Ubud Writers and Readers Festival: 2 Cisgender Authors vs. 2 LGBTIQ Figures

Creative freedom or queerbaiting?

Doody Richards
Prism & Pen
Published in
6 min readNov 7, 2023

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UWRF 2023. Credit Image: Prema Ananda

Nestled in an agricultural village named Ubud, with winding rivers adorned with mossy rocks, multiple terraces of rice fields, and towering coconut trees on the horizon, the 20th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2023 (UWRF 2023) has opened its doors to authors and thinkers from…

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Doody Richards
Prism & Pen

A Travel writer based in Newcastle, Australia. Passionate about exploring places, people & cultures. Published travel stories in various magazines and a memoir.