Totilawati Tjitrawasita

Totilawati Tjitrawasita (born Maria Asumta Totilawati Tjitrawasita 1945 – 1982) was an Indonesian journalist and writer.[1] Her pen name was Mbak Minuk.[2]

She was born in Kediri, East Java, June 1, 1945. She was assistant editor for the Japanese language magazine Jaya Baya. In 1970, she won the Zakse award for young journalists. Many of her stories were first published in Japanese. In 1977, she published a collection of short stories Sekolah Rakyat (School Crush); it received first prize for fiction from the Book of the Year Foundation. In 1979, she became an honorary citizen of Surabaya for her contributions to the arts, including membership on the city's arts council.[1] In 1980, she took part in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[3]

References
  1. Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. p. 321. ISBN 0415159806.
  2. "Artikel "Totilawati Tjitrawasita" - Ensiklopedia Sastra Indonesia". ensiklopedia.kemdikbud.go.id. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. "1980 Participants". International Writing Program. University of Iowa. Retrieved 18 October 2022.


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