Dr. Mange Matui It is important to have many books written by Papua New Guineans in all subjects that concern us. In academia we are reminded again and again that we either publish or perish, a call of the highest order, which at times seems to fall on deft ears. Looking around the corridors of higher learning in Papua New Guinea I see very few Papua New Guineans teaching in our higher education institutions are publishing scholarship in international journals or books. Very few ever get a book published either based on their research for their higher degrees or from their own researches. The question to ask is what happened to all the research funding allocated to individuals every year through their research committees? Does it not seem futile awarding funding to those who will never have their researches published at all? It beats me to think about the answer. Let’s be serious. Make those who receive government funding for their researches publis
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.