The annual Indonesia International Book Fair, or IIBF, will return to Jakarta on Sept. 6-10 at the Assembly Hall in the Jakarta Convention Center in Senayan, Central Jakarta. Held by the Indonesian Publishers Association (Ikapi), IIBF aims to be a platform where local publishers can sell … [Read more...]
DKJ Literary Criticism Competition Sees Decline in Quality, Entries
September 5, 2017 by
This year’s Literary Criticism Competition held by the Jakarta Arts Council, or DKJ, ended with a surprise; nobody was named a first-place winner. Judges A. S. Laksana, Ari J. Adipurwawidjana and Martin Suryajaya announced on Thursday night (31/08) that out of a total 93 submitted manuscripts, … [Read more...]
Weekly Dispatches from the Frontlines of World Literature – August 25, 2017
August 26, 2017 by
If, like us, you can’t start the weekend without knowing what the literary world’s been up to this past week, we’ve got your back. We have dispatches from Central America, the United States and Indonesia with a real tasting board of talks, events and new publications. Wherever you’re based, we’re … [Read more...]
Ubud Writers Festival to showcase Indonesian literature in October
August 26, 2017 by
“INDONESIAN arts and literature is the star of the writer’s festival, to showcase them to the world,” says Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) founder and director Janet DeNeefe. For the 14th year running, Bali will play host to one of Southeast Asia’s most important literary events. UWRF … [Read more...]
Asean Literary Festival celebrates art, free speech and 50 years of regional cooperation
August 8, 2017 by
“FOR 50 YEARS, Asean was no more than a slogan and a series of meetings of elites. If we want to be a real community, we have to work at the grassroots level,” said Indonesian novelist Okky Madasari on Monday. The Asean Literary Festival (ALF), which was held from Aug 3 to 6 – the same weekend as … [Read more...]