Pasifika Futurism with Gina Cole
Sonja has an in depth Talanoa with writer Gina Cole on her science fiction-Pasifika Futurism- novel Na Viro,that is now published (2022) and what motivates her,the concept of Va, the 'space in between',and the interconnectedness between islands and the culture of the Moana and how Pasifika people ARE all connected on the 'Blue Continent' and how Indigenous Futurism is growing as a way of storytelling globally.
"viewing space,of a space,or galaxy of islands...more expansive and connected which we all are"-Gina Cole
Gina COLE is Fijian, Scottish, and Welsh and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), New Zealand. She is the author of Black Ice Matter, which won the Hubert Church Prize for Best First Book Fiction at the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Her work has been widely anthologized and has appeared in numerous publications. She is a qualified barrister & solicitor. She holds a Masters of Creative Writing, and a PhD in Creative Writing and is an Honorary Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa. Her science fiction fantasy novel Na Viro (Huia, 2022) is a work of Pasifikafuturism.
Sonja, Marqy, Lana and Kikki
