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    Books+Publishing / As Seen On
    Oct 31, 2023

    Hearts ‘reignite’ for 20th Ubud program



    Saturday Paper / As Seen On
    Oct 28, 2023

    Ubud Writers & Readers Festival



    Arab News / As Seen On
    Oct 19, 2023

    Indonesia, Malaysia boycott Frankfurt Book Fair after Palestinian voices ‘shut down’



    Straits Times / As Seen On
    Oct 19, 2023

    Bali’s Ubud begins 20th writers’ festival aimed at drawing 15,000 people



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Oct 19, 2023

    IKAPI cancels participation in Frankfurt Book Fair over controversial Israel support

    Dias Novita Wuri

    Asymptote / What Media Says
    Oct 19, 2023

    Between Seeing and Listening: Dias Novita Wuri on Birth Canal



    Tempo English / As Seen On
    Oct 16, 2023

    IKAPI to Pull Out of Frankfurt Book Fair for Pro-Israel Stance



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Oct 14, 2023

    UWRF reflects on past, present, future through literature and the arts in 20th anniversary



    Indonesia Expat / As Seen On
    Oct 02, 2023

    Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Unveils the Theme “Atita, Wartamana, Anagata: The Past, The Present, and The Future”



    VOI English / As Seen On
    Sep 03, 2023

    Thousands Of English Literature Scripts Exhibited At Taman Ismail Marzuki



    Books+Publishing / As Seen On
    Aug 22, 2023

    Full Program Announced for Ubud 2023



    Kompas.id / What Media Says
    Aug 18, 2023

    The author of “Karmila”, Marga T, Passed Away



    World Kid Lit / What Media Says
    Aug 14, 2023

    Meet the translators: Kate Wakeling and Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul

    Sebastian Partogi

    Wasafiri / As Seen On
    Aug 09, 2023

    Wasafiri at Large: Indonesian Writers and Mental Health



    Isthmus, The / What Media Says
    Jul 25, 2023

    Interview: Damhuri Muhammad



    SCMP / What Media Says
    May 26, 2023

    Indonesian activist lifts lid on rape of Chinese women in May 1998 riots: ‘it was a new low’



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    May 02, 2023

    Why Indonesia is a gold mine for horror fans



    VOI English / What Media Says
    Apr 30, 2023

    Lukman Sardi Talks About Chairil Anwar’s Figure And His Poems



    VOI English / What Media Says
    Apr 28, 2023

    National Poem Day, Mira Lesmana And Riri Reza Release Video Art Anthology Series: Me, Chairil



    Jakarta Post / As Seen On
    Apr 26, 2023

    Pay attention: Local genre novelists are finally recognized



    Indonesia at Melbourne / What Media Says
    Mar 30, 2023

    Talking Indonesia: literature in translation



    VIVA / What Media Says
    Mar 20, 2023

    Indonesian Poet Sapardi Djoko Damono Appears on Google Doodle Today



    Hindustan Times / What Media Says
    Feb 10, 2023

    Tiffany Tsao: “Indonesian literature is less well known”



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jan 20, 2023

    Teater Koma cofounder N. Riantiarno dies



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jan 18, 2023

    ‘Book of Beasts’ exhibit explores Goenawan Mohamad’s joy of the unexpected



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Dec 12, 2022

    Literary figure Remy Sylado dies at age 77



    PEN America / What Media Says
    Nov 10, 2022

    The PEN Ten: An Interview with Cynthia Dewi Oka



    Words Without Borders / What Media Says
    Nov 09, 2022

    “Curiosity and Excitement”: An Interview with Khairani Barokka



    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Nov 08, 2022

    What I’ve learned: Maesy Angelina, indie bookshop POST cofounder



    Indonesia Expat / As Seen On
    Oct 07, 2022

    Uniting Humanity through Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2022



    Penguin UK Articles / As Seen On
    Sep 30, 2022

    2022 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize



    Tempo English / What Media Says
    Sep 27, 2022

    Acclaimed Writer Goenawan Mohamad to Receive Japan Foundation Awards



    Southeast Asia Globe / As Seen On
    Sep 12, 2022

    Young readers find sense of community as Indonesia’s literary scene expands



    Conversation / As Seen On
    Aug 31, 2022

    How crime fiction went global, embracing themes from decolonisation to climate change



    Antara / What Media Says
    Aug 12, 2022

    Jokowi bestows honorary medals as part of Independence Day celebration



    Omong-Omong Media / As Seen On
    Jul 31, 2022

    God is Not Dead, Poetry Save Him

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