Quick post, just returned from Taman Ismail Marzuki, guess what? Only one winner chosen in this year, also, it’s officially named Jakarta Arts Council Literary Fair Writing Competition 2008.
Among 244 novels, is chosen as this year’s winner with her novel Tanah Tabu, and for unapparent reason, the committee didn’t pick any winner for 2rd and 3rd place. Financial problem? There is absence of banquet in this year’s event, I remembered a year ago we were served with very delicious buffet. Ah, I also met with Ratih there.
Miss Ayu Utami delivered the first prize by herself to the winner, wearing a beautiful red dress.
So uh, I’m trying not too sound disappointed, I think it’s okay not to win to win because we compete with 244 or more works. The most important thing is that we shouldnt give up, at time like this I always remember J.K. Rowling who was rejected 12 times before her 1st Harry Potter published 
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