'''Russell Soaba''' (born 1950, Tototo, Milne Bay) is a writer from Papua New Guinea, who was educated there, in Australia and in the United States at Brown University. Soaba played a major role in the literary scene during the early years of the University of Papua New Guinea and remains one of Papua New Guinea's most prolific writers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Long |first=Maebh; Hayward, Matthew |title=The Rise of Pacific Literature: Decolonization, Radical Campuses, and Modernism |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2024 |isbn=9780231217453}}</ref> He now also works as an editor at Anuki Country Press and a lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea.<ref>{{cite book | chapter = Russell Soaba | title = The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Hawaii Press | year = 2000 | isbn = 082482265X | page = 535 }}</ref>
==Published works== * 1977 Wanpis * 1978 Naked Thoughts: Poems & Illustrations * 1978 How * 1979 Ondobondo Poster Poems * 1979 Maiba * 2000 Kwamra, A Season Of Harvest: Poems * [https://mnkpress.com/the-bird-in-the-bird-dance 2026 The Bird in the Bird Dance]
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== External links== *[https://theanukicountrypress.blogspot.com/ Anuki Country Press] website
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