At age 16, she published her first realistic fiction novel, Just Like Butterflies, which details the experience of an adopted girl suffering from post traumatic disorder. The book was published in 2010 and reprinted in 2014. It was one of the titles selected to represent Indonesia at the World Book … [Read more...]
Cok Sawitri
A journalist, novelist, playwright, poet, and activist. Her poetry, short stories, essays, and feature articles have appeared in most every major national literary publication. Translations of her work have appeared in Bali: Living in Two Worlds (2002) and Bali Rediscovered (2004). Her most recent … [Read more...]
Cyntha Hariadi
A freelance writer born in Tangerang. She worked as a journalist and copywriter before writing her first book, Ibu Mendulang Anak Berlari. Her poems collection about motherhood wins the 2015 Jakarta Arts Council's Poetry Book Manuscript Contest and one of Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa's Big 5 in 2016. … [Read more...]
Dahlia Rasyad
Born in Palembang in 1983, Dahlia Rasyad was chosen as Language Ambassador to South Sumatra. Her role involves editing Indonesia’s local culture manuscripts and managing the Terusan Tua publishing company. Her first novel, Perempuan yang Memetik Mawar (2013), won the literature award from the … [Read more...]
Dalih Sembiring
May be better known as a translator than a writer. His English translation of Eka Kurniawan’s novel Lelaki Harimau (Man Tiger; Verso Books, 2015), was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. Once a contributor of feature articles to The Jakarta Post, he went on to become a full-time … [Read more...]
