Talia Stanley (she/they) is a Samoan youth development worker, writer, and spoken word artist from Tāmaki Makaurau. The main themes in her work involve chronic illness and disability advocacy through lived experience. She is the 2024 New Zealand Poetry Slam Champion and has over 12 years of experience as a spoken word poetry facilitator. She works for Action Education, New Zealand's leading arts based youth development organization, running workshops across the country. She has performed at numerous festivals and theatres in Aotearoa, and is a three time JAFA Poetry Slam Finalist.