Tamara Tulitua is a writer of Samoan descent, who traces her lineage through the villages of Safa’ato’a, Gagāifo, Matāutu, Sapapāli’i, Vailima, and Tanugamanono. Tamara’s work has appeared in poetry anthologies, literary journals and other online publications including Turbine | Kapohau and the Dominion Post. She is a graduate of law and politics from Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington and holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao | International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). She was the IIML Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence in 2022.