Join an intimate session with the Festival’s 2022 Emerging Writer, AIR Literature Västra Götaland resident, and Chevening Scholar at the University of Edinburgh, Awi Chin, alongside ten fellow Emerging Writers from the Festival’s 2025 cohort. Participants will have the opportunity to explore creative writing and short story techniques, engage directly with a diverse group of new voices, and learn the fundamentals of storytelling through their experiences.
This session will be conducted in Indonesian. Price includes a coffee break.
Bergabunglah dalam sesi intim bersama Awi Chin, Penulis Muda Emerging Writer Festival 2022, residennya AIR Literature Västra Götaland, dan Chevening Scholar di University of Edinburgh, bersama sepuluh Penulis Muda Emerging Writer lainnya dari angkatan Festival 2025. Peserta akan berkesempatan mengeksplorasi teknik menulis kreatif dan cerpen, berinteraksi langsung dengan beragam suara baru, serta mempelajari dasar-dasar bercerita melalui pengalaman mereka.
Sesi ini akan diselenggarakan dalam bahasa Indonesia. Harga termasuk istirahat kopi.
Alief El-Ichwan is from Tasikmalaya, a city in West Java. An alumnus of Unpad, he writes poetry, short stories, articles, and essays. As a journalist, he participated in the Kompas Short Story Class in 2017 and the Tempo Short Story Writing Class in 2024.
Alief El-Ichwan berasal dari Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat. Alumni Unpad ini menulis puisi, cerpen, artikel, dan esai. Sebagai jurnalis, ia pernah ikut Kelas Cerpen Kompas tahun 2017 dan Kelas Penulisan Cerpen Tempo tahun 2024.
Annisa Ivana is from Jakarta and is a writer whose work spans several areas: fiction, reportage, and advertising writing. Outside of her busy schedule, he enjoys spending time imagining and exploring various places in Indonesia.
Annisa Ivana berasal dari Jakarta. Ia adalah penulis yang karyanya mencakup berbagai bidang: fiksi, reportase, hingga penulisan iklan. Di luar kesibukannya, ia senang meluangkan waktu untuk berimajinasi dan menjelajahi berbagai tempat di Indonesia.
Awi Chin is an Indonesian writer and translator, and the Founder of the independent library Taksu Pustaka and the independent bookstore and sustainable café Taksu Book Café in South Jakarta. He was an emerging writer at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in 2022 and a recipient of a residency from AIR Literature Västra Götaland through Gothenburg City of Literature, Sweden, in 2022. He is also a Chevening Scholar from the University of Edinburgh, where he earned an MSc in Creative Writing.
Awi Chin adalah penulis dan penerjemah asal Indonesia, serta pendiri perpustakaan independen Taksu Pustaka dan toko buku independen sekaligus kafe berkelanjutan Taksu Book Café di Jakarta Selatan. Pada 2022, ia terpilih sebagai penulis emerging di Ubud Writers & Readers Festival dan menerima residensi dari AIR Literature Västra Götaland melalui Gothenburg City of Literature, Swedia. Ia juga merupakan penerima Beasiswa Chevening di University of Edinburgh, tempat ia meraih gelar MSc di bidang Creative Writing.
Charlotte Diana is from Semarang, the capital and largest city of Central Java province. She works as a private employee and writes as a form of healing. Her short story Humor Tentang Satu Dua Nol is featured in the anthology Decluttering Rasa by WR Publishing. Several of her other short stories have been published on the Ignite GKI website.
Charlotte Diana berasal dari Semarang, ibu kota sekaligus kota terbesar di Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Ia bekerja sebagai karyawan swasta dan menulis sebagai bentuk healing atau penyembuhan diri. Cerpen karyanya yang berjudul Humor Tentang Satu Dua Nol dimuat dalam antologi Decluttering Rasa terbitan Penerbit WR. Beberapa cerpen lainnya juga telah dipublikasikan di situs Ignite GKI.
Kukuh Yudha Karnanta is from Surabaya, the capital city of East Java province. He teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Airlangga University Surabaya, and has written several short stories, poems, essays, reviews, and journal articles.
