Star line-up for Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2015

Dear Friends, We are beyond thrilled to reveal our star line-up for Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2015, as well as an unmissable array of program events. As we tantalised in the subject line, it includes a Pulitzer Prize-winner, an OBE; a 1m+ YouTube star, a North Korea defector, an Oscars contender, a rebel, a yogi, an Italian blockbuster and a Reverend, plus many more of the world's best writers, thinkers and artists. They will all have the charming village of Ubud in common this October 28 – November 1. We hope you can join too. View some highlights below – including Christina Lamb, Michael Chabon, Mpho Tutu, Raditya Dika, Ayu Utami, Teju Cole, Anuradha Roy and more – then take a browse of our Full Writer list. As always, the heart and soul of the Festival is the Main Program, where the big ideas and global issues are diced out in fiery panel discussions, talks and intimate conversations. As this year our theme is 17,000 Islands of Imagination we will touch on the 1965 massacre, regions such as Aceh and Papua, storytelling through cloth, and much more. Purchase your 4-DAY PASS and gain access too 85+ Main Program sessions;1-DAY, Student, KITAS and for the first time ASEAN discount Passes also available. Our free Film Program is also entirely red-and-white, with all must-see movies hailing from Indonesia. The best way to spend quality time with our stellar bunch of sweet talkers and smooth writers? Book your spot at our Special Events, featuring ever-popular literary lunches, cocktail soirees, walking tours and more. Finally, we are firm believers in finessing the all-important craft of creativity; if you are too, jump into our Workshop series. When the Festival rolls around there will be 200+ events, and so now's a good time to mention we will be releasing more sessions shortly, including the Book Launch, Festival Club and Kitchen programs. More