events in indonesia
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Bali
14-19 October 2008 
More than twenty countries are represented in this year’s festival, including Burma, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and New Zealand (children’s author Jean Bennett).
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival has twice won the Yak Awards 'Best Arts Event' in Bali, and Harper’s Bazaar UK called it 'One of the top six literary Festivals in the world'. The festival is run by the Saraswati Foundation, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, committed to enriching the lives and livelihoods of Indonesians through the development of a range of community-building arts and cultural programs.