Visiting Writers

Intan Paramaditha

Residency Period
1 November to 30 December 2023

Intan Paramaditha is an Indonesian author based in Australia. Her novel The Wandering, translated from the Indonesian language by Stephen J. Epstein, was nominated for the Stella Prize in Australia and awarded the Tempo Best Literary Fiction in Indonesia, English PEN Translates Award, and PEN/ Heim Translation Fund Grant from PEN America. She is the author of the short story collection Apple and Knife and the editor of Deviant Disciples: Indonesian Women Poets, part of the Translating Feminisms series of Tilted Axis Press. Her essay, “On the Complicated Questions Around Writing About Travel,” was selected for The Best American Travel Writing 2021. Her new novel Malam Seribu Jahanam was recently published in Indonesia. She holds a Ph.D. from New York University and teaches media and film studies at Macquarie University, Sydney. 

Awards

  • 2018 PEN Translates Award from English PEN for Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu (The Wandering: Choose Your Own Red-Shoes Adventure)
  • 2017 Tempo Best Literary Work for Prose Fiction for Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu (The Wandering: Choose Your Own Red-Shoes Adventure)

Selected Publications

  • The Wandering (2020)
  • Apple and Knife (2018)

Courses & Events

 

Date / Venue Programme Activities

6 workshops on:

  • 5, 11, 19, 26 Nov & 3, 10 Dec 2023
  • 9am to 12pm SGT

$120 for 6 sessions*

(Intermediate to Advanced)

 

Rewriting Horror, Myths, and Fairy Tales: Genre-Bending Literature

In this six workshop course, Intan Paramaditha and participants will explore the use of horror, myths, and fairy tales in literary fiction as ways of transcending genre boundaries and raise questions. In each workshop session samples of literary fiction will be read that deploy and rewrite familiar tropes and genres, particularly horror, myths, and fairy tales.

Course code: IP1

More information here

November/December 2023

In-person (NTU) or Online (Zoom)
(by appointment)

$20 per session*

(Foundation to Advanced)

 

Writer to Writer

Book a one-on-one mentoring session with Intan Paramaditha to discuss your writing project. Intan Paramaditha will provide guidance to help your creative practice and support your writing life.

Course code: IP2

More information here

* Concession rates available for students, unemployed, and low income migrant workers. Free for undergraduates and postgraduate students from Singapore tertiary institutions.

 

Publications

Full Programme Schedule
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