About us
We are Jakarta Writers.
Join the community! It doesn't matter if you just pick up pen and paper or if you are writing since years; it doesn't matter what and how often you write.
This group is perfect for all those interested in storytelling, and in exploring and developing their craft.
We are the biggest, first, most active, and most inclusive MeetUp community in Jakarta... and we invite you to join us! Everyone is welcome.
Jakarta Writers (former Jakarta Creatives) is the community to explore, practice, or enjoy all forms of writing and creativity in Jakarta. Other than regular writing events and workshops we do book clubs, book swaps, comedy events as well as occasionally attend museums and poetry open mics, watch movies, and much more!
Together with the group Jakarta Friends (which mostly focus on social activities) we are all about authentic connections in an uncomplicated and informal setting.
- You can see past events here: https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-writers/events/?type=past
- Browse all future events here: https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-writers/events/
Together, we are creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome. This community is a convergence of people and cultures.
Over the past 3,5 years, with Jakarta Writers & Jakarta Friends we have had over 250 events with about 2,000 attendees! Everyone should always feel welcome to join disregarding from their ethnicity, nationality, religion, creed, age, language skills, gender identification, sexual orientation, background, ability, income, social status, or any other arbitrary trait.
We have a yearly membership fee to join our events. This is explained in detail in every event description. The membership fee is not expensive and gives access to all events, while guaranteeing that hosting events remains sustainable for the organisers. There's much more value to members in a yearly fee than in an event fee.
We guarantee to keep organising plenty of events and the fee is refundable if the group closes down or if there are no events for more than three months. You can attend the first event for a sneak peek price!
You can also connect via chat and social media:
- Join the WhatsApp community for announcements: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BR0sC0BrPbc9xTqvj1qLfx
- People who have attended one event in person can request to join the Community Chat on WhatsApp. This is a safe space free of spam, harassement, and unwelcome online behaviours!
- Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/jakarta.friends.creatives/
You are invited to **join the group Jakarta Friends, too 👉🏼 https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-friends/** With Jakarta Friends we eat and drink together, play board games, talk business, socialize, do language exchanges, explore the city by walking and culinary tours, and much more!
We look forward to meet you at a next event!
Corrado & the team of co-organisers
An important note about this community: This group welcomes everyone who genuinely wants to connect. The organisers won't tolerate any of the following behaviours:
- marketing promotions without checking with the admin first (including aggressive marketing strategies, pet trading, self-centered offers, non-relevant posts)
- negativity and blaming (including spreading false information, criticizing without offering a honest feedback or alternative solutions)
- harrassement, discrimination, intolerance, disrespectful behaviour
- it's important that people respect RSVP at event, and are respectful of everyone's time and efforts in organising events
- anyone who feels unsafe or unwelcome at an event is encouraged to report this to the organisers or to the Meetup help center
Upcoming events
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FUN WRITING CHALLENGE ✍️ with Jakarta Creatives #7
Bali Coffee Club Jakarta, Jl. Lebak Bulus I No.2, Cilandak Bar., Kec. Cilandak, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12430, Indonesia, South Jakarta, IDHello, Jakarta Writer! Are you a member of Jakarta Friends yet?
Want to see pictures of past events? Take a look here! And feel free to upload a few pictures you might take at the event 😊JakWri (former Jakarta Creatives) and JakFri is the biggest, first, most active, and most inclusive MeetUp community in Jakarta... and we invite you to join us for this Fun Writing Challenge #7
Everyone is always welcome to join our events. Our community is all about creating authentic in-person connections in this urban jungle. Come as you are... it’s the best version of yourself.
ABOUT THE EVENT
This event is a fun, communal event to train your creative writing muscle. It's easy and fun, and writers with every level of expertise and every kind of experience are welcome to join!
This is how it works: Everyone will receive a prompt, and they will need to write a short piece based on that for about ~1h. After that, everyone will read or listen to what the others have written, and we will comment and discuss. We don't aim at criticizing, but at helping and elevating each other. Writing should be fun; writing together is even funnier! Sharing what you have written is optional. You can just join to unleash your creativity and follow the conversation on other's creative journeys.
