Ubud Writers Festival 2012 shortlist for Foodies and Food Bloggers

Today marks the opening of Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012. Among many sessions will be held, we have picked some which might interest foodies and food bloggers. Here they are based on relevance, not schedule:

Tongue Teasers

Forget about brain food; let’s talk turkey, spill the beans, makan the mango: a passion for food and for succumbing to temptation!

Shamini Flint, Romesh Gunesekera,  Ma Thanegi, Bondan Winarno.
Chair: Janet De Neefe

When:
Sunday, 07 October 2012
09:30 - 10:45

Where:
Indus Restaurant
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia

Honest, I'm working!

Dreaming of travelling the world, writing your adventures and being paid for the experience? Meet the people living your dream

Don George, Zhang Su Li
Chair: MJ Akbar

When:
Thursday, 04 October 2012
11:00 - 12:00

Where:
Left Bank Lounge
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia

Writing there, living there, the difference of distance

The freedoms and difficulties imposed by living in a location far distant from that in which one writes.
Isobelle Carmody, Sunil Nair, Romesh Gunesekera
Chair: Inez Baranay

When:
Saturday, 06 October 2012
10:45 - 12:00

Where:
Indus Restaurant
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia

Writing to the power of E

The challenges, opportunities and practicalities of writing in a digital age with those who have taken the digital baton and run with it.

Luka Lesson, Kristina Olsen,  Jessica Zafra, Tom Vater
Chair: Jonathan Campbell

When:
Friday, 05 October 2012
09:00 - 10:15

Where:
Neka Museum
Jl. Raya Campuhan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia

Say it out loud

Be it song or spoken word, performance gets the message across. How do writers convey big ideas without the real estate of the blank page?

Luka Lesson, Kristina Olsen, Krishna Pabichara
Chair: Skid More

When:
Sunday, 07 October 2012
14:30 - 15:45

Where:
Left Bank Lounge
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia

Sense and sensibility

The role of the writer. Do writers have social, political and cultural responsibilities?

Louise Doughty, Nidurapas Erlang,  Neal Hall, Joanna Murray-Smith, Luka Lesson
Chair: Jamie James

When:
Thursday, 04 October 2012
13:00 - 14:30

Where:
Indus Restaurant
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia

Transitioning

Writing locally, reading globally: the experience of writers finding their works in translation.

Kader Abdolah, Sheng Keyi, Riikka Pulkkinen.
Chair: Deepika Shetty


When:
Sunday, 07 October 2012
13:00 - 14:15

Where:
Left Bank Lounge
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Ubud
Bali - Indonesia