In commemoration of the 12th Indonesian Literature Day, the Ministry of Culture held a special ceremony at the Plasa Insan Berprestasi, Ministry of Education and Culture complex Wednesday, (25/06/2025). The highlight of the event was the launch of a six-volume book collection honoring the 90th … [Read more...]
Resisting oppression with speculative fiction: Anselma’s path to Nebula Awards
June 28, 2025 by
June has been a month of blessings for Anselma Widha Prihandita, who won a Nebula Awards on June 7 for her novelette Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being, just days before earning a PhD in language and rhetoric from the University of Washington in the United States. She is the first … [Read more...]
Voices of Change: The Phan Waen Fah Award and Political Literature
April 1, 2025 by
The Phan Waen Fah Award highlights Thai authors pushing the boundaries of political literature. What if a media crew goes to great lengths to construct rather than record an event? With this question at heart, Asst Prof Viroj Suttisima, a lecturer at Bangkok University's Faculty of Communication … [Read more...]
Rancagé awards face recurring challenges in promoting regional literature
March 30, 2025 by
The Rancagé awards are given annually based on the assessment of literary works in book format written in regional mother tongues. Since 1989, the Rancagé Cultural Foundation has consistently organized the Rancagé Literary Awards to honor literary works written in regional languages as a form of … [Read more...]
The Meru Sanur Opens Bali Berkisah 2025 with ‘Mata Aksara’, A Celebration of Culture Through Storytelling
March 28, 2025 by
Immersing itself in the rich tapestry of Bali’s cultural and literary heritage, The Meru Sanur proudly inaugurates ‘Mata Aksara,’ a distinguished program dedicated to the art of storytelling. In partnership with Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati, the esteemed organizer of the Ubud Writers & Readers … [Read more...]