Intan Paramaditha

Paramaditha's works have been described as "gothic feminist".[4] In 2005, Intan Paramaditha's short-story collection Sihir Perempuan (Black Magic Woman) was shortlisted for the Khatulistiwa Literary Award.[5] In 2010 Intan co-authored horror anthology Kumpulan Budak Setan (The Devil’s Slaves Club) with Eka Kurniawan and Ugoran Prasad,[2] and in 2013 her short story Klub Solidaritas Suami Hilang (The Missing Husbands Solidarity Club) won the Kompas Best Short Story Award.[6]

Her debut novel, Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu (The Wandering: Choose Your Own Red-Shoes Adventure), received a PEN Translates Award from English PEN in 2018,[7] the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant from PEN America,[8] and the Tempo Best Literary Work for Prose Fiction in 2017;[1] it was translated into English by Stephen J. Epstein and published by Harvill Secker in February 2020.[9] The Wandering was longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize.[10]

Her short story anthology, Apple and Knife, contains short stories from earlier collections, and was published in English in 2018.[2]

Paramaditha's essay, "On the Complicated Questions Around Writing About Travel," was selected for The Best American Travel Writing 2021.[11]

Paramaditha holds a PhD in cinema studies from New York University.[12] She is now based in Sydney, Australia, and teaches Media and Film Studies at Macquarie University.[13] She previously taught at Sarah Lawrence College[14] and the University of Indonesia.[15]

Paramaditha's research and teaching interests "include feminism, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism, postcolonial studies, and global film, media, and activism".[13] Her academic articles have been published in journals such as Feminist Review,[16] Inter-Asia Cultural Studies,[17] Asian Cinema,[18] Visual Anthropology,[19] Film Quarterly,[20] Jump Cut,[21] and Social Identities.[22]

Intan Paramaditha has spoken at literary events/festivals such as Broadside Feminist Ideas Festival 2019,[23] the Emerging Writer's Festival 2019,[24] the Jakarta International Literary Festival 2019,[25] the London Book Fair 2019,[26] the Singapore Writer's Festival 2018,[27] the Hong Kong International Writer's Festival 2018,[28] the Europalia Arts Festival 2017,[29] and the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015.[30]