The 19th Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) will be held between 27 – 30th October, 2022. in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The festival is one of the major annual projects of the not-for-profit foundation, Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati. It was first conceived in 2004 by Janet DeNeefe, co-founder of the Foundation, as a healing project in response to the first Bali bombing. The festival is known as the biggest festival of words and ideas in Southeast Asia. It helps to promote Ubud as an arts and cultural center, showcases Indonesian writers on an international stage and helps young Indonesians to reach their potential through educational programs and literature. Proceeds from ticket sales are also used to cover free public events, free workshops for local children and high school students and their teachers and to subsidize attendances of residents who could not otherwise afford to attend. Learn more about UWRF at our website: