From Aceh to Papua, this year we received an impressive number of over 450 entries for our Emerging Writers Program!

Our curators are narrowing down to shortlistees over the next few weeks, with the ten finalists to be announced on 30 April 2024.

Mari simak diskusi Bali Bicara Macet: Keterlibatan Masyarakat Dalam Perbaikan Mobilitas dan Pengalaman Pariwisata di Bali yang kami selenggarakan bersama Koalisi Bali Emisi Nol Bersih, WRI Indonesia dan BaleBengong di youtu.be/io_kclYQRLw beberapa waktu lalu.

Join our 2023 Festival Highlights finale for moving stories of pride and resilience from queer poets and writers including Norman Erikson Pasaribu.

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This week, hear from 2019 Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo as she discusses her honest memoir, Manifesto: On Never Giving Up, with the Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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Join urban experts & local Balinese figures as they discuss Bali’s journey to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. Hear I Nyoman Satya Kumara share his aspirations for a sustainable future in Bali and Indonesia.

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Introduce your book at our 2024 Book Launch Program in #UWRF24 . Benefit from a fully arranged venue, pre-event marketing, and hospitality perks.

Apply now! Click ubudwritersfestival.com/book-launch-pr… or head to the link on our bio.

Listen to Professors Aaron Corn, Marcia Langton Ao, and Todung Mulya Lubis discuss indigenous traditions, laws, and reshaping settler colonial systems for a sustainable future. Moderated by Katie Carr.

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