The 8th Ubud Writers & Readers Festival was a great success by any measure. Attendances and tickets sales increased significantly, overall sponsorship support sustained and new key relationships formed, national media coverage was higher, and the UWRF again received glowing feedback and evaluation.
127 writers plus over 60 workshop leaders and performers were featured at this year’s festival, representing 25 different countries. The Festival ran for 5 days, with the main program of panel sessions running in 3 parallel venues for 4 days from the 6 – 9 October.
Ticketed Events
- 31 Special Events, including 5 Literary Lunches, 1 event in Seminyak and 1 in Jimbaran Bay
- 25 Children’s Workshops, as well as 7 In-Schools workshops for International schools across Indonesia
- 12 Adult Workshops
- 4 Cultural Workshops
Free Events
- 5 spoken word events
- 4 performing arts events, including the Closing Night events
- 21 Book Launches
- 4 Film Screenings
- 3 visual art exhibitions
- 5 Fringe Events in Denpasar
- 1 x Bi-lingual Anthology Launch
- 5 Professional and Industry Development events
- Street Party
- 4 Satellite events to 4 regions in the Indonesian Archipelago
