Djenar Maesa Ayu started her writings on many national newspapers. Her first book "Mereka Bilang Saya Monyet!" has been reprinted more than 8 times and shortlisted on Khatulistiwa Literary Award 2003. Her short story “Waktu Nayla” awarded the best Short Story by Kompas in 2003, while “Menyusu Ayah” become The Best Short Story by Jurnal Perempuan and translated to English by Richard Oh with title “Suckling Father”. Her second book "Jangan Main-main (dengan Kelaminmu)" was launch February 2005 and also received great success. The amazing part is this book reprinted two days after the launching. Other books by Djenar: * Nayla * Cerita Pendek Tentang Cerita Cinta Pendek

Seno Gumira Ajidarma is a writer, photographer, and also a film critic. He writes short stories, novel, even comic book. He has won numerous national and regional awards as a short-story writer. Also a journalist, he serves as editor of the popular weekly illustrated magazine Jakarta-Jakarta. His piece in this issue is an excerpt from his novel "Jazz, Parfum dan Insiden", published by Yayasan Bentang Budaya in 1996. Mailing-list Seno Gumira fans: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/senogum...