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Authors
Asma Nadia Education: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB, 1991) Home FAX: +622177820859 email: asma.nadia@gmail.com Working Experiences: I was working as a CEO of Fatahillah Bina Alfikri Publications, and Lingkar Pena Publishing House, before starting AsmaNadia Publishing House (2008) Writing residencies: in South Korea, held by Korean literature translation institute (2006) & and in Switzerland held by Le Chateau de Lavigny (2009) Writing Workshop:
- Conducting a creative writing (novel), Held by Republika News Paper, 2011
- Writing workshop instructor for (novel) participants from Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, held by South East Asia Literary Council (MASTERA), July, 2011
- Conduct a writing workshop for Indonesia Migrant Workers in Hongkong (2004,2008, 2011), and for Indonesian students in Cairo, Egypt (2001, 2008), and University of Malaysia.
- Giving a creative writing workshop for Indonesian’s students in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto (November 2009).
- Giving writing workshop in Manchester; Indonesia Permanent Mission in Geneve; Indonesian Embassy in Rome, and for Indonesian students in Berlin (2009)
- Held a writing workshop with Caroline Phillips, a Germany writer, in World Book Day 2008 Performance:
- Performing two poems for educational dvd (Indonesian Language Center) 2011.
- Public reading: (poem) in welcoming Palestine’s writers in Seoul, 2006;
- Public reading short story in Geneve 2009, Performing monologue in Mizan Publishing Anniversary 2008, Ode Kampung Gathering in Rumah Dunia, etc.
Awards and honors:
- Istana Kedua (The Second Palace), the best Islamic Indonesia novel, 2008
- Derai Sunyi (Silent Tear, a novel), won a prize from MASTERA (South East Asia Literary Council), as the best participant in 10 years MASTERA, 2005.
- PREH (A Waiting), play writing published by The Jakarta Art Council, honored as the best script in Indonesian’s Women Playwrights 2005
- Mizan Award for the best fiction writer in 20 Years Mizan (one of Indonesian’s biggest publishers)
- Asma Nadia profile was put as one of the 100 distinguished women publishers, writers and researchers in Indonesia, compiled by well-known literary critic Korrie Layun Rampan, 2001.
- Rembulan di Mata Ibu (The Moon in the Mother’s Eye, short stories collection), won the Adikarya IKAPI (The Indonesian Book Publishers Association) Award, 2001
- Dialog Dua Layar (Two Screen’s Dialogue, a short story collection), won the Adikarya IKAPI (The Indonesian Book Publishers Association) Award, 2002
- 101 Dating, a novel, won the Adikarya IKAPI Award, 2005
- The most influential writer 2010, awarded by Republika News Paper
- BISA Award for helping Indonesia Migrants Workers who wants to be writers (held by Be Indonesia Smart and Active Hongkong)
- Super Woman MAG Award 2010
- One of ten most mompreneurship 2010, by Parents Guide Magazine Summary of translations of work into other languages:
- Abang Apa Salahku (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2009)
- Di dunia ada surga (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2009)
- Anggun (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2010)
- Cinta di hujung sejadah (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2011)
- Ammanige Haj Bayake (Emak Longs to Take The hajj), NAVAKARNATAKA PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD, 2010 (in south indian language/Kannada)
