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Dawn
Gibson Yani
Lauwoie Brian
Johnston Valentino
Luis Hendri
Nguriana
Dawn Gibson is an
Australian-British
journalist who combines
her passions for writing
and travel in her work.
Formerly a senior
reporter for an Australian
newspaper and the editor
of a lifestyle magazine
in Qatar, she has
contributed to media
around the world.
She particularly loves
writing about food,
fashion and culture.
Read her stories at
www.dawncreativemedia.com With 15 years’
experience working in
the magazine publishing
industry (GADIS, Cita
Cinta, Femina), Yani
Lauwoie has written on
a wide variety of topics.
However, travel writing
is where her real passion
lies, allowing her to
combine her love of
words with her desire
to explore the world.
Read her travel stories at
yanilauwoie.blogspot.com. Born in Nigeria of
Irish parents, Brian was
destined to become a
travel writer; he has lived
in Switzerland, the UK
and China, and now calls
Sydney home. The author
of three travel books,
he also contributes to
leading newspapers and
travel magazines. He has
twice won the prestigious
Australian Travel Writer
of the Year award. Valentino Luis was
born and raised in
Maumere, Flores. He later
completed his studies
at Udayana University in
Denpasar, before moving
to Germany in 2012
having decided to become
a full-time traveller. His
love of the mountains and
the people in the remote
areas of Flores inspired
him to establish Shoes
for Flores and Flores
Rural Library, social
programmes focused
on education, while
he continues to write. Hendri Nguriana
has loved drawing since
elementary school.
Illustrating is his
favourite way of
expressing the ideas,
fantasies and abstract
concepts that take
shape in his mind.
He takes inspiration
mostly from his favourite
movies and video games,
and from his travels.
Dawn Gibson
adalah seorang jurnalis
Australia-Inggris yang
menggabungkan gairah
untuk menulis dan
bertualang dalam
pekerjaannya. Ia pernah
bekerja sebagai wartawan
senior untuk koran
Australia dan editor
majalah gaya hidup di
Qatar. Ia juga kontributor
untuk media di seluruh
dunia. Ia sangat suka
menulis tentang
makanan, fashion dan
budaya. Baca ceritanya di
www.dawncreativemedia.com. Telah bekerja selama
15 tahun di industri
media (GADIS, Cita Cinta,
Femina), Yani Lauwoie
tidak asing dengan dunia
tulis-menulis. Terlepas
dari kemampuannya
menulis berbagai topik,
perjalanan adalah topik
yang paling diminatinya.
Dengan menulis kisah
perjalanan, dia bisa
menggabungkan
dua hal favoritnya, yaitu
menulis dan jalan-jalan.
Baca karya-karyanya di
yanilauwoie.blogspot.com. Lahir di Nigeria
dari orang tua Irlandia,
Brian ditakdirkan
untuk menjadi penulis
perjalanan. Dia pernah
tinggal di Swiss, Inggris,
Tiongkok dan sekarang
menetap di Sydney.
Penulis dari tiga buku
perjalanan ini juga
berkontribusi untuk
surat kabar dan majalah
perjalanan terkemuka.
Dia telah dua kali
mengantongi penghargaan
bergengsi Australian
Travel Writer of the Year. Lahir dan tumbuh
di Maumere, Flores,
Valentino Luis
menyelesaikan studi
di Fakultas Sastra
Universitas Udayana,
Denpasar, kemudian
hijrah ke Jerman. Sejak
2012 ia memutuskan
untuk menjadi full-time
traveller. Kecintaannya
kepada pegunungan dan
masyarakat pedalaman
Flores mendorongnya
untuk mendirikan
gerakan sosial pendidikan
Shoes for Flores dan
Flores Rural Library,
sambil tetap aktif menulis. Ilustrator Hendri
Nguriana, lahir dan
besar di Jakarta, sudah
gemar menggambar
sejak masih duduk
di bangku sekolah dasar.
Menggambar ilustrasi
baginya merupakan
sarana mengekspresikan
ide, khayalan serta
konsep yang ada
di benaknya. Inspirasi
dan ide untuk karya-
karyanya kebanyakan
ia dapatkan dari film,
video game dan hobi
melancongnya.
London, UK
Jakarta, Indonesia
Sydney, Australia
Flores, Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia