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Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda was known as an Indonesian contemporary poet, with social-religious and Sufism poetries. Some times his name was wrote as Ahmadun YH, Ahmadun Herfanda, or AYH (ayeha). He was born at January 17, 1958, in Kaliwungu, Kendal, Central Java, Indonesia. He has finished Master of Arts in Literary at Yogyakarta National University, in 1986. Than, in 2005 he finished Master of Information Technology at Paramadina Mulia University, Jakarta. Now (2007) he find a fellowship to finish his PhD in art philosophy. He writing poems, short stories, essays, and novel, that were published at many newspapers, magazines, journals, radio, television, and web sites, like Horison, Kompas, Republika, Sinar Harapan, Suara Pembaruan, Basis, Ulumul Qur’an, Bahana (Brunei Darussalam), Indosiar (television, Indonesia), Deutche Welle (radio, Germany), jurnal Indonesia and the Malay World (London), Mastera, Poetry.com (USA), and Cybersastra.com. He often read his poetry (poetry reading) at many art events in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Egypt, United State of America (USA), Singapore, and Indonesia. He also often invited to be speaker at national and international art forums (art events) in Indonesia, Malaysia, USA and Egypt. And, he also often become a jury at many literary or arts contest and festival. He active in many art organizations, for example, Komunitas Sastra Indonesia (KSI -- The Community of Indonesia Literary, chairman, 1999-2002), Masyarakat Sastra Jakarta (MSJ -- The Jakarta Literary Society, founder and consultant), Himpunan Sarjana Kesastraan Indonesia (HISKI – The Indonesia Literary Academician Association, chairman, 1992-1994), and Forum Lingkar Pena (FLP – Pen Circle Forum, consultant, 1997-2005). Now, he has main job as a journalist and art editor at Republika Daily Newspaper. He live at Jln. Alamanda Mas II, Vila Pamulang Mas Blok L-3 No. 9, Pamulang, Ciputat 15415, Indonesia. Phone/Fax: 62-21-7444765. Mobile: 081315382096. Email: ahmadun21@yahoo.com. Other information about him can search from www.google.com, or www.google.co.id, Wikipedia and www.yahoo.com.

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Honors and Awards:

  • MABIMS Award (ASEAN poetry contest, MABIMS, Brunei Darussalam, 1997)
  • Iqra Award (national poetry contest, Iqra Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1992)
  • Suara Merdeka Award (national short story contest, Semarang, Indonesia, 1992)
  • Editor Choice Award (international poetry contest, The Interna-tional Library of Poetry, USA, 2002).
  • Sanggar Bambu Award (national short story contest, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1992)
  • Some awards from many contest and art events.