UNS — A student of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Program Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) brought a proud name for Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta. Aji Santoso won the 1st prize in Short Story Writing Competition BSO Madura Pintar held by FKIP Universitas Trunojoyo Madura.
This competition was held to commemorate Madura Pintar Anniversary in 2021. Under the theme of âIndonesian Inspirational Volunteersâ, the competition has two sub-themes, volunteers in community services and volunteers during the pandemic. Aji Santoso was selected to volunteer in the community service sub-theme and wrote a story titled âRelawan Sarungâ (Saroong Volunteer). His short story tells the journey of a volunteer during the eruption of Mount Merapi in Sleman, Yogyakarta, who asked for his motherâs blessing. His mother gave him a sarong which later saved him from the cruel eruption.
âThe story is based on a true story, which focuses on parentâs blessings that could save someone from danger. But I modified the story,â Aji told uns.ac.id team (20/5/2021).
The fan of Joko Pinurbo said that he started to like writing since entering the university around 2019. Besides short stories, Aji also writes poetry and opinion in his free time. From his hobby, Aji won over 104 participants in the competition. Although he won the competition, he said that he would continue learning and hone his writing skill, deciding the theme and selecting diction. He also enriches his literacy knowledge by reading various short stories. Aji hopes that he could publish a collection of his short stories in a book through a major publisher in the future. Humas UNS
Reporter: Alinda Hardiantoro
Editor: Dwi Hastuti