Indonesian writer (born 1970)
Udo Z. Karzi (born June 12, 1970, in Liwa, Lampung) is an Indonesian writer.
Education
He graduated from the Department of Government Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science (FISIP) of Lampung University in 1996.
Journalism
He was the chief editor of student newspaper Teknokra (1993-1994), the general leader of the magazine Republica (1994-1996), and advisor to the magazine Ijtihad (1995-1998).
He has been a member and administrator of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) in Lampung since its establishment on March 31, 2001.
He became a freelance reporter for the Lampung Post, Bandar Lampung (1995-1996), and a reporter for the weekly news magazine Sinar in Jakarta (1997-1998).
He worked as a lecturer in economics and accounting at a senior high school in his hometown (1998) before returning to journalism in roles at the Sumatera Post, Bandar Lampung (1998-2000), Lampung Post, Bandar Lampung (2000-2006), Borneo News, Pangkalan Bun (2006-2008), back to Lampung Post (2009-2015), and since 2015 at the newspaper Fajar Sumatera, Bandar Lampung.
Cultural work
He was chairman of the board of research and development of Lampung Art Council (R & D DKL) (2005-2006). In 2010, with Y. Wibowo and Nugroho Este, he established the publisher Pustaka Labrak, as well as being the editor at BE Press, Bandar Lampung (since 2007).
