The Landscapes of Childhood

Gail Jones is an acclaimed Australian author of fiction who has won numerous literary awards in Australia. She is the author of two collections of short stories and several novels, including Sixty Lights, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize; Dreams of Speaking, which was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and longlisted for the Orange Prize; and Sorry, which was also longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her latest book, The Name of the Sister, is set to be released in 2025. She is also the author of a critical monograph and the novels Black Mirror, Sixty Lights, Dreams of Speaking, Sorry, Five Bells, and A Guide to Berlin. Three times shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, her prizes include the WA Premier's Award for Fiction, the Nita B. Kibble Award, the Steele Rudd Award, The Age Book of the Year Award, and many others. She has also been shortlisted for international awards, including the IMPAC and the Prix Femina. Her fiction has been translated into nine languages. Jones lives in Sydney and teaches at the University of Western Sydney.

Gail Jones adalah penulis fiksi ternama asal Australia yang telah memenangkan berbagai penghargaan sastra di negaranya. Ia telah menerbitkan dua kumpulan cerita pendek dan sejumlah novel, termasuk Sixty Lights yang masuk daftar panjang Man Booker Prize; Dreams of Speaking yang masuk daftar pendek International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award dan daftar panjang Orange Prize; serta Sorry yang juga masuk daftar panjang Orange Prize. Buku terbarunya, The Name of the Sister, dijadwalkan terbit pada tahun 2025. Selain menulis monograf kritis, Jones juga merupakan penulis novel Black Mirror, Sixty Lights, Dreams of Speaking, Sorry, Five Bells, dan A Guide to Berlin. Ia telah tiga kali masuk nominasi Miles Franklin Award, dan menerima sejumlah penghargaan bergengsi seperti WA Premier's Award for Fiction, Nita B. Kibble Award, Steele Rudd Award, The Age Book of the Year Award, dan banyak lagi. Ia juga masuk dalam daftar pendek penghargaan internasional, termasuk melalui nominasi IMPAC dan Prix Femina. Karya fiksinya telah diterjemahkan ke dalam sembilan bahasa. Gail Jones tinggal di Sydney dan mengajar di University of Western Sydney.

Mirandi Riwoe is an acclaimed Australian author. Her novel Stone Sky Gold Mountain won the ARA Historical Novel Prize and the Queensland Literary Award for Fiction, and it was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. Her novella The Fish Girl won Seizure’s Viva la Novella and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. The Burnished Sun is a collection of her short stories and novellas. Mirandi holds a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies from the Queensland University of Technology.

Mirandi Riwoe adalah penulis ternama asal Australia. Ia menulis novel Stone Sky Gold Mountain, yang memenangkan dua penghargaan bergengsi, yaitu ARA Historical Novel Prize dan Queensland Literary Award. Buku ini juga menjadi finalis untuk dua penghargaan penting lainnya, Stella Prize dan Miles Franklin Award. Ia juga menulis novel yang lebih tipis berjudul The Fish Girl, yang memenangkan kompetisi Seizure Viva la Novella dan menjadi finalis Stella Prize. Karya terbarunya, The Burnished Sun, merupakan kumpulan cerita pendeknya. Mirandi meraih gelar doktor di bidang Penulisan Kreatif dan Studi Sastra dari Queensland University of Technology.

Rizal Iwan is an Indonesian children’s book author and playwright, best known for his mystery novel series Creepy Case Club published by KPG from 2018 to 2023. The sixth book in the series won the Scarlet Pen Award for Best Children’s Book in 2024. He was also among 25 children’s book authors selected for a 2024 residency program held by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. As a playwright, his play Pindah or Moving Day won a Rawayan Award in the Jakarta Arts Council’s Playwriting Competition in 2022.

Rizal Iwan adalah penulis buku anak dan dramawan asal Indonesia, yang paling dikenal melalui seri novel misterinya Creepy Case Club, diterbitkan oleh KPG dari 2018 hingga 2023. Buku keenam dalam seri ini memenangkan Scarlet Pen Award untuk Buku Anak Terbaik pada 2024. Ia juga termasuk di antara 25 penulis buku anak yang terpilih mengikuti program residensi 2024 yang diselenggarakan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia. Sebagai dramawan, naskahnya Pindah atau Moving Day memenangkan Rawayan Award dalam Kompetisi Penulisan Naskah Drama Dewan Kesenian Jakarta 2022.