The 21st Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will be held in Bali in 2024, from October 23 to October 27. The 2024 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will attempt to uphold its theme ‘Satyam Vada Dharmam Chara’, or ‘Speak the Truth, Practice Kindness’ through conversations about media ethics; the … [Read more...]
Under the poetic stars
Benteng (Fort) Rotterdam is a cream-brick, red-roofed fortress complex on the historic, harbourside edge of Makassar, South Sulawesi. The seventeenth-century Dutch colonial fort does not look out of place in a part of Makassar where Chinese, Dutch, and local South Sulawesi architecture stands … [Read more...]
Write It Fellowship recipients 2019
Penguin Random House is thrilled to announce the recipients of the inaugural Write It Fellowship. Write It is an annual fellowship program that aims to find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres with a focus on under-represented sections of our community. We extend our … [Read more...]
Best-selling Indonesian authors you should be reading
To mark National Book Day on Friday, we are delving into the world of literature to highlight some of the country’s best authors. As the clouds descend upon Jakarta, similar to how Alice retreats to wonderland and Wendy flies off to Neverland, we are retreating to our separate rooms and touring … [Read more...]
The Consulate General Holds Indonesian Arts and Culture Promotion Week, “Jalan-jalan Indonesia” in Perth
The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Perth, in collaboration with a number of partners in Western Australia, The Sharon Flindell, the Literature Centre, and The State Library of WA, had organised Indonesian Art and Culture and Culinary Week titled "Jalan-Jalan … [Read more...]