Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF) is an annual meet for fiction and nonfiction writers, content creators, culture activist dan and inter religion with theme to stimulate the participants to realize the uniqueness and richness of various literary, artistic and religious thoughts in the archipelago. The opening of this international scale event was held in 2012 and took place in Yogyakarta, and Borobudur Magelang for the other event. BWCF Participants consists of writers, writers, musicians, dancers, artists, reporters, historians, sociologists, archaeologists, philologists, anthropologists, scientists, humanists and theologians. For two full days, participants were invited to discuss, attend symposiums, attend workshop classes, attend book launches, read temple relief tours, yoga and meditation classes in the courtyard of the Borobudur Temple, watching film screenings, and watching art performances at Aksobya Square. At the end of the event, BWCF handed over Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award to leaders, individuals or groups, who were seen as having a major contribution in the field of arts - culture and humanities in the community.

Important figures Founder Seno Joko Suyono Imam Muhtarom Mudji Sutrisno, S.J Yoke Darmawan

Advisors Prof. Dr. Toeti Heraty Prof. Dr. Oman Fathurahman Dr. Hudaya Kandahjaya Dr. Agus Widiatmoko

Permanent curator and BWCF manager Mudji Sutrisno SJ Seno Joko Suyono Imam Muhtahrom Yessy Apriati

Organizer Samana Foundation, 2012-2016 BWCF Society, 2017-now

Theme YearTheme2012Archipelago's Memory and Imagination: The Great Deliberation of Silat Writers and Archipelago History2013Backflow: Spice Memory and Bahari Nusantara2014Ratu Adil: Power and Rebellion in the Archipelago2015Mountains and mythology in the archipelago2016Celebrating 200 Years of Serat Centhini2017Gandawyuha and the Search for Religiosity of Religions in the Archipelago2018Traveling & Diary, Rereading Foreign Visitors Daily Records of the Archipelago

Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award BWCF awarded Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan Award to: YearRecipient's nameDedication2012SH MintardjaPioneer of genre silat Literature2013AB LapianHistorian, for his research on the world of maritime affairs in Indonesia2014Peter CareyHistorian who writes history of Pangeran Diponegoro Java's war2015Hadi Sidomulyo (Nigel Bullough)Historian who have studied and reveal the names of villages in the Nagarakretagama2016Halilintar LatiefEmpowering the monk community in South SulawesiKartono KamajayaHistorian who translate and Latinized the Serat Centhini2017Prof. Dr. Noerhadi MagetsariConducting research, writing a book about Borobudur studies which departed from Sutra studies, the most comprehensive study that has emerged from Indonesian academic circles2018Dr. Tan Ta SenResearcher from Singapore who are dedicated to finding out Zheng He trips in the Southeast Asia Region including the Archipelago. Dr Tan Ta Sen also founded the Cheng Ho museum and open it to the public

See also Borobudur

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External links BWCF Official site