Join the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2025

For the twenty-second time, Southeast Asia’s leading literary festival will return from 29 October to 2 November 2025 and once again bring together writers, poets, and thinkers to Ubud for a 4-day program featuring author talks, panel discussions, live music, spoken word, literary lunches, late-night readings, workshops, and much more.

The Festival will explore Aham Brahmasmi, a Sanskrit concept from ancient Hindu wisdom that originates from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Translated as I am the Universe, it signifies the unity of the human self with the universe or the highest cosmic power and acknowledges that each individual holds the same creative potential as the universe itself.

Learn more about the Festival theme here.

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The festival will take place from 29 October to 2 November 2025, with early bird tickets going on sale on Monday, 16 June, along with the first line-up announcement. The full program will be unveiled as general ticket sales start on Monday, 18 August.

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