
Utami Diah Kusumawati is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. She is currently pursuing for MA in Professional Journalism at Nebraska-Lincoln University. She plans to put her passion for writing narrative as well as reporting social and humanity issues to promote better democracy in her country.
Utami earned her bachelor’s degree in English Literature at University of Indonesia. She had worked as a journalist in several media including Dewi Magazine, Jurnal Nasional, The Jakarta Post and CNN Indonesia. She has also become a contributor or freelance writer for Esquire Indonesia, Sarasvati Art Magazine, Colours Garuda inflight magazine, Apa Kabar Trakindo magazine, as well as Komunitas Salihara (art centre) and Yayasan Kelola (non-profit art foundation).