This exclusive panel discussion between writers and filmmakers was convened in December 2017 at the National University of Samoa, hosted by the Commonwealth Foundation and Little Island Press. It covered a range of topics including the power of film making, the trials of the creative process, the subjugation of indigenous stories in national narratives and the difficulties facing story tellers hailing from island communities.

Telling island stories

To celebrate 10 years of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, 2013 Prizewinner Sharon Millar reads her story, 'Brian and Ms Zanana'.

Brian and Ms Zanana

To celebrate 10 years of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, 2013 Prizewinner Eliza Robertson reads her short story, 'Vigil'.