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Maya Saputra

Authors / Translator

Maya Denisa Saputra was born on July 30, 1990 in Denpasar, the capital of Bali, and grew up on Indonesia’s “island of the gods.” She left briefly to finish her education, a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the UK-based University of Bradford in Singapore. While holding a position in the accounting department of a family business, she pursues her interests in writing, literary translation, and photography.
She can be reached at: maya.saputra@gmail.com

In the Headlines


Blood Moon over Aceh

Dalang Publishing / Translations
Oct 01, 2018

Blood Moon over Aceh

IDWRITERS

IDWRITERS / Translations
Jun 04, 2017

The Golden Shackle

All for a Son

IDWRITERS / Translations
Jan 24, 2016

All for a Son


Books — or in Translation(s)/Editing(s)


Blood Moon over Aceh, by Arafat Nur 
Dasamuka, by Junaedi Setiyono 

Work(s) in Translation


Blood Moon over Aceh, by Arafat Nur, published in Dalang Publishing’s Your Stories (Oct 01, 2018)
The Golden Shackle, by Iksaka Banu, published in Dalang Publishing’s Your Stories (Jun 04, 2017)
All for a Son, by Guntur Alam, published in Diverse Indonesia: Next Generation (Jan 24, 2016)

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