Ika Krismantari

Authors / Journalist

The managing editor and a writer in Ingat65. She shared her story of her discovery of a 50-years hidden family story that her grandfather was a 1965 political prisoner. Ika has been working for the leading English daily The Jakarta Post for 10 years. She has a Master’s degree in journalism and international relations from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. For her master’s degree, Ika writes a thesis on alternative online media in Australia. The thesis has won the best thesis in journalism category from Monash University.1

  1. ALF2016 ↩


Media Writing(s)


Laksmi Pamuntjak wins international award for female authors, on Laksmi Pamuntjak, published in Jakarta Post (Jun 03, 2016)
Bookworm: Reading for Writing, on Ayu Utami, published in Jakarta Post (Jun 08, 2015)
Iksaka Banu: Playing with History, on Iksaka Banu, published in Jakarta Post (Mar 16, 2015)
Ucu Agustin: Small but powerful, on Ucu Agustin, published in Jakarta Post (Dec 20, 2010)

Book Story(s)


The unfinished story of Amba (Amba: Sebuah Novel), published in Jakarta Post (Jun 27, 2016)
Putting some color into poetry (Hujan Bulan Juni: Novel), published in Jakarta Post (May 03, 2016)