Sista, Stanap Strong!:: A Vanuatu Women's Anthology ed. by Mikaela Nyman and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen (review)

Margaret Jolly

doi:10.1353/cp.2022.0016

Sista, Stanap Strong!: A Vanuatu Women's Anthology ed. by Mikaela Nyman and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen (review)

Margaret Jolly

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This anthology of Vanuatu women's writing was curated to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Vanuatu's independence. It is a welcome gift. Launched in Vanuatu and New Zealand in June 2021, the book engages thirty-seven authors across several genres—poetry, short stories, memoirs, essays, songs—writing mainly in English, occasionally in Bislama, and uniquely in two Tannese languages. It straddles generations, from a twenty-year-old to an octogenarian. While most authors are ni-Vanuatu women, several have diverse ancestries, several live overseas, and several authors born overseas have made Vanuatu their home. Some had previously been published; some are published here for the first time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-233
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Contemporary Pacific
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/cp.2022.0016
Publication status	Published - 2022

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