Literary Personalities
- Afemata Tunumafono Apelu Aiavao A renowned Samoan writer whose love of short stories is compiled in his first published book "Loimata o Apaula", with other works that followed like "Never to the Sina again, E vae tuli pou o le falesamoa". Once known for his popular Samoan short stories programme called "O le Palolo mua", on national radio 2AP, before becoming Editor of the Samoan government owned newspaper "Savali" for many years. He is currently the Editor of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (CCCS) monthly bulletin "O le Sulu Samoa".
- Bob Afamasaga Author
- Fay Alailima Author
- Ulafala Aiavao Author and vocal critic of the church in Samoa.
- Sia Figiel Novelist and poet
- Faumuina Lance Polu Author and Poet.
- Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia Born on April 11, 1951. Poet, Former Director of Posts and Telecommunications, now a Minister of Religion.
- Savea Sano Malifa Newspaper Editor and Publisher, Writer. A vocal critic of the HRPP government especially under Tofilau Eti Alesana
- Albert Wendt Celebrated Samoan author of such works as Sons for the Return Home. He is currently a professor at Auckland University.
- All the composers of Samoan pese; all orators who orate on cultural occasions daily.
Read more about this topic: List Of Samoans
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