Dias Novita Wuri

Country: Indonesia

Dias Novita Wuri is an accomplished Indonesian author and literary scholar. She studied Russian Language and Literature at Universitas Indonesia and completed her MA in Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London in 2019 with a prestigious LPDP scholarship. Since 2012, Dias has been a prolific writer, contributing short stories to various Indonesian newspapers. Her debut book, Makramé, published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama in 2017, was longlisted for the Khatulistiwa Literary Award in 2018. During her writing residency in Australia, supported by Asialink and Australia-Indonesia Institute, she penned her second book, Birth Canal in 2023. Dias is also an active contributor to jakartabeat.net, providing valuable insights and advice to writers and readers.

Dias Novita Wuri adalah seorang penulis dan cendikiawan sastra Indonesia berprestasi. Ia mempelajari Bahasa dan Sastra Rusia di Universitas Indonesia dan menyelesaikan pendidikan Magisternya di bidang Sastra Bandingan di Queen Mary University of London pada 2019 dengan beasiswa LPDP yang bergengsi. Dias telah menjadi penulis produktif, menyumbangkan cerita-cerita pendek ke berbagai surat kabar Indonesia. Buku perdananya Makramé diterbitkan oleh Gramedia Pustaka Utama pada 2017, masuk daftar panjang Khatulistiwa Literary Award pada 2018. Ketika mengikuti residensi penulis di Australia, didukung oleh Asialink dan Australia-Indonesia Institute, ia menulis buku keduanya, Birth Canal pada 2023. Dias adalah kontributor aktif untuk jakartabeat.net, memberikan berbagai masukan dan saran berharga bagi para penulis dan pembaca.