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 (
Chronicles the stories of education, books, writing, and reading in the life of Steven Edmund Winduo, PNG writer extraordinaire, literacy advocate, social literary activist, literary scholar, & teacher. Fern Ridge is a translation of Safla Rama, where home is for SEW.