From 28 October–1 November 2020, more than 150 writers, artists, activists and performers from over 30 countries will converge for the 17th Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF), to share stories and ideas exploring this year’s theme, Mulat Sarira. Like the Festivals of previous years, the … [Read more...]
Jakarta Content Con/Week coming in November
The Frankfurt Book Fair has teamed up with the Tujuhbelasribu Pulau Imaji Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of literary and creative content in Indonesia, to host a one-week content exhibition called Jakarta Content Con/Week in November. According to a … [Read more...]
UWRF to ponder consequences of human actions
More than 100 authors, activists, and journalists from 30 countries will gather at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) in Bali from Oct. 23 to 27 to share their stories and ideas on karma. Karma — the theme of this year’s UWRF — is derived from the Balinese Hindus’ spiritual principle of … [Read more...]
5 Indonesian Writers You Should be Reading
All eyes are trained on Indonesia right now. Its tourism is flourishing more than ever; foreigners from the West are flooding there to work and live cheaply and healthily (for better or worse), and its art scene is finally being celebrated the world over. Some of the biggest names in poetry, … [Read more...]
London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards: 2020 Shortlist
‘An Inherently International Industry’ Organizers of the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards today (February 10) say that the 29 nations represented in the shortlist being announced today is a record. And these awards—in which the UK’s Publishers Association annually serves as … [Read more...]