Sharjah 24: Stories resonate most deeply with children when they are rooted in truth and lived experience, agreed three celebrated children’s authors during a panel discussion titled “Turning Pages, Changing Young Readers’ Lives” at the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025). Moderated … [Read more...]

The Jakarta International Literary Festival (JILF) 2025 has returned as one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic and influential literary platforms. Officially opened by Jakarta’s Deputy Governor Rano Karno at Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, this year’s festival … [Read more...]

Expressing her anger upon discovering that President Prabowo Subianto’s government had attempted to manipulate history through its efforts to rewrite the country’s past, senior journalist Uni Lubis told a session on “Rewriting Indonesian History” at the Alang-Alang Stage of the Ubud Writers and … [Read more...]

The 2025  Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) Novel Competition returns as one of Indonesia’s most prestigious literary competitions, celebrating its 51st year of championing emerging and established voices in … [Read more...]

The Language Development and Cultivation Agency of Indonesia continuously promotes the internationalization of Indonesian literature on the global stage. The initiative aims at fostering cultural diplomacy and collaboration among writers from BRICS member countries. During the BRICS Literature … [Read more...]