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    Discover the vibrant world of Indonesian writers through the latest updates curated from global media outlets, thoughtfully indexed to bring you regular and engaging coverage, ensuring you stay connected to the pulse of the literary scene. Explore with us as we delve into the rich narratives and captivating stories of Indonesian writers, presented with the utmost professionalism.


    Bookseller / All Things Books
    Nov 10, 2025

    Europa Editions snaps up Intan Paramaditha’s new novel



    AMUST / All Things Books
    Nov 04, 2025

    My Harimau King: Annie McCann’s cultural milestone for Australian kids



    The College of Arts & Sciences / All Things Books
    Oct 29, 2025

    Indonesian women created a political voice through gendered care work



    RRI / As Seen On
    Oct 27, 2025

    Indonesia Promotes Literary Diplomacy Through BRICS Literature Award



    Inside Indonesia / All Things Books
    Oct 27, 2025

    The Power of Consciousness



    Kompas.id / All Things Books
    Oct 26, 2025

    Amir Sjarifoeddin and His Struggle

    Katherine Lam / The Guardian

    Guardian / All Things Books
    Oct 25, 2025

    ‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read



    Straits Times / As Seen On
    Oct 18, 2025

    Will South-east Asia ever win its first Nobel Prize in literature?



    Kompas.id / As Seen On
    Oct 17, 2025

    Literature Marks the Times

    Sri Owen - Indonesian Writers

    The Telegraph / What Media Says
    Oct 10, 2025

    Sri Owen, food writer who introduced Indonesian cuisine to Britain in the 1970s



    Seasia / As Seen On
    Oct 01, 2025

    The Universe Unfolds: Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2025



    RRI / What Media Says
    Oct 01, 2025

    UWRF 2025 Honors Taufiq Ismail with Lifetime Achievement Award



    SBS / What Media Says
    Sep 23, 2025

    Author from Makassar took stage at Australia’s Emerging Writers’ Festival, talking about AI

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesian Writers

    BBC / What Media Says
    Aug 15, 2025

    Witness History | Pramoedya Ananta Toer: The banned author of Indonesia



    Manila Times / Press Release
    Jul 27, 2025

    Penguin SEA, UWRF partner to publish groundbreaking book

    Indonesian Writers

    RRI / All Things Books
    Jul 10, 2025

    Pangeran dari Timur, A Novel Chronicling Raden Saleh’s Life

    Indonesian Writers

    PEN America / What Media Says
    Jul 09, 2025

    Sharing Stories of Persistence and Survival Across Time and Borders

    Jalan Tak Ada Ujung

    Personal Blog / All Things Books
    Jul 07, 2025

    Jalan Tak Ada Ujung

    Rishika Assomull

    Jakarta Post / All Things Books
    Jul 03, 2025

    ‘The Jakarta Salon’: Remembering a home that nurtured Indonesian maestros

    A.W. Prihandita

    Magdalene / What Media Says
    Jun 30, 2025

    Writing Against the Machine: A.W. Prihandita’s Sci-Fi Critique of AI

    Indonesian Writers

    Kompas.id / What Media Says
    Jun 30, 2025

    Melani Budianta, Unrecorded History Can Live in Literature

    A W Prihandita

    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Jun 28, 2025

    Resisting oppression with speculative fiction: Anselma’s path to Nebula Awards

    Indonesian literature

    RRI / As Seen On
    Jun 26, 2025

    Indonesia Celebrates Literature Day with Taufiq Ismail Tribute

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer

    Inside Indonesia / What Media Says
    Jun 24, 2025

    One hundred years of Pramoedya

    My Harimau King

    SBS / All Things Books
    Jun 18, 2025

    My Harimau King: When Indonesian tiger folklore mixed with life in Western Sydney

    Rewriting Faith

    IDWRITERS / Story
    Apr 26, 2025

    Rewriting Faith, Rethinking Policy: A Queer Reading of Scripture and Its Challenge to Indonesia’s Public Morality Discourse

    Unspoken Wounds - Indonesian Writers

    IDWRITERS / Story
    Apr 17, 2025

    Medusae: The Monster’s Gaze and the Unspoken Wounds of Women

    PEN Presents - Indonesian Writers

    English PEN / All Things Books
    Apr 16, 2025

    PEN Presents x International Booker Prize shortlist announced

    International Writing Program - Indonesian writers

    IDWRITERS / Story
    Apr 04, 2025

    International Writing Program Faces Uncertain Future

    Perang Kota - Indonesian writers

    IDWRITERS / Story
    Apr 03, 2025

    Perang Kota: Love, Fear, and Resistance in Jalan Tak Ada Ujung

    Century of A.A. Navis - Indonesian writers

    KBA News / What Media Says
    Apr 01, 2025

    A Century of A.A. Navis: A Great, Critical, and Thoughtful Literary Figure

    Phan Waen Fah Award - Mochtar Lubis Indonesian Writers

    Bangkok Post / As Seen On
    Mar 31, 2025

    Voices of Change: The Phan Waen Fah Award and Political Literature

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesian writers

    Scroll.in / What Media Says
    Mar 30, 2025

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer: Hundred years of a fearless Indonesian literary icon

    Den Kisot - Indonesian writers

    KBA News / What Media Says
    Mar 30, 2025

    From the King to Den Kisot

    The Making of the Buru Quartet / Indonesian Writers

    The Believer / All Things Books
    Mar 27, 2025

    The Making of the Buru Quartet

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Indonesian Writers

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Mar 26, 2025

    Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s encyclopedia website officially launched

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