- 115: SPACE
with A Sometimes
114: NO THEME 13
with J Toledo & C Tse
113: INVISIBLE WALLS
with A Walker & D Disney
112: TREAT
with T Dearborn
111: BABY
with S Deo & L Ferney
110: POP!
with Z Frost & B Jessen
109: NO THEME 12
with C Maling & N Rhook
108: DEDICATION
with L Patterson & L Garcia-Dolnik
107: LIMINAL
with B Li
106: OPEN
with C Lowe & J Langdon
105: NO THEME 11
with E Grills & E Stewart
104: KIN
with E Shiosaki
103: AMBLE
with E Gomez and S Gory
102: GAME
with R Green and J Maxwell
101: NO THEME 10
with J Kinsella and J Leanne
100: BROWNFACE
with W S Dunn
99: SINGAPORE
with J Ip and A Pang
97 & 98: PROPAGANDA
with M Breeze and S Groth
96: NO THEME IX
with M Gill and J Thayil
95: EARTH
with M Takolander
94: BAYT
with Z Hashem Beck
93: PEACH
with L Van, G Mouratidis, L Toong
92: NO THEME VIII
with C Gaskin
91: MONSTER
with N Curnow
90: AFRICAN DIASPORA
with S Umar
89: DOMESTIC
with N Harkin
88: TRANSQUEER
with S Barnes and Q Eades
87: DIFFICULT
with O Schwartz & H Isemonger
86: NO THEME VII
with L Gorton
85: PHILIPPINES
with Mookie L and S Lua
84: SUBURBIA
with L Brown and N O'Reilly
83: MATHEMATICS
with F Hile
82: LAND
with J Stuart and J Gibian
81: NEW CARIBBEAN
with V Lucien
80: NO THEME VI
with J Beveridge
57.1: EKPHRASTIC
with C Atherton and P Hetherington
57: CONFESSION
with K Glastonbury
56: EXPLODE
with D Disney
55.1: DALIT / INDIGENOUS
with M Chakraborty and K MacCarter
55: FUTURE MACHINES
with Bella Li
54: NO THEME V
with F Wright and O Sakr
53.0: THE END
with P Brown
52.0: TOIL
with C Jenkins
51.1: UMAMI
with L Davies and Lifted Brow
51.0: TRANSTASMAN
with B Cassidy
50.0: NO THEME IV
with J Tranter
49.1: A BRITISH / IRISH
with M Hall and S Seita
49.0: OBSOLETE
with T Ryan
48.1: CANADA
with K MacCarter and S Rhodes
48.0: CONSTRAINT
with C Wakeling
47.0: COLLABORATION
with L Armand and H Lambert
46.1: MELBOURNE
with M Farrell
46.0: NO THEME III
with F Plunkett
45.0: SILENCE
with J Owen
44.0: GONDWANALAND
with D Motion
43.1: PUMPKIN
with K MacCarter
43.0: MASQUE
with A Vickery
42.0: NO THEME II
with G Ryan
41.1: RATBAGGERY
with D Hose
41.0: TRANSPACIFIC
with J Rowe and M Nardone
40.1: INDONESIA
with K MacCarter
40.0: INTERLOCUTOR
with L Hart
39.1: GIBBERBIRD
with S Gory
39.0: JACKPOT!
with S Wagan Watson
38.0: SYDNEY
with A Lorange
37.1: NEBRASKA
with S Whalen
37.0: NO THEME!
