Place as Character: Writing about Place

David Whish-Wilson is an Australian award-winning author of ten novels and three creative non-fiction books. Originally from Newcastle, NSW, he was raised in Singapore, Victoria, and Western Australia. At eighteen, he left Australia to spend a decade living in Europe, Africa, and Asia, taking on various roles including barman, actor, street vendor, petty criminal, laborer, exterminator, factory worker, gardener, clerk, travel agent, teacher, and drug trial participant. David is known for his four novels in the Frank Swann crime series and two in the Lee Southern series, with two of these novels having been shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards. He also authored the Perth book in the NewSouth Books city series, which was shortlisted for a WA Premier's Book Award.

David Whish-Wilson adalah seorang penulis Australia yang telah memenangkan penghargaan, dengan sepuluh novel dan tiga buku nonfiksi kreatif. Berasal dari Newcastle, New South Wales, ia dibesarkan di Singapura, Victoria, dan Australia Barat. Pada usia delapan belas tahun, ia meninggalkan Australia untuk menghabiskan satu dekade tinggal di Eropa, Afrika, dan Asia, menjalani berbagai peran termasuk menjadi bartender, aktor, pedagang kaki lima, penjahat kecil, buruh, pembasmi hama, pekerja pabrik, tukang kebun, juru tulis, agen perjalanan, guru, dan peserta uji coba obat-obatan. David dikenal karena empat novelnya dalam seri kriminal Frank Swann dan dua dalam seri Lee Southern, dengan dua dari novel-novel tersebut berhasil masuk daftar nominasi Penghargaan Ned Kelly. Ia juga menulis buku Perth dalam seri kota NewSouth Books, yang masuk dalam daftar pendek WA Premier's Book Award.

Miranda Seftiana is one of the ten selected Emerging Writers at the 2024 Festival, hailing from South Kalimantan. She worked with producer Avesina Soebli on the novel Jendela Seribu Sungai, which was published in 2018 and later adapted into a film in 2023. Her other novel titled Lalu Tenggelam di Ujung Matamu was selected in a competition and published in 2019, while her short stories have been featured in Kompas' Short Story Collections in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Miranda holds a degree in psychology from Universitas Lambung Mangkurat.

Miranda Seftiana, yang lahir di Kalimantan Selatan, adalah satu dari sepuluh Emerging Writers terpilih di Ubud Writers & Readers Fetival 2024. Novel yang ia garap bersama produser Avesina Soebli, Jendela Seribu Sungai, terbit pada tahun 2018 dan diadaptasi menjadi film pada tahun 2023. Karya lainnya berjudul Lalu Tenggelam di Ujung Matamu terpilih dalam sebuah sayembara dan diterbitkan pada tahun 2019. Karya-karya Miranda turut terhimpun dalam buku kumpulan cerpen pilihan Kompas tahun 2015, 2017, dan 2019. Miranda merampungkan studinya di bidang psikologi di Universitas Lambung Mangkurat.