''Horison'' (''Horizon'') was a monthly literary magazine in

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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 Mochtar Lubis (; 7 March 1922 – 2 July 2004) was an Indonesian Batak journalist and novelist who co-founded ''Indonesia Raya'' and monthly literary magazine " Horison". His novel '' Senja di Jakarta'' (''Twilight in Jakarta'' in English) ...

. The first editorial board consisted of

HB Jassin Hans Bague Jassin (31 July 1917 – 11 March 2000), better known as HB Jassin, was an Indonesian literary critic, documentarian, and professor. Born in Gorontalo to a bibliophilic petroleum company employee, Jassin began reading while still in ele ...

, Zaini, Taufik Ismail, Arief Budiman (Su Haw Hin), D.S. Muliano. 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 Umar Kayam (30 April 1932 – 16 March 2002) was an Indonesian sociologist and writer. Biography He began his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Surakarta, where his father also taught. He continued his education at a MULO ...

, Danarto, Arswendo Atmovilito,

Sutardji Calzoum Bachri Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, known as Tardji, (born 1941 in Rengat, Riau) is a well-known Indonesian poet. A native Malay speaker, he successfully launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'. He was nicknamed the "bottle poet" for a prefer ...

, Darmanto,

Abdul Hadi WM Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

and others expressed themselves for the first time in this magazine. 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,

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

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