Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali, October
We will be at the annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia from October 3-7, 2012. Haven’t attended a literary festival in ages—the last time, we were still using the first person singular—so we have no idea what to expect. Technically we’re there for panel discussions on October 5 and 6, but our real agenda is to interview as many writers as we can.
This year’s featured writers includes Nick Cave, Helen Oyeyemi, Anna Funder, Chang-rae Lee, Jeffrey Eugenides, Colson Whitehead, Romesh Gunesekera, Justin Torres, the full line-up is here. For information on tickets, workshops, readings, book launches etc, visit the UWRF website. Thanks to Miguel Syjuco for suggesting us to the organizers.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
August 31st, 2012 at 20:13
Exxxxxx-cellent. Please do interview Nick Cave and Chang-Rae Lee for us! And Nury Vittachi, though I haven’t read anything he has written since high school. Also, hunt down those restaurants that serve Balinese lechon.
I’m still not over missing Anthony Bourdain and David Mitchell at the Sydney Writer’s Festival – though, in fairness, it was a last-minute invite and I wasn’t even aware that our Lolo Tony was going to show up.
September 1st, 2012 at 23:42
Jeffrey Eugenides… *faint*
September 3rd, 2012 at 05:58
Cheering you on, Miss JZ! You’ll rock the house, I’m sure. And please shake Jeffrey Eugenides’ hand for me, and do a podcast—no matter how short—with him! (Ako na ang fan.)