Yesterday I attended the annual AALITRA Symposium here in Melbourne at the Boyd Library in Southbank, and had a most interesting time.  The event was very well attended and arriving just shortly before it started, I was lucky to get a seat.  I think some people must have come without booking in … [Read more...]

Indonesia International Book Fair (IIBF) is set to return on Sept. 6-10 at the Assembly Hall of the Jakarta Convention Center. Initiated by Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI), the event is targeting to feature 20 participating countries. "Currently 15 countries have confirmed to … [Read more...]

A solidarity event dubbed "Doa untuk Palestina" (Prayer for Palestine) was held on Thursday at Graha Bhakti Budaya in Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) in Central Jakarta. Initiated by Muslim cleric Mustofa Bisri, affectionately called Gus Mus, the event featured readings of Palestinian poems by … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]