Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency
Karlo Mila (Tongan, Pākehā) from Wellington wrote a book of poetry and drafted her first novel on her Residency.
She graduated with a PhD in Sociology form Massey University in 2011 and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Auckland in 2015.
“As a Pasifika artist, the opportunity to work in Hawaii was a dream come true.
It is thriving with Pasifika and indigenous scholars and creatives – and simply being there expanded my own universe to incorporate so much more.
Hawaii itself is magical.
My novel grew – almost of its own accord – the poetry almost seemed to write itself – because the environment and the people were so conducive to creativity.
I cannot recommend the experience enough.
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