Triyanto Triwikromo is an Indonesian writer born in
Salatiga
Salatiga ( jv, ꦯꦭꦠꦶꦒ) is a Cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java province, Indonesia. It covers an area of and had a population of 192,322 at the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census. Located between the cities of Semarang and Sura ...
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Central Java
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He graduated from
Diponegoro University
Diponegoro University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ; id, Universitas Diponegoro, abbreviated as Undip) is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by ...
in
Semarang
Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...
with a master's degree in literature. He worked as a lecturer in Creative Writing at his alma mater and as a managing editor at the daily newspaper ''
Suara Merdeka
Suara Merdeka (''Voice of Freedom'') is a daily newspaper in Indonesia based in Semarang, Central Java. It was established by H. Hetami and the first edition was published on 11 February 1950.
History
''Suara Merdeka'' was founded by H. Hetami, wh ...
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He has written collections of short stories, ''Rezim Seks'' (Regime of Sex), ''Ragaula, Sayap Anjing'' (Dog Wings), ''Anak-anak Mengasah Pisau'' (Children Sharpening the Knives), ''Malam Sepasasang Lampion'' (The Night of a Pair of Paper Lanterns).
He participated in the Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale in
East Jakarta
) in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jatinegara railway station and Museum of Transportation at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.
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in 2005 and 2007 as well as Wordstorm: Northern Territory Festival in
Darwin, Australia
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It is the smalle ...
in 2005. He was a speaker of the
Ubud Writers Festival in
Ubud
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, Bali, in 2008. He was one of the authors of a collection of short stories, ''LA Underlover'', in 2008. His collection of poetry ''Pertempuran Rahasia'' (Secret Combat) was published in 2010, and his short story collection ''Surga Sungsang'' (Wrong Side Up Heaven) was published in 2014. He was chosen as one of the five greatest fiction writers in the
Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa Literary Award 2014.
He was the winner of the 2009 Language Center Literary Award for the short story collection, ''Ular di Mangkuk Nabi'' (The Snake in the Prophet's Bowl). Ten of his short stories in the ''
Kompas
''Kompas'' () is an Indonesian national newspaper from Jakarta which was founded on 28 June 1965. The paper is published by PT Kompas Media Nusantara, which is a part of Kompas Gramedia Group. Its head office is located at the Kompas Multimed ...
'' Choice Short Stories Collection from 2003 to 2012 were published in book form as ''Celeng Satu Celeng Semua'' (One Wild Pig All Wild Pigs). His short story ''Cahaya Sunyi Ibu'' (Mother's Quiet Night) was carried in the 2008 Golden Pen Literary Award for 20 Best Indonesian Short Stories.
From 2012 to 2013, he was involved in implementing the citybooks program that was produced by deBuren, a renowned Belgian cultural organisation.
The translation of his long poems about Semarang into Dutch, English and French. And his short stories translated into Swedish and English.
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References
External links
Baca Puisi Triyanto TriwikromogoodreadsJakarta Globe
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1964 births
Living people
People from Salatiga
Indonesian writers
Diponegoro University alumni
Indonesian journalists