Saya

Dilahirkan pada 27 Februari 1971, Singapura. Memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sastera (Kepujian) (1995) dan Sarjana Sastera (1997) dari UKM; Ijazah Doktor Falsafah dalam bidang kesusasteraan bandingan dari Nanyang Technological University, Singapura  (2006). Beberapa tulisan akademik beliau terbit dalam jurnal dan majalah serantau. Beliau merupakan pengulas cerpen Dewan Siswa sejak 2007 hingga kini. Buku terbarunya ialah Haruki Murakami dalam Kesusasteraan Melayu (Penerbit UKM, 2024), Kelestarian Persuratan Melayu (Penerbit UKM, 2023), Alam Sekitar dalam Novel (Penerbit UKM, 2022) dan Narasi Musim Wabah: Antologi Cerpen Covid (Penerbit UKM, 2021). Kumpulan cerpen beliau ialah Zel (1998), Montaj II (2002), Masitah (2007, 2009), Narasi Gua dan Raqim (ITBM, 2013, 2014), Dan Coklat Mengalir dari Ruang Buncah (DBP, 2015) dan Narasi dari Tanah Selandia Baru dan Kisah Lainnya (DBP, 2021).  Antara pengiktirafan yang diterima ialah menerusi  Hadiah Sastera Utusan Melayu-Public Bank @ Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan-Exxon Mobil, Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia dan Hadiah Sastera Darul Takzim. Beliau merupakan penerima Anugerah Akademik Negara 2018 (Seni dan Kreativiti) dan SEA Write Award 2018. Pernah menjadi Profesor Pelawat di Universitas Negeri Jogjakata, Indonesia (2020, 2024) dan Penulis Tamu di Asia Creative Writing Program, Nanyang Technological University-National Arts Council of Singapore (2023). Kini merupakan Profesor Madya dan Ketua Kluster Warisan Melayu (2020-2024) di Pusat Kajian Bitara Melayu, Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, UKM; pengkhususan beliau adalah sastera bandingan dan kreativiti. Boleh dihubungi di mawar.safei@ukm.edu.my 

Born on February 27, 1971, in Singapore, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree (1995) and Master of Arts degree (1997) from UKM (National University of Malaysia). She earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2006). Several of her academic writings have been published in regional journals and magazines. She has been a short story reviewer for Dewan Siswa since 2007 until now. Her latest books include Haruki Murakami dalam Kesusasteraan Melayu (Penerbit UKM, 2024), Kelestarian Persuratan Melayu (Penerbit UKM, 2023), Alam Sekitar dalam Novel (Penerbit UKM, 2022), and Narasi Musim Wabah: Antologi Cerpen Covid (Penerbit UKM, 2021). Her short story collections are Zel (1998), Montaj II (2002), Masitah (2007, 2009), Narasi Gua dan Raqim (ITBM, 2013, 2014), Dan Coklat Mengalir dari Ruang Buncah (DBP, 2015), and Narasi dari Tanah Selandia Baru dan Kisah Lainnya (DBP, 2021). Among the recognitions she received are through the Utusan Melayu-Public Bank Literary Award @ Utusan-Exxon Mobil Literary Award, the Malaysian Prime Literary Award, and the Darul Takzim Literary Award. She is a recipient of the National Academic Award 2018 (Arts and Creativity) and the SEA Write Award 2018. She has served as a Visiting Professor at Universitas Negeri Jogjakarta, Indonesia (2020, 2024) and as a Guest Writer in the Asia Creative Writing Program, Nanyang Technological University-National Arts Council of Singapore (2023). She is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Malay Heritage Cluster (2020-2024) at BITARA Melayu, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM; her specialization is in Comparative Literature and Creativity. She can be contacted at mawar.safei@ukm.edu.my.