Ubud Writers & Readers Festival

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Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
UWRF
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GenreLiterary festival
Location(s)Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Years active2004 – present
Previous eventOctober 23–27, 2019
Next eventOctober 8-17, 2021
Websitewww.ubudwritersfestival.com

Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF), styled Ubud Writers & Readers Festival and commonly called Ubud Writers Festival, is an annual literary festival held at Ubud, on the island of Bali in Indonesia. It is organised by the not-for-profit foundation Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati.

History[]

The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival[1] was first conceived of by Melbourne-born Janet DeNeefe, co-founder of the Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati with Bali man Ketut Suardana, as a healing project in response to the first 2002 Bali bombings. It was first held in 2004 as part of an effort to help revive tourism, the island's main economic lifeline, after terrorist bombings devastated the island's Kuta district a year earlier.[2][3]

Description[]

The festival is usually held in October each year,[4][5] organised by the Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati foundation.[6][7]

It is known as the biggest festival of words and ideas in Southeast Asia, in which many celebrated writers, artists, thinkers and performers participate,[8][9] and in 2019 was named as one of the top five literary festivals in the world, by The Telegraph in the UK.[3][5]

Chronology[]

  • 2015: The 12th edition of UWRF was held in 2015 in 38 venues across Bali, in which more than 200 writers from all over the world took part. A controversy was raised over the proposed discussion about Indonesia's anti-communist purges that killed an estimated 500,000 people in 1965.[10]
  • 2016: The 13th edition of UWRF was held in 2016, attended by 160 of the world's leading authors, artists and performers.[11]
  • 2017: The 2017 UWRF was the 14th edition of the festival, which was held from October 25–29, participated by more than 150 authors, artists and activists from 31 countries.[12]
  • 2018: The 15th edition of UWRF was held from 24 October to 28 October 2018, focusing on gender equality and diversity.[13]
  • 2019: The theme of the 16th edition, held on 23–27 October 2019, was "Karma". 180 speakers from 30 countries participated in the festival. There were more than 170 programs, including panel discussions of various issues, film screenings, art exhibitions, book launches and writing workshops.[14]
  • 2020: The 2020 UWRF (planned for 29 October – 8 November 2020[2]) was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The theme was planned to be called "Kembali".[2]
  • 2021: In 2021, the inaugural Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Perth (UWRF Perth) is scheduled to be held on 8–10 October in Perth, Western Australia, organised in partnership with Writing WA and overlapping with the Bali event, which is scheduled to run from 8–17 October.[16]

See also[]

  • MUD Literary Club

References[]

  1. ^ "Home page". Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "KEMBALI 2020: A Rebuild Bali Festival set to reflower Indonesia's creative industry and communities". Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Yasmin (2 October 2019). "Calling All Readers! Ubud Writers and Readers Festival to Kick Off This Month}first= Nur". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 3 October 2019. "Karma" is the theme of the 16th annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival...
  4. ^ "Writers, activists gather for Ubud festival". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b Topsfield, Jewel (2 October 2020). "Ubud writers festival still standing after COVID-19 twists the plot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Partners". Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati". Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati (in Tagalog). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "What to expect at Southeast Asia's biggest festival of words and ideas". Asian Correspondent. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. ^ Delaney, Brigid. "The show goes on: Ubud writers festival to bring big names to Bali as Mount Agung rumbles". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Ubud writers' festival debates massacre 'that we're not supposed to talk about'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Literary fest to discover new voices, unexpected conversations". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Ubud Writers and Readers Festival Set to Return With Over 150 Speakers". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival ends on high note, celebrates gender equality, diversity". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Calling All Readers! Ubud Writers and Readers Festival to Kick Off This Month". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  15. ^ Cahyana, Ludhy (17 July 2020). "UWRF 2020 Ditangguhkan Karena Pandemi, Jadwal Baru Belum Ada". Tempo. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Ubud Writers & Readers Festival and Writing WA announce partnership festival". Books + Publishing. 26 July 2021.

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