Australia/New Zealand Regional Winner (Samoan) – ‘E LE VALEA UMA VALE’ by Miriama Alalatoa Pomare (Australia)
Rest of the Pacific Regional Winner (Samoan) – ‘ONOSAI MA FA’ATALI I LE TAIMI A LE ALI’I’ by Logotaeao Vaeoso (American Samoa)
Samoa Regional Winner (Samoan) – ‘O LE TAUTUA FIA MATAI E FA’AMAGA AI LE ELE’ELE’ by Matiu Tautunu (Samoa)
Australia/New Zealand Regional Winner (English) – ‘THE GIRL WITH DIAMOND EYES’ by Juliana D Feaver (New Zealand)
Rest of the Pacific Regional Winner (English) – ‘THE ONE IN 10’ by Pouari’i Tanner (Cook Islands)
Samoan Regional Winner (English) – ‘THE RAT AND THE OCTOPUS’ by Mele Mauala (Samoa)
OVERALL WINNERS
Logotaeao Vaeoso
OVERALL SAMOA OBSERVER TUSITALA WINNER (SAMOAN)
Mele Mauala
OVERALL SAMOA OBSERVER TUSITALA WINNER (ENGLISH)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Australia/New Zealand
Samoan
O mea uma e lila by Tine Masani, Australia;
Tautai le Atua I le folauga by Puniloa Tapaleo, New Zealand;
E maua foi e tamati Sului’e teine Pisikoa by Solinuu Mamea, Australia.
English
Silence by Pinesa Nathan, Australia;
Samoan Dreams by David Stringer, Australia;
Quitting by Wendy Stephenson, Australia;
The Samoan Wife by Maureen Fepuleai, New Zealand
In Masina’s Shoes by Moana Leilua, New Zealand.
Rest of the Pacific
English
A Miscall by Poe Mageo, American Samoa;
Fitiutouto by Adria Hekau, Niue;
Box of Broken Tunes by Kelera Tuvou, Fiji;
The soul of a rose by Serene Shrestha, Fiji.
Samoa
Samoan
O le faiva by So’oalo Matatia;
O le a’ai o pua’anifo by Tapu Aumua;
E sili si mea magumagu e maua le filemu by Nile Tolovai
Talofa ua mou atu va’aiga ma aga by L. Fualaga La’ala’ai.
English
A haunting thought by Seiuli Seti;
Turtle Rock by Jenny Bennett;
Moso’oi Petals by Leaniva Ioane;
Unborn Child by Sina Retzlaff.