"1967Z"^^ . . "Sia Figiel"@en . . . "Contemporary Samoan novelist, poet and painter" . . . "Sia Figiel"@en . . . "Sia Figiel (born 1967 Apia, Samoa) is a contemporary Samoan novelist, poet, and painter.Sia Figiel grew up amidst traditional Samoan singing and poetry, which heavily influenced her writing. Figiel's greatest influence and inspiration in her career is the Samoan novelist and poet, Albert Wendt.Her formal schooling was conducted in Samoa and New Zealand where she also began a Bachelor of Arts, which was later completed at Whitworth College (United States)."@en . "Figiel, Sia"@en .