Horison

Horison is a monthly literary magazine in Indonesia.

Horison
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyMonthly
First issue15 July 1966
Final issueJuly 2016
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Websitewww.horison-online.com
ISSN0125-9016

History and profile

Horison was founded in 1966 and originally run by the Indonesian Foundation (Yayasan Indonesia). The first issue of the magazine was published on July 1966.

The idea to create such a magazine belonged to the writer and publicist Mochtar Lubis. The first editorial board consisted of Mochtar Lubis, HB Jassin, Zaini, Taufik Ismail, Arief Budiman (Su Haw Hin), D.S. Muliano.[1]

The magazine advocates the freedom of creativity of writers, the diversity of literary forms and genres, encourages the development of young talents.

Such well-known Indonesian writers and poets as Umar Kayam, Danarto, Arswendo Atmovilito, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, Darmanto, Abdul Hadi WM and others expressed themselves for the first time in this magazine.[2]

Initially, the magazine was dominated by works with a clear political background, since the mid-1970s - mainly by the avant-garde works (Sutardji Kalzum Bahri, Putu Wijaya, Ikranegara, Danarto).

In the years 1966-1975, it was the only established literary magazine in the country. The publication in it was a recognition of the literary talent of a writer or a poet. In the 1980s many prominent writers moved away from the magazine, although its publication continues thanks to the efforts of Taufiq Ismail and the writers of his circle.

Since 1996, the magazine has an appendix "Kakilangit" (Horizon) destined for students and teachers of literature.[3]

Since July 2016, the transfer from paper to electronic format edition was started. There are four sections in it: poetry, short story, essays, criticism.[4]

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gollark: Which eventually happened two weeks later.
gollark: Then nothing until around the start of March when it seemed possible for schools to close and such.
gollark: Apparently the first mention of coronavirus in my journal (it's computerized so I can search it very easily) was from January, and me mentioning that some teacher had been mentioning it at school.
gollark: It probably wouldn't have done me much good to have taken it seriously earlier, inasmuch as I'm not in a position to do anything about it/convince anyone else to, and the worst of the supply chain disruption everyone was hyping up was me having to have somewhat different pasta for a few days.

References
  1. Sekilas tentang Majalah Horison // "Harian Waspada", 14 February 1997
  2. Pogadaev, V. Malay world (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore). Lingvostranovedchesky dictionary. M.: Oriental Book, 2012, p.236
  3. http: //www.horison-online.com/kakilangit.html
  4. antaranews.com. "Majalah Sastra Horison berhenti terbitkan versi cetak - ANTARA News".
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