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Navigating the spaces between New York and Jakarta, memory and reality. We are featuring May Teng’s evocative essay on LitHub exploring what it truly means to look for "home." idwriters.com/writings/on-ho…
To keep up with these latest developments, we’ve updated how we document visual narratives in the IDWRITERS database idwriters.com/stories/framin…
Submissions for the first issue of OTHER MAPS are closing soon. If you’ve been thinking about sending your work, this is the moment.
Submit your story:
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Our editorial board has begun reviewing submissions for the first issue. It’s an exciting process, and the range of voices reminds us why this platform matters. The submission window will remain open until March 31.
For those who haven’t yet, there’s still time.
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Platform sastra independen sekaligus jurnal triwulanan berbahasa Inggris ini didedikasikan khusus untuk membawa karya-karya penulis Indonesia ke hadapan pembaca global. mediaindonesia.com/humaniora…
Our Story column returns with "Behind My Silence" by Ruby Astari. A short story about friendship, shifting beliefs, and the silence left behind when understanding fades. idwriters.com/stories/behind…
Approaching the weekend in Christmas hues, we’re sitting with a quiet, unsettling flash fiction. A House That Waited by Karina Andjani instagram.com/p/DSuDhKNkmEK/
On June 28, 2014, IDWRITERS was created to address a simple but urgent need: a space dedicated to Indonesian writers and their works. Eleven years on, we’re still here instagram.com/p/DLaYlsoyeVr/
Medusae isn’t about glorifying pain—it’s about making space for it. Through Theodora Sarah Abigail’s poetry, Medusa becomes more than myth: she is a mirror for women punished simply for being bold, beautiful, or broken idwriters.com/stories/medusa…
A Story of Exile, Resistance, and the Power of Telling Your Truth idwriters.com/reviews/the-ma…
Jalan Tak Ada Ujung explores fear, trauma & redemption during Indonesia’s fight for independence. Now reimagined in Perang Kota, the story finds new urgency on screen.
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Dee Lestari made a notable appearance at the Doha International Book Fair 2024, marking the first time an Indonesian writer participated as a featured speaker at this prestigious book fair in the Middle East. Read more idwriters.com/headlines/
Today, on what would have been Soni Farid Maulana's birthday, we invite you to explore his life through the touching obituary penned by Ian Campbell for Inside Indonesia in January.
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Author Feby Indirani warns of vulnerability for writers due to a lack of understanding on IP rights, emphasizing the need for writer education on copyright issues idwriters.com/reviews/netfli…
UNESCO concluded its 42nd General Assembly in Paris by announcing the international celebration of the birthday of Ali Akbar Navis, better known as AA Navis instagram.com/p/C0YfpZ8yzTW/