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Dahlia Malaeulu

Dahlia Malaeulu

Dahlia Malaeulu is an award-winning author and publisher of Mila’s Books - the only all Pasifika publishing company of children's books in the world. A proud Samoan New Zealander who has connections to the villages of Sinamoga, Vaivase tai, Fale atiu, Fagaloa and Aleisa in Sāmoa, Dahlia is passionate about the power of Pasifika stories. She is also an educator and literacy advocate.

Dahlia currently serves on the Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Board and was the recipient of the Creative New Zealand 2022 Pasifika Emerging Pacific Artist Award, and the PANZ 2023 Emerging NZ Publisher of the Year Award.

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