Born and raised in Jakarta, Imelda Naomi graduated in food technology from Bogor Agricultural University and food industry management from Université de Bourgogne, France. Had been fond of music and writing since childhood, and after pursuing a career in the food industry, Naomi was inspired to write for children. She has then written children’s short stories and published 10 picture books. In 2021, she won 4th place in the children’s short story competition for her script entitled The Thief and the Bewitched Jakarta Bay and was selected as one of Melbourne Virtual Writers in Residence in 2022. In 2024, Naomi was selected as one of the speakers in the discussion panel on the rising trend of biography picture books at the Asian Festival of Children Content in Singapore.
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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
20 Minute Cities
Take a literary tour around the world, with the help of the UNESCO Cities of Literature network! Join emerging writers from Heidelberg, Jakarta, Kozhikode, Krakow, Ljubljana, Nottingham, Quebec City, Reykjavik, Tukums, Vilnius and Wroclaw as they walk you through their city, introducing you to local writers and pointing out what makes their City of Literature great.
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Friday 6 September, 8PM
Do You Think I’m Sexy?
From sensual dreams, to awkward encounters, fan fiction to personal fantasies, this night will be a veritable feast of words and wonder.

Saturday 7 September, 2PM
Texting Images: BLINDSIDE & EWF Ekphrastic Readings
BLINDSIDE & EWF present the Ekphrastic Writing Program. This initiative invites four emerging writers to produce an ekphrastic response to an exhibition from Blindside ARI’s 20-year exhibition archive, culminating in a night of celebratory readings, where writers will share the works created, in front of the very artworks they have responded to.

Sunday 8 September, 1:15PM
Like & Subscribe
Marketing yourself is a new, crucial component of getting your work out there. In this micro-workshop, brush up on the basics of existing online as a writer.

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
Frames to Fiction
Build an entire narrative around a single frame or a fragment of a screenplay. New prompts will be shared regularly on our Discord channel, inviting you to connect with fellow writers and fuel your creative fire.
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