The Forever of Fiction

Andreea Răsuceanu is a Romanian novelist and author of three novels, all nominated for and awarded some of the most important Romanian prizes for fiction. An Unknown Form of Life 2018 won two literary awards and was selected at the Festival of the First Novel in Chambéry, France, and published in French, Nouvel Attila-Seuil, 2024, and Bulgarian, 2024. The Wind, the Spirit, the Breath 2020 won four literary awards, including the Romanian Writers’ Union Prize for Fiction 2021 and the Romanian Academy Award for Fiction 2022. The novel was shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Fiction 2022 and was published in Spain and Bulgaria. The Kármán Line 2023 explores immigration across time and the relationship with the Other.

Andreea Răsuceanu adalah novelis asal Rumania dan penulis tiga novel yang seluruhnya pernah dinominasikan maupun meraih sejumlah penghargaan sastra bergengsi di Rumania. An Unknown Form of Life terbit 2018, memenangkan dua penghargaan sastra, terpilih dalam Festival of the First Novel di Chambéry, Prancis, serta diterbitkan dalam bahasa Prancis oleh Nouvel Attila-Seuil di 2024 dan dalam bahasa Bulgaria di 2024. The Wind, the Spirit, the Breath terbit 2020, meraih empat penghargaan sastra, termasuk Romanian Writers’ Union Prize for Fiction di 2021 dan Romanian Academy Award for Fiction di 2022. Novel ini juga masuk daftar pendek European Union Prize for Fiction di 2022 serta diterbitkan di Spanyol dan Bulgaria. Sementara itu, The Kármán Line terbit 2023, mengangkat tema imigrasi lintas waktu dan relasi dengan Sang Liyan.

Angelina Enny is an Indonesian writer from Kotabumi, Lampung, currently residing in Jakarta. Her published works include Nokturnal Melankolia by Gramedia Pustaka Utama 2017, In Between, Di Antara by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2019, a collaboration with Dutch artist Robin Block, and Mencari Sita di Hindia Belanda by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2024.

Angelina Enny adalah penulis Indonesia asal Kotabumi, Lampung, yang kini menetap di Jakarta. Beberapa karyanya yang telah diterbitkan antara lain Nokturnal Melankolia, Gramedia Pustaka Utama 2017, In Between, Di Antara, Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2019, hasil kolaborasi dengan seniman Belanda Robin Block, serta Mencari Sita di Hindia Belanda, Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia 2024.

Leila S. Chudori is a prominent Indonesian author and journalist whose novel Laut Bercerita, or The Sea Speaks His Name, received the prestigious Southeast Asian Writers Award (SEA Write Award). The novel was launched alongside a short film directed by Pritagita Arianegara and produced by the Dian Sastrowardoyo Foundation and Cineria Films. The English translation by John McGlynn was published by Penguin Random House SEA in 2020. Leila began writing at an early age, and her short story collection Malam Terakhir, or The Last Night, was first published by Pustaka Utama Grafiti in 1989. In 2009, she published 9 dari Nadira, or 9 from Nadira, with Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, and a year later the work received an award from the Indonesian Language Agency. Her novel Pulang, or Home, published by the same publisher in 2012, won the Khatulistiwa Literary Award in 2013 and has been translated into English, French, Dutch, German, and Italian. It was included in World Literature Today’s list of '75 Notable Translations of 2015.' Her latest work, Namaku Alam, or My Name is Alam, published in 2023, is a novel set in the same universe as Pulang. Leila holds a degree in Political Studies and Comparative Development Studies from Trent University in Canada. She also worked as a journalist for TEMPO magazine and continues to contribute to its Film section. Together with Rain Chudori, Leila founded Peron House Publishing, which publishes the annual arts journal Porter.

Leila S. Chudori adalah penulis dan jurnalis terkemuka asal Indonesia. Novelnya yang berjudul Laut Bercerita, atau The Sea Speaks His Name, menerima penghargaan bergengsi Southeast Asian Writers Award (SEA Write Award). Novel tersebut diluncurkan bersamaan dengan film pendek yang disutradarai oleh Pritagita Arianegara dan diproduksi oleh Yayasan Dian Sastrowardoyo serta Cineria Films. Versi terjemahan bahasa Inggrisnya oleh John McGlynn diterbitkan oleh Penguin Random House SEA pada tahun 2020. Leila mulai menulis sejak usia muda. Kumpulan cerpen pertamanya, Malam Terakhir (The Last Night), diterbitkan oleh Pustaka Utama Grafiti pada tahun 1989. Pada tahun 2009, ia menerbitkan 9 dari Nadira (9 from Nadira) melalui Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, dan setahun kemudian karya tersebut memperoleh penghargaan dari Badan Bahasa Indonesia. Novelnya yang berjudul Pulang (Home), diterbitkan oleh penerbit yang sama pada tahun 2012, memenangkan Khatulistiwa Literary Award pada tahun 2013 dan telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris, Prancis, Belanda, Jerman, dan Italia. Novel ini juga masuk dalam daftar World Literature Today berjudul 75 Notable Translations of 2015. Karya terbarunya, Namaku Alam (My Name is Alam), yang terbit pada tahun 2023, berlatar di semesta yang sama dengan Pulang. Leila meraih gelar di bidang Studi Politik dan Studi Pembangunan Komparatif dari Trent University, Kanada. Ia juga bekerja sebagai jurnalis untuk majalah TEMPO dan hingga kini masih aktif menulis di rubrik Film. Bersama Rain Chudori, Leila mendirikan Peron House Publishing, yang menerbitkan jurnal seni tahunan Porter.