Asma Nadia
Asma Nadia
Education: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB, 1991)
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email: [email protected]
Working Experiences: I was working as a CEO of Fatahillah Bina Alfikri Publications, and Lingkar Pena Publishing House, before starting AsmaNadia Publishing House (2008)
Writing residencies: in South Korea, held by Korean literature translation institute (2006) & and in Switzerland held by Le Chateau de Lavigny (2009)
Writing Workshop:
- Conducting a creative writing (novel), Held by Republika News Paper, 2011
- Writing workshop instructor for (novel) participants from Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, held by South East Asia Literary Council (MASTERA), July, 2011
- Conduct a writing workshop for Indonesia Migrant Workers in Hongkong (2004,2008, 2011), and for Indonesian students in Cairo, Egypt (2001, 2008), and University of Malaysia.
- Giving a creative writing workshop for Indonesian’s students in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto (November 2009).
- Giving writing workshop in Manchester; Indonesia Permanent Mission in Geneve; Indonesian Embassy in Rome, and for Indonesian students in Berlin (2009)
- Held a writing workshop with Caroline Phillips, a Germany writer, in World Book Day 2008
Performance:
- Performing two poems for educational dvd (Indonesian Language Center) 2011.
- Public reading: (poem) in welcoming Palestine’s writers in Seoul, 2006;
- Public reading short story in Geneve 2009, Performing monologue in Mizan Publishing Anniversary 2008, Ode Kampung Gathering in Rumah Dunia, etc.
Awards and honors:
1. Istana Kedua (The Second Palace), the best Islamic Indonesia novel, 2008
2. Derai Sunyi (Silent Tear, a novel), won a prize from MASTERA (South East Asia Literary Council), as the best participant in 10 years MASTERA, 2005.
3. PREH (A Waiting), play writing published by The Jakarta Art Council, honored as the best script in Indonesian’s Women Playwrights 2005
4. Mizan Award for the best fiction writer in 20 Years Mizan (one of Indonesian’s biggest publishers)
5. Asma Nadia profile was put as one of the 100 distinguished women publishers, writers and researchers in Indonesia, compiled by well-known literary critic Korrie Layun Rampan, 2001.
7. Rembulan di Mata Ibu (The Moon in the Mother’s Eye, short stories collection), won the Adikarya IKAPI (The Indonesian Book Publishers Association) Award, 2001
9. Dialog Dua Layar (Two Screen’s Dialogue, a short story collection), won the Adikarya IKAPI (The Indonesian Book Publishers Association) Award, 2002
10. 101 Dating, a novel, won the Adikarya IKAPI Award, 2005
11. The most influential writer 2010, awarded by Republika News Paper
14. BISA Award for helping Indonesia Migrants Workers who wants to be writers (held by Be Indonesia Smart and Active Hongkong)
15. Super Woman MAG Award 2010
16. One of ten most mompreneurship 2010, by Parents Guide Magazine
Summary of translations of work into other languages:
1. Abang Apa Salahku (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2009)
2. Di dunia ada surga (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2009)
3. Anggun (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2010)
4. Cinta di hujung sejadah (published by PTS Millennia SDN.BHD 2011)
5. Ammanige Haj Bayake (Emak Longs to Take The hajj), NAVAKARNATAKA PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD, 2010 (in south indian language/Kannada)
“Hidup adalah proses terus menerus memperbaiki diri.”
“Guruku mengatakan, coba tatap wajah suami di saat tidur. Pikirkan, seseorang yang tidak ada hubungan darah dengan kita, tiba-tiba sekarang berjuang untuk kita. Mencari nafkah, membahagiakan kita...”
“Ya Rabb...Mohon izinkan hamba untuk selalu mampu mengambil hikmah dari setiap kejadian, betatapun kesedihan membenamkan...”
“Cinta bukanlah mencari pasangan yang sempurna,tapi menerima pasangan kita dengan sempurn”
“MaafkanJika senyumkuTersembunyi dibalik air mataDan kata-kata mesraMenjadi tanpa dayaKarena terperangkapDalam PrasangkaTapi Tuhan Tahu..Cinta yang kupunyaLebih berwarnaDari yang kau kira”
“Di setiap udara yang kau temukan, Di sana akan kau jumpai Allah yang senantiasa mendengar doamu”
“ Allah, bersama-Mu tak ada jalan buntu ”
“Perempuan, Kau pasti tahu sakitnya cinta yg tak terkatakan.Cinta yg hanya mampu didekap dlm bungkam, Kata orang bahkan diam berbicara. Tapi, menurutku hal itu tdk berlaku dlm cinta. Sebab cinta harus diekspresikan dan pantang dibawa diam. Sebab cinta harusnya dinyatakan, lalu dibuktikan dgn sikap.Bgtu seharusnya cinta.Tapi, aku memang tidak punya pilihan. Maafkan!”
“Kematian, adalah peristiwa tercepat, yang menjadikan segala tinggal sejarah.”
“Jika cinta bisa membuat seorang perempuan setia pada satu lelaki, kenapa cinta tidak bisa membuat lelaki bertahan dengan satu perempuan?”