Kukuh Yudha Karnanta berasal dari Surabaya, ibu kota Provinsi Jawa Timur. Ia mengajar di Departemen Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, dan telah menulis sejumlah cerpen, puisi, esai, ulasan, serta artikel jurnal.
Ridwan Malik is from Garut, a town in West Java. He studied English Literature at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta and is now active as an editor at the online media Hanya Wacana. He also manages a small publishing house, Maliré. His first novel is Ajengan Anjing.
Ridwan Malik berasal dari Garut, Jawa Barat. Ia kuliah di jurusan Sastra Inggris UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Sekarang, ia aktif sebagai editor di media online Hanya Wacana, dan juga menjalankan penerbit kecil bernama Maliré. Novel pertamanya berjudul Ajengan Anjing.
Rie Arshaka was born in Banjarmasin, the largest city in South Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo. He is the Founder of the RL-5000 Charity Group. Several of his short stories have been included in anthology books, including '15 Best Short Stories ASKS 2023' and '14 Best Short Stories Piala H.B. Jassin 2024.
Rie Arshaka lahir di Banjarmasin, kota terbesar di Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia. Ia mendirikan RL-5000 Charity Group, dan karya-karyanya telah menghiasi berbagai buku antologi, seperti 15 Cerita Pendek Terbaik ASKS 2023 dan 14 Cerita Pendek Terbaik Piala H.B. Jassin 2024.
Robbyan Abel Ramdhon is from Lombok, an island in the West Nusa Tenggara province. He started writing actively in high school when he became involved in the Sanggar Budaya Pelangi school theater group and participated in the Akarpohon Community in Mataram.
Robbyan Abel Ramdhon berasal dari Lombok, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Ia mulai aktif menulis sejak masih SMA, saat bergabung dengan kelompok teater sekolah Sanggar Budaya Pelangi dan terlibat di Komunitas Akarpohon di Mataram.
Rosul Jaya Raya is from Bekasi of Madurese descent. He has won several short story writing competitions. A literature enthusiast, he is actively involved in various literary activities in Surabaya, the capital city of East Java province, where he is based. He has loved literature since his time at the Islamic boarding school.
Rosul Jaya Raya berasal dari Bekasi, keturunan Madura. Ia telah memenangkan beberapa lomba penulisan cerpen. Sebagai seorang pecinta sastra, ia aktif terlibat dalam berbagai kegiatan kesusastraan di Surabaya, ibu kota Provinsi Jawa Timur, tempat ia tinggal dan berkarya. Kecintaannya pada sastra tumbuh sejak ia mondok di pesantren.
Udiarti is from Sragen Regency in Central Java Province. She is the author of Rumah Kedua Ibu, published by Semut Api in 2021, and one of the Founders of Mirat Kolektif in Surakarta, where her theater scripts have been performed. An alumna of the Women's Thought School 2023, she is also actively involved in managing kalamsastra.id.
Udiarti dari Sragen, Jawa Tengah. Ia menulis Rumah Kedua Ibu yang diterbitkan oleh Semut Api tahun 2021. Ia juga salah satu pendiri Mirat Kolektif di Surakarta, tempat naskah-naskah teater karyanya pernah dipentaskan. Lulus dari Sekolah Pemikiran Perempuan 2023, Udiarti sekarang juga aktif mengelola kalamsastra.id.
Wawan Kurniawan is from Makassar, a city on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. He writes poetry, short stories, essays, novels, and translates some of his favorite works. In 2021, he published a poetry collection titled Museum Kehilangan by GPU. In early 2025, he released a novel titled Seratus Tahun Kebisuan by Diva Press.
Wawan Kurniawan berasal dari Makassar, salah satu kota di Sulawesi. Ia menulis puisi, cerpen, esai, novel, dan juga menerjemahkan beberapa karya favoritnya. Pada 2021, ia menerbitkan buku puisi berjudul Museum Kehilangan lewat GPU. Di awal 2025, novelnya yang berjudul Seratus Tahun Kebisuan terbit lewat Diva Press.
