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FESTIVAL
PROGRAM
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06:00
Culinary Jalan-Jalan
Tickets Available
Cultural Workshops
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06:00 - 09:00
Casa Luna
Birdwatching Tour with Darryl Jones on Thursday
Tickets Available
Special Events
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06:00 - 08:00
Meeting point in front of ApotekKU Campuhan Ubud
09:00
Festival Welcome
Main Program
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09:00 - 09:10
Indus Restaurant
09:15
Keynote: David Van Reybrouck
Main Program
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09:15 - 09:30
Indus Restaurant
10:00
William Dalrymple: The Anarchy
Main Program
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10:00 - 11:00
Alang-Alang Stage
Writers Behind Bars
Main Program
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10:00 - 11:00
Indus Restaurant
Kota Ini Kembang Api
Book Launches
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10:00 - 11:00
Rumah Kayu
Reflections on Writing a Family Memoir
Main Program
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10:00 - 11:00
Valley Stage
Learning from Emerging Voices
Tickets Available
Masterclasses
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10:00 - 12:00
Leona Suweta by Nakula
Pitch to Penguin
Sold Out!
Special Events
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10:00 - 12:00
Di Sini Di Sana by Rachman & Sons
Nature and Travel Writing with Nina Karnikowski
Tickets Available
Masterclasses
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10:00 - 12:00
MetlandVenya Ubud
Puisi on the Spot
After Dark Performances
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10:00 - 19:00
Festival Hub at Taman Baca
Mengenalkan Ekologi dan Kekayaan Lokal pada Anak-Anak lewat seri Mata
Free With Registration
Festival Club
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10:00 - 11:30
Taman Dedari
Rediscovering the Joy of Conscious Reading through Lectio Divina
Tickets Available
Masterclasses
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10:00 - 12:00
Plataran Ubud Hotel & Spa
11:00
Stories That Matter
Tickets Available
Special Events
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11:00 - 13:00
Begawan Biji Restaurant
11:15
Antoinette Lattouf: How to Lose Friends and Influence White People
Main Program
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11:15 - 12:15
Indus Restaurant
Aham Brahmasmi - I am the Universe
Main Program
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11:15 - 12:15
Alang-Alang Stage
Deconstructing Colonialism
Main Program
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11:15 - 12:15
Valley Stage
11:30
Candid Enigma: The Artful Adventures of Andrew Hau Ewing
Book Launches
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11:30 - 12:30
Rumah Kayu
Moono: The Adventure & Shadow War
Book Launches
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11:30 - 12:30
The Elephant
12:30
Setting the Scene: How to Write About Place
Main Program
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12:30 - 13:30
Indus Restaurant
The First Book
Main Program
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12:30 - 13:30
Alang-Alang Stage
13:30
Menemukan Harta Karun di Pesisir Selatan Papua
Book Launches
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13:30 - 14:30
Rumah Kayu
13:45
Leila S. Chudori: Writing in the Wake of History
Main Program
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13:45 - 14:45
Valley Stage
Fajar Merah: Remembering Widji Thukul
Main Program
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13:45 - 14:45
Indus Restaurant
Sam Dalrymple: Shattered Lands
Main Program
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13:45 - 14:45
Alang-Alang Stage
15:00
People, Governance and AI
Main Program
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15:00 - 16:00
Alang-Alang Stage
Trials of Translation
Main Program
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15:00 - 16:00
Valley Stage
Melati Wijsen: Change Starts Now
Main Program
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15:00 - 16:00
Indus Restaurant
Archipelagos 3: The Power of Imang in Nusantara
Book Launches
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15:00 - 16:00
The Elephant
Galeo Anak Segara
Book Launches
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15:00 - 16:00
Rumah Kayu
Until Even The Angels
Book Launches
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15:00 - 16:00
Powder Room by R4D
16:00
Porter 02: Living Dangerously
Special Events
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16:00 - 17:30
Indus Restaurant
Discover the Magic of Fireflies Village with Agustinus Wibowo
Tickets Available
Special Events
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16:00 - 20:00
Rumah Konservasi Kunang-Kunang
16:15
Gail Jones: The Name of the Sister
Main Program
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16:15 - 17:15
Alang-Alang Stage
The Gravity of Grief
Main Program
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16:15 - 17:15
Indus Restaurant
Indonesia’s Revolution and Decolonisation
Main Program
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16:15 - 17:15
Valley Stage
16:30
Inside the Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa Award
Festival Club
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16:30 - 17:30
Rumah Kayu
17:15
Food as Story, Food as Home
Festival Club
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17:15 - 18:15
Bar Luna at Casa Luna
17:30
The Recurrent Mystical
Tickets Available
Special Events
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17:30 - 19:00
Plataran Ubud Hotel & Spa
The Cinema of Garin Nugroho
Main Program
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17:30 - 18:30
Alang-Alang Stage
17:45
The President of the State of East Indonesia
Festival Club
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17:45 - 18:45
Rumah Kayu
18:00
Short Stories, Long Nights
Tickets Available
Special Events
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18:00 - 19:30
COMO Uma Ubud
Festival Fundraiser Dinner
Limited Availability Tickets
Special Events
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18:00 - 21:00
Rumah Melati Estate
18:30
Writing for Children
Festival Club
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18:30 - 19:30
Bar Luna at Casa Luna
Music and the Spoken Word: Dana Dajani, Annabel Laura and Bottlesmoker
Tickets Available
Special Events
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18:30 - 20:00
Soulshine Bali
Empire: Rooting for the Antihero on Thursday
Free With Registration
After Dark Performances
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18:30 - 20:00
Honeymoon Garden
18:45
If Objects Could Speak: Storytelling with SAKA Museum
Festival Club
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18:45 - 19:45
Indus Restaurant
19:00
Remembering Cok Sawitri
Festival Club
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19:00 - 20:00
Rumah Kayu
Samsara
Film Program
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19:00 - 21:00
Alang-Alang Stage
20:00
Women Poetry Slam
After Dark Performances
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20:00 - 22:00
Indus Restaurant
21:15
Koesno: Jati Diri Soekarno
Film Program
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21:15 - 22:30
Alang-Alang Stage
Program Updates
Please note that there may be changes to the Festival program. Below you will find the latest updates, including cancellations and rescheduled sessions.
Cancellations
Saad Mohseni, Co-founder of Moby News, will no longer be attending the festival.
Romanian author Andreea Răsuceanu has also canceled her appearance at the Festival.
Irish novelist John Boyne has cancelled his appearance at this year’s Festival.
Rescheduled Sessions
Main Programme: The session 100 Years of Pramoedya, originally scheduled for Saturday, 1 November, will now take place on Friday, 31 October, from 17:45 to 18:45 at the Valley Stage.
Special Announcements
No changes at the moment.
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