Junaedi SetiyonoJunaedi Setiyono was born in Kebumen, Central Java. He was awarded a scholarship from Ohio State University as part of his doctorate degree in language education, which he received in 2016 from the Semarang State University. He teaches writing and trnslation at his alma mater in Purworejo. He has translated stories for Dalang Publishing's website. His latest novel Tembang dan Perang (Kanisius, 2020) was translated by Oni Suryaman into English as Panji's Quest (Dalang Publishing, 2020). He also authored three other award-winning historical novels: Dasamuka (Penerbit Ombak, 2017), which won the 2020 literary award from the Indonesian Ministry of Cultureand Education and received the Majelis Sastra Asia Tenggara (Mastera) 2020 award was translated into English by Maya Denisa Saputra under the same title (Dalang Publishing, May 2017). Arumdalu (Serambi, 2010) was longlisted for the 2010 Khatulistiwa Literary Award, and Glonggong (Serambi, 2007), won the Jakarta Arts Council 2006 award and was finalist for the 2008 Khatulistiwa Literary Award. Read More Read Less