Fern Ridge (Safla Rama) Digest

Updated on 27 July 2018. 2:07pm. I see myself as a writer scholar—a unique position that defines the various engagements within and outside of academia, more particularly as a writer and scholar living and working in Oceania. 'I think of myself as a rower of the ocean, taking the winds and currents of Oceania, traveling in and out of islands, around islands, carrying with me the burden of our collective experiences, always rowing to get somewhere to link up all our peoples, and teaching our people and others to appreciate our cultures, arts, way of life and knowledge systems.' I participated in many activities in the Asia Pacific Region primarily as a writer and scholar of Pacific literature. Last year (2017) I participated as an Asia Pacific writer in the Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange (WrICE), run out of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne. The program involves a writer’s residency in Philippines, in Geelong (

Tufi Escape Creative Cities Southern Hui is excited to welcome STEVEN EDMUND WINDUO as delegate and guest speaker. Steven will be visiting Dunedin, from Papua New Guinea, for the duration of the Hui, participating in events and speaking at   Creative Connections   on Thursday 30th November.  'I think of myself as a rower of the ocean, taking the winds and currents of Oceania, traveling in and out of islands, around islands, carrying with me the burden of our collective experiences, always rowing to get somewhere to link up all our peoples, and teaching our people and others to appreciate our cultures, arts, way of life and knowledge systems.' Steven Winduo is a writer and scholar from Papua New Guinea. He has read his works in homeland, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Minnesota, Hawaii, and the Philippines.   His first collection of poetry,   Lomo’ha I am, in Spirit’s Voice I Call   (1991), was published during his MA studies in English at the U