We meet for a circa 3 hour session at Bali Coffee House in Lebak Bulus for our creative writing challenges. We have ~30 minutes to set up and get into the mood, ~1 hour of quiet and individual writing, and ~1,5h to discuss our writings. The writing challenge is as follows:
- Prepare your writing kit (pen and paper, notebook, laptop, phone … take your pick)
- The theme for each writing challenge session will be different. (For example: “Fools". You can refer to anything you like, from April Fool’s Day to simply feeling silly for doing something.)
- You have only ~1 hour to write anything based on that theme, whether it’s a poem, a flash fiction, a short story, or just a rant.
- After that time, gather and start sharing what you have just written. (This is, of course, optional for those willing to do it.)
- At the end we will discuss our writing process, and what we liked in other's pieces. We don't want to criticize, but to help and support each others as writers!
- Just show up and dive into the challenge. Everyone will be working on their stuff, and we won't discuss it during writing. You’ll surprise yourself with what you can do in such a short time. Be on time.
After the sharing session, you’re welcome to resume your writing mode or simply hang out and chat about writing or anything related. We can also share each other's texts and give feedback, if that's something someone would like to do.
We have organised this event before! Take a look here:
- **FUN WRITING CHALLENGE with JakWri **Vol. VI (April 2026)
- FUN WRITING CHALLENGE with JakWri Vol. V (October 2025)
- FUN WRITING CHALLENGE with JakWri Vol. IV (August 2025)
- FUN WRITING CHALLENGE with JakWri Vol. III (July 2025)
- FUN WRITING CHALLENGE with JakWri Vol. II (June 2025)
- FUN WRITING CHALLENGE with JakWri Vol. I (April 2025)
- See all past events of Jakarta Writers here
ABOUT THE VENUE
Bali Coffee Club in Jakarta Selatan is a lovely and spacious area. Coffee is great. MRT Fatmawati stop is just 15 minutes walking distance, and we encourage you to ditch the car and join by public transport!*
- At the venue, ask for Corrado or MeetUp at the staff. There will be a MeetUp sign to find us
- Here is a link to the IG of Bali Coffee Club: https://www.instagram.com/balicoffeeclub/
- ...*whenever you are frustrated because you are struck in traffic remember that you are traffic. 😉
ABOUT THE HOST
Corrado Nai has a Ph.D. in microbiology and is a science writer and an avid reader. Talk to him about books on fungi and he'll be elated. His feature articles have been published in Smithsonian Magazine, New Scientist, and many more. Currently he's writing a graphic novel about agar-agar's surprising role in science, called "The Dessert That Changed the World".
HOW TO REGISTER TO THE EVENT?
To register, just click “Attend”! There are a few simple rules
- We kindly ask attendees who cannot manage to join to update RSVP at least 24 h before the event as a courtesy to other attendees and event organisers.
- Be on time! It's important that we start together, or we won't be able to finish on time. If you are late we can't wait for you, and you will miss the important instructions for this event.
- People in the waitlist cannot attend, and are encouraged to check a few hours before the event if they got a spot
- Repeated no-show (3X) without updating RSVP will be removed from the group.
- Cancellation at the last minute is unfriendly for other attendees, organisers, and venue. Please cancel whitin 2 hours for exceptional circumstances only. Otherwise it will count as no-show!
- Attendees who bring a +1 need to ensure that their guest knows and respects the rules of our community.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
WE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP FEE. HOW DOES IT WORK?
Our community has a membership fee that make sure we can keep organising hundreds of events as we did over the past 4 years.
Membership can be paid as a yearly membership of 340k IDR valid for 365 days after payment. Pay online ahead of the event to get 10% off! Membership gives access to all events plus exclusive perks**(*)** available only to paying members.
As a first-timer, you have several options:
- Option A*: Join with a promo discount* for first-timers for 250k IDR/year. Get 10% if you pay online ahead of the event!
