Literary Talks "Literature & Character Building" with Bunda Helvy & Pak Syafe'i

Bunda Helvy Tiana Rosa and Pak Muhammad Syafi'i will deliver talk session covering issues about (but not limited to) character education, character building, literary canonization, current development and challenges of literature in supporting character building agendas.

Helvy Tiana Rosa is widely recognized for her works in Indonesian literary and for her relentless efforts to encourage people, especially the young, poor and women, to write and publish their own works.

She is a beloved writer and has written 50 books, ranging from short stories, novel, literary reviews, poets and drama scripts. Helvy often represents Indonesia in literary events, both at home and abroad. Some of her works translated into English, Germany, France, Arabic, Japan and Swedish language. Her story ‘Jaring-jaring Merah’ (the Red Nets) was selected as one of the 10 most important short stories in the decade of 1990-2000 by prominent literary magazine Horison. Bukavu was selected as one of 10 best fiction’s books Katulistiwa Literary Award (2008). In 2012, She became The Most Favorite Poet and her book "Mata Ketiga Cinta" became The Most Favorite Poetry's Book by Indonesian Readers Awards- Good Reads Indonesia.*

Muhammad Syafi'i is a prolific writer of at least 40s books about education, character education, and related themes

Organized by Pen Circle Forum (FLP) Wilayah Jakarta Raya

Contact Person: Musa ( 0857 114 214 73)

Contact local committee FLP Bogor:

Hana Hameed Zahra: 0856 771 5475

http://flpjaya.com

*) Description is taken from Goodreads