, New Zealand in summer 2020, and later goes on to say that he sincerely

Unfortunately, George R.R. Martin did not discuss the possible release date of The Winds of Winter book. So, it remains to be seen if the highly anticipated tome will arrive in 2023 or not. George R.R. Martin on Winds of Winter release date: 'I think this year' George R.R. Martin says next Song of Ice and Fire novel will be 'quite different' from Game of Thrones Entertainment Weekly To the frustration of many, The Winds of Winter was initially reported to be released in or around 2014, Martin having started work on it at the turn of the decade. But this didn't come to pass The last time George RR Martin published a novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series was when Game of Thrones first aired on HBO 10 years ago. The fantasy series ended in 2019 and The Winds of Z76Tp.