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    Toni Pollard

    Authors / Translator

    A teacher and translator of Indonesian. Her previous translations include three novels: Mirah of Banda by Hanna Rambe, Departures by Nh Dini, and Above the Day, Below the Night by Putu Oka Sukanta. Since 2008, Pollard has been a regular contributor of translations for the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival bilingual publication.

    In the Headlines


    Manifestations of Water

    Asymptote / Translations
    Jul 01, 2023

    Manifestations of Water

    Translating Gender Fluidity in Clara Ng’s “Meteors”

    Words Without Borders / As Seen On
    Mar 18, 2019

    Translating Gender Fluidity in Clara Ng’s “Meteors”

    Meteors

    Words Without Borders / Translations
    Mar 05, 2019

    Meteors

    Tears

    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Oct 14, 2016

    Tears

    Mother’s Heaven

    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Oct 14, 2016

    Mother’s Heaven

    The Groom’s Price

    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Oct 14, 2016

    The Groom’s Price

    IDWRITERS

    IDWRITERS / Translations
    Aug 01, 2015

    A Tale of Redemption


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


    At the Circus, by Nukila Amal 
    A Tale of Redemption & Other Stories, by Mona Sylviana 
    Departures, by Nh. Dini 
    Mirah of Banda, by Hanna Rambe 
    Above the Day Below the Night, by Putu Oka Sukanta 

    Work(s) in Translation


    Manifestations of Water, by Nukila Amal, published in Asymptote Journal – July 2023 (Jul 01, 2023)
    Meteors, by Clara Ng, published in Writing from Indonesia (Mar 05, 2019)
    Tears, by Langit Amaravati, published in Crossing Boundaries: New Voices from Indonesia (Oct 14, 2016)
    Mother’s Heaven, by Fitrawan Umar, published in Crossing Boundaries: New Voices from Indonesia (Oct 14, 2016)
    The Groom’s Price, by Uda Agus, published in Crossing Boundaries: New Voices from Indonesia (Oct 14, 2016)

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