- Option B: Not sure if you want to join for a year? Join with a 50k IDR sneak peek option & pay the remaining 290k IDR at the next event
- Option C: Bundle offer to join both Jakarta Writers and Jakarta Friends for 390k IDR instead of 680k IDR. First-timers only.
All three options can be redeemed with an additional 10% discount when paid online ahead of an event.
In the past 3,5 years we have organised ~2-3 events per week (browse past event of JakFri here and of JakWri here). That is, with your membership you can attend up to 5-10 events/month!
**(*)**This is a non-exhaustive list of special events we have had for paying members only. A Give Away Birthday Celebrations with lucky draw, a Free pasta cooking (and eating 😉) workshop or a Museum visits with free guided tours.
We guarantee to keep organizing plenty of events. You will receive a full refund if the group closes down, or if there’s no event happening in three months.
Yearly membership can be paid beforehand (bank transfer/Gopay) or at an event (cash/bank transfer/Gopay). Text Corrado (+62 8211 489 3580) if you have any questions about membership. It's easy!
THE RULES OF OUR COMMUNITY
Our communities are:
- Jakarta Friends: https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-friends
- Jakarta Writers (former Creatives): https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-writers/
Members often participate in events of both groups. Over the past two years, we held over 300 events with over 2,500 attendees.
Attendees rate our events very positively and give wonderful feedback, with an average of 4.8⭐ (out of 5⭐) from over 400 reviews (take a look at our reviews here!)
We value diversity, inclusivity, respect, and authenticity. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kinds.
- You are invited to join our WhatsApp group where we announce our events regularly: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BR0sC0BrPbc9xTqvj1qLfx
- Feel free to tag us on Instagram, and we will repost! www.intagram.com/jakarta.friends.creatives
- For questions about the event, please post a comment on the event page, or DM the event organisers
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SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! *ONLINE* #56 ✍️ with Jakarta Writers
·OnlineOnlineHello, Jakarta Writer! Are you a member of Jakarta Friends yet?
Want to see pictures of past events? Take a look here! And feel free to upload a few pictures you might take at the event 😊JakWri and JakFri is the biggest, first, most active, and most inclusive MeetUp community in Jakarta… and we invite you to join us for this SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! #56 FULLY ONLINE
Everyone is always welcome to join our events. Our community is all about creating authentic in-person connections in this urban jungle. Come as you are... it’s the best version of yourself.
ABOUT THE EVENT
In a nutshell: This event will be online! Just log in (with your browser on Google Meet -- link shared with registered attendees only) and get 90 minutes of writing done to kick-start your day! We will write in silence, everyone working on their own project. You don't need to switch the camera on, but you can if you need an extra push to be accountable. You can arrive any time between 05:00 AM and 06:00 AM WIB/Jakarta time (after 06:00 AM, I won't let anyone join the virtual room anymore). Just make sure you use the occasion to get some writing done! At 06:20-ish AM we will stop writing, switch on our camera, and each take a few minutes to introduce ourselves, and tell what we have done in the past 90 minutes.
The aim is to have many of these online Shut! Up! And! Write! regularly, at different times of the day, to help each other get the writing done! These online series won't replace our in-person SUAW, which will still happen at least once a month.
Cannot join this one because of the timing? Let me know what would be a suitable time for another online 90 minutes writing session!
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So, you want to be a writer? Then shut up and write! Writing is 0.01% "inspiration" and 99.99% getting down to it.
We will meet for a 90 minutes writing session fully online.
It doesn't matter if you are an established writer or if you are picking up pen and paper for the first time. Just show up, get down to it, and start writing. Everyone will be working on their own thing, and we won't talk during writing. If you need some prompt or suggestion on what to write, I'll be happy to give you some ideas.
After the 90 minutes writing session session, we will stop writing and briefly share with each other what we have done. We can also share each other texts and give feedback, if that's something someone would like to do.
The rules of the game:
- We aim to start together in order not to disrupt the process for everyone. Hovewer, for this online event, join can join anytime between 05:00 AM and 06:00 AM. After that, the virtual room will be closed.
