Devi Asmarani Email & Phone Number

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Co-founded and edit Magdalene (www.magdalene.co), “a slanted guide to women and issues”, a web-magazine dedicated to the issues of women, empowerment, tolerance, pluralism and other aspects of a progressive society.

Jakarta

- Write and edit on freelance or contract basis for international or donor organizations including UNICEF, World Bank, AusAID-affiliated Indonesia Infrastructure Initiatives, the UNDP and The Nature Conservancy. - Wrote Washington-based Grameen Foundation’s mini book on survivors of the tsunami who benefited from their micro loans. - Edit and managed the production process of the World Bank Multi Donor Fund's (MDF) publications (including books, final report and working papers) - Editorial team member of World Bank’s book “Resilience, How Six Decades of Partnership Helped Transform Indonesia and The World Bank”.- Wrote regular columns and articles for a variety of publications, including The Jakarta Post and its monthly publication the Weekender. - Write for other publications including those under Singapore-based Ink Publishing, which publishes a range of travel and in-flight magazines worldwide, including Lufthansa and CNN Travels. - Translated Kompas’ Ring of Fire Expedition series from Indonesian to English for its iPad application. - Copywrite Putra Sampoerna Foundation's 2012 Annual Report- Help corporate clients revamp their websites by writing user friendly content. Among the companies are Danamon Bank, PT Panin Life, Italian insurance company PT Generali Indonesia, and Australian oil firm AHAVA Energy. - Do copy writing for advertisement agencies, including a Lexus ad for Saatchi & Saatchi Indonesia. - Write TV scripts for production houses and intelligence reports for corporate clients. - Language consultant for ADB’s Accountability Mechanism/Office of the Special Project Facilitator.

Give writing and/or journalism workshop to journalists and corporations. Among them: - A workshop on interviewing technique for regional correspondents of Antara News Agency at the Antara Journalism School- A writing workshop for mid-management employees of Danamon Bank. - In May 2012 gave a three-day workshop on writing for publication to officials at the Indonesian General Election Committee (KPU), a program supported by the Australian Electoral Committee. - In January 2011 was a visiting lecturer on journalism at London School of Communication, Jakarta. - In February 2011 gave writing workshop to The Nature Conservancy’s communication team in February 2011. - Give private writing consultation/mentoring for those seeking to improve their writing skill.

Media relations, writer, editor.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (But Based In Jakarta )

Write weekly column on Indonesian politics.

Singapore

Wrote news reports, award-winning in-depth features and analyses on various issues including the impeachment of President Abdurrahman Wahid (2001), the separatist insurgency in Aceh (2001-2006), the post-referendum conflicts on Indonesia-East Timor border (2001), the Bali bombings (2002) and other major blasts in Indonesia, radical Muslim groups, sectarian conflicts and the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in Sumatra. Covered the 2004 General and Presidential Election extensively, and did a lot of reporting on environmental issues and natural disasters. Reported and produced some news packages for The Straits Times TV channel in 2000-2001.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Over the course of four years, worked for different desks including politics, economy and lifestyle. Covered international events such as ASEAN summits. Helped set up and run the Post’s Internet site.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: International Club of UNA

Education record

Creative Writing

MA-level courses on Fiction Writing