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    Rizal Iwan

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    Rizal Iwan is an Indonesian author of children’s books, known for his mystery novel series Creepy Case Club. The sixth book in the series was included in the IBBY Honour List 2026 and won the Scarlet Pen Award 2024 for Best Children’s Book. Rizal also recently won the Dwianto Setyawan Children’s Literature Award Competition 2026, and in 2024 was one of 25 authors selected for the Children’s Book Writer Residency Program in the 3T Regions by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. He’s also active in theater as an actor and playwright, and his play Pindah won a Rawayan Award at the Jakarta Arts Council’s Theater Script Writing Competition 2022.1

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    Appearances: UWRF 2026

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