By Julia Winterflood On the second night of the inaugural Ubud Food Festival – UWRF’s sibling event – hundreds huddled knee-to-knee at open-air venue Taman Baca for the free screening …
Read more
By Renee Thorpe One of the most anticipated writers at this year’s Ubud Writers & Readers Festival is Anchee Min, born in China under the tyranny of Mao Tse-Tung, and …
Read more
By Shelley Kenigsberg Within moments of meeting Sofie Laguna and talking about story, books and writing, I was struck by her deep understanding of and enthusiasm for ‘the emotional heart’ …
Read more
This piece is by Sarita Newson and originally appeared in the UWRF column of the Bali Advertiser. Linda Christanty is an Indonesian author and journalist who is no stranger to awards, having …
Read more
This piece is by Uma Anyar and originally appeared in the UWRF column of the Bali Advertiser. “The thing is not to write what no one else could have written, but …
Read more
“Women of Letters is the perfect alchemy of literary art-party and storytelling, with drinking and bonding for all genders of truth-seekers. Marieke and Michaela deserve a medal for creating this …
Read more
Whether you live in Ubud, are a regular or have never been before; it’s a place that constantly delivers surprises, with every turn in the road offering something new to discover. …
Read more
For many writers, readers and lovers of Indonesian literature, frustration at the lack of resources helping to connect with each other and the world is nothing new. Rather than sit …
Read more
This story was written by UWRF Founder & Director, Janet DeNeefe. There is only one thing better than cruising around the Komodo Islands in an elegant teak Phinisi boat, and …
Read more
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 …
Sister festival:
