Sebagai penghormatan terhadap Seno Gumira Ajidarma, Perkara Mengirim Senja mewujud dalam rangkaian lima belas cerita karya empat belas pengarang dengan berbagai latar belakang dan gaya penulisan. Cerita-cerita ini merupakan penafsirulangan karya SGA yang dikarang oleh generasi penulis yang lebih segar. Antologi ini memantik kreasi baru tanpa kehilangan napas awalnya seperti yang tersurat dalam senja yang memerangkap dua perempuan yang tanpa sengaja terjebak cinta bercabang, perselingkuhan seorang “istri setia” yang “dipasung” suaminya, suami tak setia yang diselingkuhi istrinya, hubungan perempuan-lelaki yang rumit tapi lucu, dusta cinta yang perlahan tersingkap kedoknya, patah hati yang unyu, serta pertanyaan-pertanyaan galau tentang hakikat cinta dan percintaan. *** “Menginterpretasikan karya Seno Gumira Ajidarma bukanlah pekerjaan mudah, tapi sah dan patut dicoba. Sungguh menarik menyaksikan interaksi kreativitas antara roh tulisan SGA dan generasi penerusnya. Yang jelas, jika ada penulis yang mampu menggerakkan sekian penulis muda untuk merenungkan ulang dan kemudian melahirkan karya baru atasnya, itulah magnetisme seorang Seno.” – Dewi “Dee” Lestari, Penulis Supernova “Sihir cerita dengan aransemen wacana yang memikat.” – Alberthiene Endah, Penulis Mimpi Sejuta Dolar
Authors
"The cut of a garment speaks of the colour of artistic temperament." Her adaptation of that famous Thomas Carlyle quote probably best describes Maradilla Syachridar, whose outlook on life strives to expand everyone's perspective. This open-minded, eager observer has a voracious curiosity, especially when it comes to literature and left-field music. Maradilla published her debut novel "Ketika Daun Bercerita" in 2008, with the follow-up "Turiya" in 2011. In 2012, she has contributed a short story to the Seno Gumira Ajidarma tribute anthology "Perkara Mengirim Senja", and another anthology pieces, "Menujuh", "Memoritmo". Due to her love of music that is a constant companion during the creative process, Maradilla also lends her talents as a backing vocalist, synthesizer player and songwriter to the electronic pop collective Homogenic. As a result, music and literature becomes the embodiment of a modern and contemporary personality that channels the creative impulses that emanate directly from Maradilla's soul. She dreams of one day combining all those elements into a cohesive work of performance art. There's a lot on Maradilla's plate, then. But what else would you expect from someone whose personal mantra is "I'm against living in status quo"?
Feby Indirani, Journalist and Writer, started to write since elementary school, beginning with a diary. When in high school, she got 2nd place in an essay contest for teen organized by Gadis magazine, and was actively involved in a school publication. She went to Universitas Padjadjaran, majoring in journalistic, and joined djatinangor student publication. Feby won an Essay Writing Competition for Students in 2001, organized by Toyota Astra Foundation. Late 2002, she received a grant from the Asia Foundation and the Study Center for Religion and Civilization (PSAP) Muhammadiyah, through a call for papers on Women and Muhammadiyah. May 2003 through June 2004, Feby worked as a reporter in Trust magazine. July 2004, Feby joined the Tempo Group when the organization started reactivating Tempo Center of Data and Analysis (PDAT). As a team, the PDAT published three books with Feby involved as writer. Among the titles is Ahmadiyah: Keyakinan yang Digugat (A Faith Accused), where Feby joined in a research trip to an Ahmadiyah village. August 2006 through April 2011, Feby worked as a journalist in Business Week Indonesia (recently renamed as Bloomberg Businessweek Indonesia). Feby has published several works, started by a novel titled Simfoni Bulan (Bulan’s Symphony 2006). She also wrote two film-adaptation novels, a novel adapted from a lyric of a song, and a how-to on modeling. No, she never actually had a try at modeling, but she did systemize and codify the experience of Arzetti Bilbina, an Indonesian top model. One of her book is titled I can (not) Hear: Journey of a Hearing-Impaired to a World of Sounds. was featured in the Kick Andy TV show in October 2009, and won the Anugerah Pembaca Indonesia Award 2010 from Goodreads Indonesia in best non-fiction.
Jia Effendie lahir di Garut tanggal 21 Juni. Senang menulis fiksi sejak SMP. Cerpen pertamanya yang dimuat adalah “Fla Je’t Aime” di majalah Aneka Yess! tahun 1999. Sejak itu, karya cerpen dan puisinya dimuat di berbagai media nasional dan lokal di Indonesia. Pada tahun 2008, Jia menerbitkan kumpulan cerpen Nyonya Perca. Tahun 2010, cerpennya yang berjudul Mera Berbie terpilih menjadi salah satu cerita yang dijadikan FTV dalam rangka ulang tahun SCTV yang kedua puluh: Sinema 20 Wajah Indonesia dengan judul Susuk Barbie. Kumpulan cerpen keduanya, Ya Lyublyu Tebya, terbit bulan Oktober 2010. Buku Jia yang lain adalah Menuai Sajak di Kebun Raya Bersama Sapardi Djoko Damono (2011), Empat Elemen (2011), Kaki Mimpi (2011), Cerita Sahabat (Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2011), Perkara Mengirim Senja (Penerbit Serambi, 2012), dan Cerita Sahabat 2: Asmara Dini Hari (Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2012), Singgah (Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2013), Glenn Fredly 20 (Entermedia, 2015), dan After Office Hours (Pastel Books, 2016). http://soundcloud.com/jiaeffendie | http://jiaeffendie.wordpress.com| jiaeffendie@gmail.com
