I finally got to do an author #thing that I’ve wanted to do since forever. Okay, maybe not forever, but certainly since I first wrote my Telesa Series which was kazillions of years ago – so maybe yes, it IS since forever! Anyway I digress… Im making audiobooks! And Im starting with my childrens book… Continue reading WHO WROTE THIS MONSTROUSLY MASSIVE BOOK DAMMIT?!
Tag: Lani Wendt Young
Mentorship for Moana Writers
When I started there were only two of us Samoan women novelists in the world and I love that today there’s so many many more of us writing “stories by us, about us and for us”. Something I’ve enjoyed doing over the last 15 years since I published my first novel – is help other… Continue reading Mentorship for Moana Writers
Autism, Samoa and the Seawall Run Club.
We went to the #RunForAutism Awareness event this morning, organised by the Saturday Seawall Run Club. Great to see the turnout and to hear from some parents of young children with autism, sharing about their experiences. One asked for people to have more kindness, understanding and compassion. 💛 I'm glad to see initiatives here in… Continue reading Autism, Samoa and the Seawall Run Club.
15 years of fiapoto?!
2026 is the 15 years anniversary of publishing my first novel TELESA. I can't quite believe its been fifteen years since?! Which has me reflecting on my writer road, how did it begin and where I am now. (And yes its making me feel super old too.) Born and raised in Samoa, I'm number three… Continue reading 15 years of fiapoto?!
Ancestral Wisdom and Engineer Daughters
Discover the powerful connection between ancestral wisdom and modern engineering as daughters inherit resilience, culture
Why Working With Young Triathletes Is About More Than Winning Medals
Working with young triathletes is about more than medals. Discover how confidence, resilience, and community support transform young lives.
When writers actually write again
After three years away from fiction, a writer sits down to tell one story only to be swept into a world of magic, fantasy, and unexpected creation.
Light switch moments
A heartfelt reflection on Alzheimer's, dementia, and the precious moments when a loved one's awareness returns, even if only briefly.
Who’s the teacher?
Its been 22 years since I taught in any school anywhere. (I can reliably count from when daughter Zion was born because that's when I quit teaching so I could be a full-time parent to our second premature baby!) In those 22 years, I have taught children, teenagers and adults at church, I've done the… Continue reading Who’s the teacher?
An Open Letter to the Minister for Sport in Samoa, and to the Oceania National Olympic Committee, I write as a triathlete (the slowest one in the country), the wife of a triathlete (who's not the slowest one in the country), a volunteer triathlon organiser, and more recently, the Team Manager for the National Squad.… Continue reading