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Merari Siregar

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Fadil Timorindo

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Noviana Kusumawardhani

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A. Fuadi

At a Glance

As of now, our resource library consists of approximately 510 writers, 640 books by 184 publishers, 545 contributing authors, 820 (294 coverages, 177 clippings, and 349 reviews) articles published in 262 media outlets, 56 works in translation, and 54 useful resources that we consider particularly worth noting.

Editor's Note

August 4, 2018
Women in Translation Month

About Us

For short, IDWRITERS is a site devoted to showcasing Indonesian writers and/or book authors, along with their publications, journals, and other literary resources in English. Our main feature, the writers directory, provides a way for writers to find one another, but more importantly the resources provided makes it easy for event hosts,—especially for international event hosts—, literary organizers, arts administrators, librarians, booksellers, and readers to get in touch with writers. We built this site because we noticed the lack of resources dedicated to Indonesian literature, especially one that is accessible to the international community.

We are now underway to redefine ourselves as the leading destination to discover INDONESIAN WRITERS database in English. IDWRITERS is about more than just profiling. It’s about data.

Questions, comments, articles, info, etc. are more than welcome. Just send us an e-mail, mention us on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook or use the contact form.

September 28
Today in History

Starting on this day in 2015, Dalang Publishing presents A Taste of Indonesian Literature Today – Authors and Translators Tour. Award-winning authors and translators — LIAN GOUW, ANINDITA S. THAYF, ERNI ALADJAI, and STEFANNY IRAWAN — present their work and discuss topics of global interest such as human rights, global religious tolerance, environmental concerns, and women’s equality at various venues in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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September 17, 2020 / by Angela Shinta

What Felix Nesi Does and Thinks When He Writes

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September 29, 2019 / by Sarita Supratman

“I thought I should have read it long ago.”

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January 1, 2019 / by Indonesian Writers

[UPDATED] 2018’s Noteworthy Moments

What's New

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Sep 21, 2020 / What Media Says

The Lekra Spirit Lives: Martin Aleida on Indonesia’s Revolutionary Cultural Group

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Sep 17, 2020 / What Media Says

Interview with Indonesian Author Eka Kurniawan

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Sep 15, 2020 / As Seen On

KEMBALI20: Kevin Kwan, Oka Rusmini, Eka Kurniawan, and other great speakers you should see during ‘Rebuild Bali’ virtual festival

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Aug 28, 2020 / As Seen On

The poetic inspiration of a great novelist and his work

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Aug 25, 2020 / As Seen On

Ubud writers and food festivals to go online in October

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Aug 24, 2020 / All Things Books

Leila S. Chudori’s novel The Sea Speaks His Name goes in search of missing Indonesian student activists

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Aug 23, 2020 / All Things Books

Laksmi Pamuntjak reflects on ‘Fall Baby’, her time in self-quarantine

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Aug 17, 2020 / All Things Books

Laksmi Pamuntjak’s ‘Fall Baby’ named best literary work at Singapore Book Awards 2020

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Aug 14, 2020 / What Media Says

Translator Interview: Tiffany Tsao

For short, “idwriters” is a site devoted to showcasing Indonesian writers and/or book authors, along with their publications, journals, and other literary resources in English. Our main feature, the writers directory, provides a way for writers to find one another, but more importantly the resources provided makes it easy for event hosts,—especially for international event hosts—, literary organizers, arts administrators, librarians, booksellers, and readers to get in touch with writers. We built this site because we noticed the lack of resources dedicated to Indonesian literature, especially one that is accessible to the international community.

Questions, comments, articles, infos, etc. are more than welcome. Just send us an e-mail, mention us on Twitter or use the contact form.

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