Adia Puja

ADIA PUJA adalah mantan seorang jurnalis yang terus menulis. Lahir di Bandung tahun 1989, dan kini menetap di Bogor.

Pada 2018, dia menerbitkan karya fiksi pertamanya, Konspirasi Hujan, yang diikuti dengan karya lainnya, Orang Gila yang Ingin Menjadi Pohon (2020), Makan Tahi (2020), Jemantik: Nama-Nama Celaka dan Kisah yang Belum Selesai (2022), dan Kisah Satu Hari yang Berakhir dengan Putusnya Alat Kelamin (2023).

Naskah Mustika Zakar Celeng (2023) dianugerahi sebagai salah satu naskah yang menarik perhatian juri pada Sayembara Novel Dewan Kesenian Jakarta 2021. Tidak ada yang membuatnya keranjingan selain teh manis dingin, karya fiksi, dan The Beatles.

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Tanda penghargaan/kehormatan

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2.Medali Piagam Pengharaan Kesetiaan, Rektor Universitas Gadjah Mada (1999)
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4.Press Card Number One, Penghargaan Panitia Pusat Hari Pers Nasional, Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia Pusat (2010)

Pekerjaan/jabatan sekarang

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2.Direktur Lembaga Penelitian Pendidikan Penerbitan Yogya/LP3Y

Pengalaman profesional

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