A 'first of its kind' anthology of new writing by three generations of women writers from Vanuatu offers us a remarkable insight into their lives, their joys, their hopes and their frustrations. Sista, Stanap Strong! includes poetry, fiction, essay, memoir, and song by ni-Vanuatu women - those who still live there - and others who are part of the diaspora. The book was planned to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Vanuatu's independence last year, but Covid delayed its publication until now. On the plus side, it's given the editors - Mikaela Nyman who lives in New Plymouth and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen who's ni-Vanuatu - more time to gather material. They talk to Lynn Freeman about the birth of the anthology. Sista, Stanap Strong! is published by Victoria University Press.