Faisal Oddang was born on 18th September 1994. He finished his study in Universitas Hasanuddin, focusing on Indonesian Literature. His books are: Poetry Collection Perkabungan untuk Cinta (Mourning for Love) and Manurung was shortlisted for Khatulistiwa Literary Award 2018, Novels: Tiba Sebelum Berangkat (Arriving Before Departing) was shortlisted for Khatulistiwa Literary Award 2018, Puya ke Puya (From One Heaven to Another) won 4th place in Jakarta Art Council Novel Competition 2014 and was chosen as the best novel in 2015 by Tempo Magazine. He achieved: Robert Bosh Stiftung and Literary Colloquium Berlin Grants 2018, Iowa International Writing Program 2018, Asean Young Writers Award 2014, Best Short Stories Writers 2014 by Kompas Daily, Prose Writer of The Year 2015 by Tempo Magazine, Best Essayist in Asean Literary Festival 2017. He was invited as a speaker in Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2014, Salihara International Literary Biennale 2015 and Makassar International Writers Festival 2015, and participated in writer’s residency 2016 in Netherland by Indonesian National Book Committee. Email: faisaloddang@gmail.com