Teta Alim

Authors / Writer

A 24-year-old writer based in Washington, D.C. Her pronouns are she/her. She was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, but grew up in upstate New York. Her heritage is a mix of Gayo, Jawa and Sunda. Her conversational Indonesian is passable (probably), but her reading comprehension and writing skills in Indonesian are pretty hopeless. If you have an hour or two to spare, talk to her about music (and if you really want to get her going, ask her about Daniel Caesar). She has studied abroad in London, England, and Shepparton, Australia, but feels most at home in D.C. Most of her family still lives in Jakarta Timur. They also live in parts of Aceh and in Bandung.

Media Writing(s)

Interview: Clara Ng, on Clara Ng, published in Buah Zine (Mar 06, 2019)

Interview: Khairani Barokka, on Khairani Barokka, published in Buah Zine (Jul 13, 2018)

Interview: Dena, on Dena Igusti, published in Buah Zine (Feb 22, 2018)

Book Story(s)

List: More books by writers of Indonesian heritage (Cut Woman) (Deviant Disciples) (Dial A for Aunties) (Durga/Umayi: A Novel) (Fire Is Not a Country) (Happy Stories, Mostly) (Kitchen Curse) (Medusae) (Salvage) (Sergius Seeks Bacchus) (The Book of Forbidden Feelings) (The Book of Jakarta: A City in Short Fiction) (The Majesties) (The Question of Red: A Novel) (Ultimatum Orangutan) (Voyages), published in Buah Zine (Aug 18, 2022)

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