Faisal Oddang

Faisal Oddang, a fiction and poetry writer, and a lecturer in Indonesian Literature Department at Hasanuddin University. His books include the novels Puya ke Puya and Tiba Sebelum Berangkat, the short story collection Sawerigading Datang dari Laut, and the poetry book Manurung. He participated in the 2019 London Book Fair and the 2018 Iowa International Writing Program. He received the 2023 Southeast Asian Literary Council (MASTERA) Young Writer Award, was named Best Short Story Writer by Kompas in 2014 and 2018, and served as a curator for Makassar International Writers Festival (2022–2023) and Ubud Writers and Readers Festival in 2024.