[Spill The Ink!] Goddesses, Demons and She Heroes
Language: English, Bahasa Malaysia
Category: Literature
Duration: 90 minutes without intermission
Seating: Free Seating
Dress Code: Casual
Recommended for: 13 years old and above
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Duration: 90 minutes without intermission
Seating: Free Seating
Dress Code: Casual
Recommended for: 13 years old and above
Ticketing
Saturday
9th
May 2026
About
Spill the Ink! explores memory, power and the future of storytelling in Malaysia. Featuring the launch of new regional literary magazine Yellow, the republication of one of the earliest Malay novels, a poetry collection rooted in myth and feminine power, and a conversation on how digital platforms are reshaping reading culture — this is what literature looks like when it refuses to stand still.
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Spill the Ink! meneroka ingatan, kuasa dan masa depan penceritaan di Malaysia. Acara ini menampilkan pelancaran majalah sastera serantau terbaharu, Yellow; penerbitan semula salah sebuah novel Melayu terawal; pelancaran kumpulan puisi yang meraikan mitos dan keramat keperempuanan; perbincangan tentang bagaimana platform digital membentuk semula budaya membaca. Semua ini mempamerkan sastera sebagai suatu medium yang tidak tertunduk.
Sessions by PEN Malaysia / Sesi oleh PEN MALAYSIA
Goddesses, Demons and She Heroes / Dewi, Raksasa dan Puspa Wirawati
This session celebrates the launch of Kali in Conversation, the debut poetry collection by Mahi Ramakrishnan, which draws on the symbolism of the goddess Kali to explore themes of power, rage, resistance and the complex inner worlds of women navigating violence, memory and survival. The launch will be followed by poetry readings and a panel discussion reflecting on myth, femininity and the many ways women’s voices continue to challenge silence and reclaim narrative space. Together, these programmes reflect PEN Malaysia’s ongoing commitment to protecting freedom of expression while creating platforms for literary voices that preserve cultural memory, interrogate power and expand the possibilities of storytelling.
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Sesi ini meraikan pelancaran kumpulan puisi Mahi Ramakrishnan, Kali in Conversation yang membawa citra dan perlambangan Dewi Kali dalam penerokaan tema sekitar kuasa, amarah, penentangan serta kompleksiti dunia dalaman wanita yang berdepan keganasan, memori dan kelangsungan hidup. Pelancaran ini diikuti dengan bacaan puisi dan perbincangan panel yang merenung tentang mitos, kewanitaan dan pelbagai suara wanita yang bergelut dengan kebungkaman serta kepelbagaian cara untuk suara wanita terus mencabar kebisuan dan menuntut semula ruang naratif.Melalui aturcara sebegini, PEN Malaysia beriltizam untuk meneruskan perjuangan mereka dalam mempertahankan hak kebebasan bersuara, pada masa yang sama mencipta platform bagi suara-suara sastera yang memelihara ingatan budaya, mempersoalkan kuasa dan mengembangkan kemungkinan dalam ruang penceritaan.
Speakers/Penceramah: Mahi Ramakrishnan, Sheena Gurbakhash, Genevieve Audrey
Moderator/Moderator: Ista Kyra
Language/Bahasa: English/Bahasa Inggeris
Date & Time/ Tarikh & Masa: 9 May 2026, 12.00pm - 1.30pm
Session Curators/Kurator Sesi: Pauline Fan (PUSAKA), Amir Muhammad and Mahi Ramakrishnan (PEN Malaysia), Rahmah Pauzi (IMAN Publication)
Don’t miss out on our other exciting programmes! / Jangan lepaskan program lain kami! ✨
Explore three additional Literary Conversations & Book Launches happening throughout the festival. / Ada 3 lagi Sesi Perbualan Sastera & Pelancaran Buku.
Discover more and secure your spots here / Ketahui lebih lanjut di sini:
👉 Dari BookTok ke Kedai Buku: Bagaimana Pembaca Menemui Cerita & Sastera? @ 10:00am - 11:30am
👉 Hidup Yang Derhaka @ 2:30pm - 4:00pm
👉 South by Southeast @ 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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