About

Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

The international Ubud Writers & Readers Festival is the major project of the Ubud-based Mudra Swari Saraswati Foundation. It was first conceived of by Janet De Neefe, co-founder of the Foundation, as a healing project in response to the first Bali bombing. The first Festival took place in 2004.

The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival mission is:

• to create a world class literary event that brings together diverse Indonesian and international voices for intercultural dialogue and exchange

Objectives : The UWRF brings together writers and readers from Indonesia and the world to:

• share stories, ideas and their craft in the spirit of cross-cultural understanding
• foster greater international awareness and understanding of Indonesian literary cultures
• create opportunities for Indonesian writers to present their work to a global audience
• expose Indonesian audiences to the work of international writers