- No talking during the writing allowed! After joining the virtual room, everyone will focus on their own writing
- You can take as many breaks as you want, of course
We have organised this online event before. We have organised this event (in-person) many times before. See all of them here!
- SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! ONLINE (June 2025)
- SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! ONLINE (May 2025)
- SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! ONLINE (May 2025)
- SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! ONLINE (February 2025)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at Rasea Haji Nawi (Nov 2025)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at Mad for Coffee, Cipete (Oct 2025)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at ngoepi, Cilandak (Sept 2025)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at Unifinished Coffee, Blok M (July 2025)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at ngoepi, Cilandak (May 2024)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at M Bloc Space (Feb 2025)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at Kios Ojo Keos, Lebak Bulus (Nov 2024)
- Shut! Up! And! Write! at ngoepi, Cilandak (Nov 2024)
ABOUT THE VENUE
Fully online. Can be joined with regular browser (no specific app neeeded -- link shared with registered attendees only)
ABOUT THE HOST
Corrado Nai has a Ph.D. in microbiology and writes mostly about science. His feature articles has been published in Smithsonian Magazine, New Scientist, Asimov Press, Small Things Considered, and many more. Currently he's writing a graphic novel about agar-agar's surprising role in science, called "The Dessert That Changed the World" which can be followed and supported on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/corradonai
HOW TO REGISTER TO THE EVENT?
To register, just click “Attend”! There are a few simple rules
- No strict registration policy for this event. Just join. Don't take excuses to not follow your dream of becoming a writer 😊
- You can join the virtual room any time between 05:00 AM and 06:30 AM (after 06:00 AM, I won't let anyone join the virtual room anymore)
- No +1 allowed for this online event
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
WE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP FEE. HOW DOES IT WORK?
Our community has a membership fee that make sure we can keep organising hundreds of events as we did over the past 4 years.
Membership can be paid as a yearly membership of 340k IDR valid for 365 days after payment. Pay online ahead of the event to get 10% off! Membership gives access to all events plus exclusive perks**(*)** available only to paying members.
As a first-timer, you have several options:
- Option A*: Join with a promo discount* for first-timers for 250k IDR/year. Get 10% if you pay online ahead of the event!
- Option B: Not sure if you want to join for a year? Join with a 50k IDR sneak peek option & pay the remaining 290k IDR at the next event
- Option C: Bundle offer to join both Jakarta Writers and Jakarta Friends for 390k IDR instead of 680k IDR. First-timers only.
All three options can be redeemed with an additional 10% discount when paid online ahead of an event.
In the past 3,5 years we have organised ~2-3 events per week (browse past event of JakFri here and of JakWri here). That is, with your membership you can attend up to 5-10 events/month!**(*)**This is a non-exhaustive list of special events we have had for paying members only. A Give Away Birthday Celebrations with lucky draw, a Free pasta cooking (and eating 😉) workshop or a Museum visits with free guided tours.
We guarantee to keep organizing plenty of events. You will receive a full refund if the group closes down, or if there’s no event happening in three months.
Yearly membership can be paid beforehand (bank transfer/Gopay) or at an event (cash/bank transfer/Gopay). Text Corrado (+62 8211 489 3580) if you have any questions about membership. It's easy!
THE RULES OF OUR COMMUNITY
Our communities are:
- Jakarta Friends: https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-friends
- Jakarta Writers (former Creatives): https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-writers/
Members often participate in events of both groups. Over the past two years, we held over 300 events with over 2,500 attendees.
Attendees rate our events very positively and give wonderful feedback, with an average of 4.8⭐ (out of 5⭐) from over 400 reviews (take a look at our reviews here!)We value diversity, inclusivity, respect, and authenticity. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kinds.
- You are invited to join our WhatsApp group where we announce our events regularly: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BR0sC0BrPbc9xTqvj1qLfx
- Feel free to tag us on Instagram, and we will repost! www.intagram.com/jakarta.friends.creatives
- For questions about the event, please post a comment on the event page, or DM the event organisers
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