LANI WENDT YOUNG, author of the Telesa Series and most recently released the Scarlet Series, will be talking about the digital age, racism, and controversy. The outgoing and outspoken Samoan Maori author, journalist and columnist, had been touring around schools in New Zealand. She was busy meeting young adults to inspire them to write, speak up and to explore their…
From the writer of the young adult series, TELESA, here comes a new line up to enjoy. SCARLET LIES invades the adult chick flick novel category like no other. It features the brown, big and beautiful Miss Scarlet with her new adventures as a transformed woman. Coming home to Samoa, flying all the way from Las Vegas, she wonders how likely…
From the month of March being the International Women’s Month, I became aware and more attracted to recognising the women that exude great impact because of their idealism, passion and beliefs. It had been a month of reflection and special consideration in coming up with a final list. You may say, the following were subjectively selected but I aimed to…
The TELESÁ or TEINE SÁ, according to Samoan legend, are the ‘spirit women’ that guard specific forests, villages, pools and falls in Samoa. These spirit women fulfill their purpose with nature’s gifts. Their gifts come in the form of fauna afi (fire), matagi (wind) and vasa loloa (ocean). As far as the legends go, offending the TELESÁ has consequences that are…
