Born Jakarta (Mar 10, 1980), currently resides in Jakarta
Personal Web http://maggietiojakin.com/
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A journalist and short story writer. Her works have been published both in print and electronic media, such as The Boston Globe, The Jakarta Post Weekender, Asian News Network, Asia One, Femina, et cetera. In 2006, she published a debut collection of short stories titled Homecoming (And Other Stories); followed by a 2007 film-to-novel adaptation, Claudia/Jasmine. Prior to jumpstarting her journalistic career in Jakarta, where she now lives, Maggie had spent six years living the “American life” in Boston, Massachusetts (1999-2005)—and has only recently made the attempts to make sense of those years.1
Book(s)
Winter Dreams and the Invincible Summer
Novel
340 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Selama Kita Tersesat di Luar Angkasa: Kumpulan Cerita Absurd
(While We Were Lost in Space)
241 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Un Soir du Paris
Collection of Short Stories
144 page(s), Gramedia Pustaka Utama
What Media Say
Notes from the Field: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2014 by Tiffany Tsao — Asymptote (Oct 13, 2014)
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival: The four ages of Indonesian literature by Michael Cathcart — ABC Radio National (Oct 06, 2014)
Announcement: 15 Indonesian Emerging Writers Selected for UWRF 2014 — UWRF News (Jun 01, 2014)
Also Mentioned in ...
Writers’ Series 2018 encourages creation of positive narrations - Jakarta Post (May 06, 2018)
Is Indonesian Literature Written in English Still Indonesian Literature? by Dhania Putri Sarahtika - Jakarta Globe (Apr 12, 2018)
‘Writing on Diversity’: Taking up stories against intolerance by Devina Heriyanto - Jakarta Post (Mar 31, 2018)
The literary light from the east by Andi Hajramurni - Jakarta Post (May 29, 2017)
An Evening With Women in Modern Literature by Nico Novito - Jakarta Globe (Nov 06, 2015)
Books in Translation(s) / Editing(s)
