Ubud Writers & Readers Festival October 2013 - Programme Announced

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It's here! The 2013 Festival program has launched on our website and we are thrilled to share it with you. From 11-15 October, we welcome more than 170 brilliant writers, performers, artists, musicians and visionaries to speak across all forms of storytelling — from travel writing to songwriting, plays, poetry, comedy and graphic novels. Joining the line-up — and in his first Festival appearance in the region — is bestselling UK author Sebastian Faulks (Birdsong, Devil May Care), Lionel Shriver (We Need to Talk about Kevin), Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler, legendary Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig and Festival favourite Richard Flanagan. The UWRF also welcomes 2013 Man Booker long-listed authors Ruth Ozeki (A Tale for the Time Being) and Tash Aw (Five Star Billionaire), and India’s ‘first literary popstar’ Amish Tripathi. Other international guests include David Vann (Legend of a Suicide), two-time Miles Franklin winner Kim Scott (That Deadman Dance), American talent Nami Mun, and one of France’s most prolific writers, Alain Mabanckou. Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, Irvine Welsh and Deborah Moggach are no longer able to attend this year but we hope to welcome them to the Festival next year. A world-class line-up of Indonesia’s finest and most successful writers and thinkers — including preeminent poet and man-of-letters Goenawan Mohamad, award-winning writer Ayu Utami, bestselling author and singer Dewi Lestari, celebrated filmmaker Garin Nugroho, Laksmi Pamuntjak, Ahmad Fuadi and more than 45 others — ensures the 2013 Festival represents the best of Indonesian literature. Along with the 75 sessions of the main program held daily at the Festival’s three main venues, more than 40 venues across Ubud will host special events, literary and cultural workshops, book launches, arts programs and film screenings. Free children’s and youth programs, including a special workshop with bestselling children’s book writer Morris Gleitzman will engage visitors of all ages. Over five days and nights, Ubud will come alive with live music and performances, food and art markets and parties that run late into the night. Expect fascinating cross-cultural conversations, high-profile international authors, and the opportunity to discover new and exciting local voices at this year’s Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. View the full program here. 4 Day and 1 Day Passes to the Festival can be purchased here.