Ishack Sonlay is a Writer and Community Development Practitioner from East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. He did his Master in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne (2019). As a writer, his works are mostly poetries, essays and short stories. He participated in Masyarakat Indonesia Cipta Residency (2011), Bumi Pemuda Rahayu Residency (2013), Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (2014), Liwuto Pasi Art Expedition (2014) and Salihara International Festival (2015).
Appearing In
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Thursday 15 June, 11am
Digital Ecologies
Join these writers for an invigorating discussion about their visions for a world where the technological and the natural are simultaneously embraced.
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Saturday 17 June, 4pm
Faber Anthology Launch
Get on down to The Moat for the launch of the Faber Writing Anthology, hosted by novelists and tutors Miles Allinson and Emily Bitto.
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Thursday 22 June, 11am AEST
AI: T/truth
In this pre-recorded panel, three trans/queer writers discuss the complex connections between Truth, genre, and identity within their own work. Combining theory, genre-bending experimentation, and the mundane absurdity of their everyday lives, these writers consider the intersections of form and content along lines of race and gender, and talk about how these relationships effect their […]
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Friday 23 June, 7pm
EWF X Dinner Party Press: Short Smut
Step into the EWF boudoir – metaphorically –for an evening of short smut.
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Saturday 24 June, 8pm
Closing Night: Celestial Bodies
See the festival off with us in true extravagance, gala-style, and witness a dreamy line-up of well-loved writers, artists and inter-galactic DJS.
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