The National Centre for Writing opens a 13th year of translation mentorships, with a Québec French or First Nations focus available. Deadline for Entries: August 31 In the United Kingdom, the National Centre for Writing in Norwich has today announced (July 22) the available languages and mentors … [Read more...]
Surf up to Langkawi Writers’ Festival for sun, sea and books
July 23, 2022 by
The inaugural Langkawi Writers’ Festival in Kedah, happening from Sept 1-4, is another positive step towards consolidating the northern Malaysian literary scene, which already has the internationally acclaimed George Town Literary Festival and the independent MYWritersFest in Penang. The Langkawi … [Read more...]
Writer Herry Gendut Janarto Dives Into Poetry With Humor
July 23, 2022 by
Biographical writer Herry Gendut Janarto has turned to comedy in his latest book "Gado-Gado Kredo" (Credo of Gado-Gado). The book, which was released at the end of August, is a collection of 101 poems that Herry wrote over the past year. It also marks his return after a four-year hiatus. To … [Read more...]
Singapore Shelf: ‘Ear prostitutes’, secrets in Clarissa Goenawan’s Watersong
July 23, 2022 by
When she was a busy marketing professional in her 20s, Clarissa Goenawan felt she had no time to read anything except manga. One day, a colleague lent her a novel. It was Norwegian Wood (1987) by Haruki Murakami. "I thought, never mind, I'll take it home and a couple of days later I'll return … [Read more...]
IndoLit Club Sydney: Translation Forum
July 21, 2022 by
I am hopelessly behind with reviews and everything else, but the opportunity came up to attend a translation forum this morning so I jettisoned #SituationNormal… The IndoLit Club Sydney is an online book group which meets with Zoom, and (thanks to Twitter) I was able to attend their forum on … [Read more...]