with A Wearne
36.0: ELECTRONICA
with J Jones
CONTRIBUTORS
Taufik Ikram Jamil
Lahir di Telukbelitung, Kabupaten Bengkalis, Riau, pada 19 September 1963. Lulus dari program studi Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Riau (PSBSI FKIP Unri) tahun 1987. Ia cerpenis, penyair dan jurnalis di Pekanbaru, kemudian di Kompas sejak 1988. Pendiri Yayasan Membaca (1991) yang bermetamorfosis menjadi Yayasan Pustaka Riau (1999). Tahun 2002, ia berhenti menjadi wartawan di harian Kompas untuk mencurahkan pikiran dan ide-ide kreatif demi kemajuan seni dan mendirikan dan mengetuai Akademi Kesenian Melayu Riau (AKMR) di Pekanbaru, satu-satunya akademi kesenian di Sumatera. Tahun 2002–2007 ia terpilih sebagai ketua Umum Dewan Kesenian Riau (DKR). Banyak karyanya berlatar sejarah Melayu. Kumpulan puisi sulungnya adalah Tersebab Haku Melayu (1994), lalu Negeri Bayang-bayang (1996). Ia juga menulis beberapa kumpulan cerpen, roman dan satu buku sejarah, Dari Percikan Kisah, Membentuk Propinsi Riau (2001). 'Menjadi Ratu' memenangi cerpen terbaik Horison 1997. Kumpulan cerpennya, Sandiwara Hang Tuah (1996) mendapat hadiah dari Yayasan Sagang untuk kategori karya budaya terbaik 1997. Membaca Hang Jebat (1999) mendapat hadiah dari Departemen Pendidikan Nasional untuk kategori sastra terbaik. Ia terpilih sebagai seniman terbaik dari Yayasan Sagang pada 2003. Taufik Ikram Jamil pernah diundang di International Poetry Festival, Majelis Sastra Asia Tenggara dan diundang menjadi pembicara di berbagai acara sastra.
Taufik Ikram Jamil was born in Telukbelitung, Riau, on 19 September 1963. He graduated from the University of Riau with a degree in Indonesian Language and Literature in 1987. He began his writing career as an independent short story writer, poet, and journalist in Pekanbaru in Sumatra but then joined Kompas daily newspaper in 1988. He established Yayasan Membaca (Reading Foundation) in 1991 that later metamorphosed into Yayasan Pustaka Riau (Riau Literature Foundation, 1999). In 2002, he stopped being a reporter for Kompas to pour his creative ideas into the arts by establishing and heading the Riau Malay Arts Academy (Akademi Kesenian Melayu Riau or AKMR) in Pekanbaru, the only arts academy in Sumatra. In 2002-2007 he served as head of the Riau Arts Council. Much of his work draws on Melayu history. His first poetry collection was Tersebab Haku Melayu (1994), followed by Negeri Bayang-bayang (Country of Shadows, 1996). He has also written short stories, novels, and a history of Riau. His story 'Menjadi Ratu' (Becoming Queen) won best short story from Horison literary journal in 1997. His collection of short stories, Sandiwara Hang Tuah (Hang Tuah’s Drama, 1996) received a prize from the Sagang Foundation in the category 'best cultural work' in 1997. Membaca Hang Jebat (Reading Hang Jebat, 1999) won an award from the National Department of Education for best literature, and he was selected as best artist by the Sagang Foundation in 2003. He was been invited to the International Poetry Festival, Majelis Sastra Asia Tenggara and has been a speaker at various literary events.
Taufik Ikram Jamil was born in Telukbelitung, Riau, on 19 September 1963. He graduated from the University of Riau with a degree in Indonesian Language and Literature in 1987. He began his writing career as an independent short story writer, poet, and journalist in Pekanbaru in Sumatra but then joined Kompas daily newspaper in 1988. He established Yayasan Membaca (Reading Foundation) in 1991 that later metamorphosed into Yayasan Pustaka Riau (Riau Literature Foundation, 1999). In 2002, he stopped being a reporter for Kompas to pour his creative ideas into the arts by establishing and heading the Riau Malay Arts Academy (Akademi Kesenian Melayu Riau or AKMR) in Pekanbaru, the only arts academy in Sumatra. In 2002-2007 he served as head of the Riau Arts Council. Much of his work draws on Melayu history. His first poetry collection was Tersebab Haku Melayu (1994), followed by Negeri Bayang-bayang (Country of Shadows, 1996). He has also written short stories, novels, and a history of Riau. His story 'Menjadi Ratu' (Becoming Queen) won best short story from Horison literary journal in 1997. His collection of short stories, Sandiwara Hang Tuah (Hang Tuah’s Drama, 1996) received a prize from the Sagang Foundation in the category 'best cultural work' in 1997. Membaca Hang Jebat (Reading Hang Jebat, 1999) won an award from the National Department of Education for best literature, and he was selected as best artist by the Sagang Foundation in 2003. He was been invited to the International Poetry Festival, Majelis Sastra Asia Tenggara and has been a speaker at various literary events.
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