Patchouli Memsahib

Fabia Claridge is an Australian novelist who has lived across Asia and currently resides in Sydney. Her writing is inspired by her time living in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Thailand. Her debut novel, To Hold the Mountain, was published in 2004 and launched at the Ubud Writers’ Festival. Fabia's recent book is Patchouli Memsahib which launched at Ubud Writers and Readers Festival this year. When not writing, Fabia is an avid refugee activist.

Fabia Claridge, seorang novelis Australia yang berpengalaman di berbagai negara Asia, kini menetap di Sydney. Tulisannya terinspirasi oleh pengalamannya tinggal di Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Thailand dan Indonesia. Novel perdananya, To Hold the Mountain, diterbitkan pada 2004 dan diluncurkan di Ubud Writers' Festival. Buku terbarunya, Patchouli Memsahib juga diluncurkan di Ubud Writers & Readers Festival tahun ini. Saat tidak sedang menulis, Fabia bergiat dalam advokasi isu-isu pengungsi.

Toni Pollard taught Indonesian in New South Wales high schools and the University of Western Sydney for more than 35 years. Upon her retirement in 2004, she took up Indonesian literary translation, mostly for Lontar and the UWRF Annual Anthologies. In 2018, Pollard’s interest in Indonesian literature led to her co-founding Indolitclub in Sydney. Indolitclub is a monthly discussion group that focuses on bilingual texts and currently meets on Zoom.

Toni has attended Ubud festivals since 2004, sharing her experiences through email blogs. She’s turned her Bali notes and photos into an online web book Toni’s Bali Jottings, capturing Ubud’s festival spirit. Explore past festivals here.

Toni Pollard mengajar bahasa Indonesia di sekolah menengah New South Wales dan Universitas Western Sydney selama lebih dari 35 tahun. Setelah pensiun pada tahun 2004, ia mengambil terjemahan sastra Indonesia, sebagian besar untuk Lontar dan Antologi Tahunan UWRF. Pada tahun 2018, ketertarikan Pollard pada sastra Indonesia membuatnya mendirikan Indolitclub di Sydney. Indolitclub adalah grup diskusi bulanan yang berfokus pada teks bilingual dan saat ini bertemu di Zoom.

Toni telah menghadiri festival-festival di Ubud sejak tahun 2004, dan berbagi pengalamannya melalui email blog. Dia telah mengubah catatan dan foto-foto Bali-nya menjadi sebuah buku online Toni’s Bali Jottings, yang menangkap semangat festival Ubud. Jelajahi festival-festival sebelumnya di sini.