Langkawi Writers' Festival

next stop, for those who read

Readers, here’s your ticket

To love reading is to love anticipating the next stop of your journey into a new world. Travel with us to the inaugural Langkawi Writers’ Festival. Between 1 to 4 September 2022, the island will be lit by the curious minds of local and international writers, poets, scientists, and public intellectuals. Share the universal human experience of storytelling with like-minded book lovers.

Programme

1 September 2022

00:45AM - 02:45AM

Forum Pembukaan

Penulisan Alam dalam proses Perlindungan Alam Persekitaran Semulajadi dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi.

03:00AM - 04:30AM

Karina Bahrin – Meet the Author

Karina Bahrin is a writer and former columnist. She is the author of the book "The Accidental Malay".

Event Details

04:30AM - 05:00AM

Karina Bahrin – Book Signing

Have a chance to meet Karina Bahrin firsthand during this book-signing event!

06:00AM - 07:35AM

Forum – The Future is Literature Too / Masa Depan Adalah Sastera Juga

12:15PM - 15:00PM

Opening Ceremony

2 September 2022

00:45AM - 02:45AM

Forum – Read & Relish: Penyembuhan Minda dan Jiwa Melalui Pembacaan

03:00AM - 04:30AM

Book Reading – The Hobbit – Terjemahan Melayu

07:00AM - 09:00AM

Forum – Kajian Kes: Terjemahan, Kupasan, dan Adaptasi Almayers' Folly

12:15PM - 14:00PM

Teater Semi-Musikal Kanak-Kanak – Payung

3 September 2022

00:45AM - 02:45AM

Forum – Kata Penulis: Kenapa Penjajah Masih Diromantikkan? / Why is Colonialism (Still) Romanticized?

03:00AM - 05:00AM

Segmen Bersama Penulis Tamu – Eka Kurniawan

06:00AM - 07:35AM

Forum – Penulisan dalam Seni Halus: Apa Penting?

08:00AM - 09:30AM

Bicara Karya Mohd Shah Ibrahim; Kenapa Saya Tidak Ikut U-Wei

09:30AM - 10:00AM

Majlis Pelancaran Buku

12:15PM - 14:15PM

Poetry Slam – Celebrating Words and Poetry

4 September 2022

01:45AM - 04:15AM

Script Reading – Sabri Yunus: Naskah Pok Ya

08:00AM - 12:00PM

International Discussion: The Taste of Democracy – Writers' Perspective from Three Countries

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Majlis Penutupan – Closing Ceremony

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