Toni Pollard has been a teacher of Indonesian in Australia since 1967, both at high school and university level and more recently as a private tutor. A NAATI qualified translator with twenty-five years experience in translation across many fields, Toni took up literary translation after her retirement from the University of Western Sydney at the end of 2004. Working mostly with Lontar, Toni’s translations include the novels Mirah of Banda by Hanna Rambe and Departures by NH Dini, as well as the short story collection by Gus tf Sakai, Night’s Disappearance. Since 2008 Toni has translated countless short stories, articles and essays for the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival’s bilingual publication of the works of emerging Indonesian writers attending the annual event.