Join daily Festival Club sessions with young speakers and inspiring figures, discussing diverse topics, including literature, social issues, and the environment.
Explore the Manajemen Talenta Nasional (MTN) program, an Indonesian government initiative aimed at uncovering Indonesia’s hidden talents. This initiative aims to foster globally acclaimed talent for Indonesia Emas 2045. Within …
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The Bali community journalism portal, Balebengong, organized the Citizen Journalism Award (AJW) earlier this year under the theme ‘Duang D(asa) Pulau Dewata: Imagining Bali 20 Years Later.’ In this session, …
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Nihlah and Nishrin Assegaf, Founders of Foreword Library in South Jakarta and Syarafina Vidyadhana from Cahyati Press, a printing and publishing initiative in Bali, come together in this session to …
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Join the Indolitclub and its Co-Founder, Toni Pollard, in collaboration with the Indonesian Heritage Society Book Group as they delve into the narratives from two recent publications by the Lontar …
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Ian Burnet, an Australian writer known for his focus on the stories of the Indonesian archipelago, invites us on an enthralling voyage into the captivating seafaring realm of Joseph Conrad, …
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The Rancage Literary Award is bestowed upon individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the advancement of regional languages and literature in Indonesia. Join this session where the Rancage Cultural …
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Mark Heyward’s memoir, Glass Islands, is described as “a heartfelt love-song to the place he has made his home, and to his own Indonesian family.” The book narrates Heyward’s life …
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Darryl Jones, an esteemed Australian academic, researcher, speaker, and author, leads a witty and rollicking exploration of the lives of common urban birds in his latest book, Curlews on Vulture …
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The book TELL ME TALES is a collaborative effort by Jong Santiasa Puta, Juli Sastrawan, and Irene Febry, in partnership with CushCush Gallery and LagiLagi as part of the Charcoal …
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“What do you do when you are under an oppression that is so powerful and ubiquitous that it feels like an inevitability? History has many people who rose against such …
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We’re excited to introduce Laksmi DeNeefe Suardana as the official Ambassador of Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati, the driving force behind the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival and the Ubud Food …
In the lead-up to this year’s Festival, our new Head of International Programming, Hannah Curtis, sat down with us to talk about her new position, the aspirations for the future …
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