In its inaugural year, Wasafiri was joined by five Editors at Large based in Southeast Asia and Aotearoa New Zealand. As part of our Wasafiri at Large series, each Editor at Large has shed a valuable light on their local literary scene. Sebastian Partogi, our former Editor at Large – based in … [Read more...]
Women’s Voices, Art, and Activism at the Fifteenth Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
January 4, 2024 by
“Sisterhood is a powerful force, but we need solidarity beyond sisterhood to realize a more equal society.” This year is the fifteenth anniversary of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) and it was my best experience at the festival so far. I was there to talk about House of the … [Read more...]
Q & A with Jesse Q. Sutanto
January 3, 2024 by
Jesse Q. Sutanto explores themes of misogyny in the gaming community and beyond in her new YA novel, Didn’t See That Coming, her second work set in Indonesia. Seventeen-year-old Kiki Siregar plays her favorite virtual game using the handle DudeBro10 and has persuaded fellow players that she’s a … [Read more...]
The Prayer of the Flame that Sparked the Forest Fire
January 3, 2024 by
The poet reflects on death and rebirth. Make me more simple. Extinguish the greater part of my life. If to burn is my destiny, permit me to turn to ash the dry leaves at the feet of trees so that they might one day become a greater forest. Tell the sad stories to the sky: the orchid … [Read more...]
The Biography of a Newborn Baby
January 3, 2024 by
In this Indonesian short story, one baby’s fate is entwined with that of the nation. For the first time in his long career as a biographer, Abraham Yusra felt that he was being put to the test. Someone special had asked him to write the biography of a baby and he felt that he couldn’t refuse. But … [Read more...]
