Lily Yulianti Farid, Initiator, Makassar International Writers Festival
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LILY Yulianti Farid never thought the Makassar International Writers Festival (MIWF) that she initiated in 2011 would ever get off the ground. She noted, furthermore, that few members of the literary circles in her hometown had joined the event.
Lily said that participants at the MIWF were mostly below 35 years of age. It is quite different from Melbourne, the city where she currently resides, where older people are usually the ones who organize book clubs.
April 26, 2016
LILY Yulianti Farid never thought the Makassar International Writers Festival (MIWF) that she initiated in 2011 would ever get off the ground. She noted, furthermore, that few members of the literary circles in her hometown had joined the event.
Lily said that participants at the MIWF were mostly below 35 years of age. It is quite different from Melbourne, the city where she currently resides, where older people are usually the ones who organize
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