Invitation to a Literary Feast

Agnes Christina is an Indonesian multidisciplinary artist, intrigued by the problems we face in our daily lives and how to negotiate with them. She often presents her work in the form of performances, paintings, embroideries, and fashion. Her visual artworks have been showcased at events such as Bazaar Art Jakarta, Artjog, Jogja Biennale, Singapore Art Week, and Sydney Contemporary. Her theatre plays have been published by Aurora Metro UK and Kalabuku, and her play anthology Forbearance/ Utang Emosi received the Indonesian Literary Awards 2024 from the Indonesian Ministry of Education. Her clothing line, leafthief clothing, continues to grow as a cult favorite among audiences in Indonesia and Singapore.

Agnes Christina adalah seniman multidisiplin asal Indonesia yang tertarik pada permasalahan kehidupan sehari-hari dan cara menanganinya. Ia sering menyajikan karyanya dalam bentuk pertunjukan, lukisan, sulaman, dan fashion. Karya seni visualnya telah dipamerkan di berbagai acara, termasuk Bazaar Art Jakarta, Artjog, Jogja Biennale, Singapore Art Week, dan Sydney Contemporary. Naskah teaternya telah diterbitkan oleh Aurora Metro UK dan Kalabuku, sementara antologi dramanya Forbearance/Utang Emosi meraih Penghargaan Sastra Indonesia 2024 dari Kementerian Pendidikan Indonesia. Lini pakaiannya, leafthief clothing, terus berkembang dan menjadi favorit dengan penggemar setia di Indonesia dan Singapura.

Angelina Enny is an Indonesian writer from Kotabumi, Lampung, currently residing in Jakarta. Her published works include Nokturnal Melankolia by Gramedia Pustaka Utama 2017, In Between, Di Antara by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2019, a collaboration with Dutch artist Robin Block, and Mencari Sita di Hindia Belanda by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2024.

Angelina Enny adalah penulis Indonesia asal Kotabumi, Lampung, yang kini menetap di Jakarta. Beberapa karyanya yang telah diterbitkan antara lain Nokturnal Melankolia, Gramedia Pustaka Utama 2017, In Between, Di Antara, Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2019, hasil kolaborasi dengan seniman Belanda Robin Block, serta Mencari Sita di Hindia Belanda, Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2024.

Edward Wong is an American journalist and diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times (NYT). He is the author of At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China, which was awarded the inaugural Baifang Schell Book Prize from the Asia Society in New York and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in the U.K. It was named by The Washington Post as a top non-fiction book of 2024. Edward has reported for the NYT for 27 years, serving for 13 of those as a correspondent and bureau chief in China and Iraq. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and has been a visiting professor at Princeton University and U.C. Berkeley. He holds an honorary doctorate from Middlebury Language Schools.

Edward Wong adalah jurnalis asal Amerika Serikat dan koresponden diplomatik untuk The New York Times (NYT). Ia menulis buku At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China, yang meraih penghargaan perdana Baifang Schell Book Prize dari Asia Society di New York dan masuk nominasi Orwell Prize di Inggris. Buku ini juga dinobatkan sebagai salah satu buku nonfiksi terbaik tahun 2024 versi The Washington Post. Edward telah berkarier di NYT selama 27 tahun, termasuk 13 tahun sebagai koresponden dan kepala biro di Tiongkok dan Irak. Ia pernah menjadi Nieman Fellow di Universitas Harvard, serta menjabat sebagai profesor tamu di Universitas Princeton dan U.C. Berkeley. Ia juga menerima gelar doktor kehormatan dari Middlebury Language Schools.

Ning Ken is a Chinese writer whose major works include The City of Masks, Tibetan Sky, and Three Trios. For many years, he was the executive deputy editor of the literary magazine October, and he is now a professional writer at the Lao She Literary Institute. He has been nominated for the Lao She Literary Award, the 2014 Asia Weekly Top Ten Novels, and the American Newman Prize for Chinese Literature.

Ning Ken adalah penulis asal Tiongkok yang karya-karya utamanya seperti The City of Masks, Tibetan Sky, dan Three Trios. Selama bertahun-tahun, ia menjabat sebagai wakil pemimpin redaksi majalah sastra October, dan kini ia adalah penulis profesional di Lao She Literary Institute. Ia pernah dinominasikan untuk Lao She Literary Award, 10 Novel Terbaik versi Asia Weekly tahun 2014, dan Newman Prize for Chinese Literature di Amerika Serikat.

Zhou Bo is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, where he focuses on international security, China’s foreign policy, and military diplomacy. A retired Senior Colonel in the People’s Liberation Army, he served in a range of senior roles within the Ministry of National Defense, including as Deputy Director General of the West Asia and Africa Bureau, Defense Attaché to Namibia, and Director of the Centre for Security Cooperation. He has published widely in leading international outlets such as Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Financial Times, and The Economist, and is a frequent speaker at global security forums including the Shangri-La Dialogue and the Munich Security Conference. His most recent book, Should the World Fear China?, was published in 2025 by Hurst/Oxford and received international media coverage.

Zhou Bo adalah Senior Fellow di Center for International Security and Strategy, Universitas Tsinghua, dengan fokus pada keamanan internasional, kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok, dan diplomasi militer. Purnawirawan Kolonel Senior di Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat ini pernah menduduki berbagai posisi penting di Kementerian Pertahanan Nasional, termasuk sebagai Wakil Direktur Jenderal Biro Asia Barat dan Afrika, Atase Pertahanan untuk Namibia, serta Direktur Pusat Kerja Sama Keamanan. Ia telah banyak menulis di media internasional terkemuka seperti Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Financial Times, dan The Economist, serta kerap menjadi pembicara di forum keamanan global, termasuk Shangri-La Dialogue dan Munich Security Conference. Buku terbarunya, Should the World Fear China?, diterbitkan pada 2025 oleh Hurst/Oxford dan banyak diliput media internasional.