This study aims to map trends and innovations in creative writing over the past decade through a systematic literature review approach enriched with bibliometric analysis. Data were obtained from 41 international publications analyzed using the Publish or Perish and VOSviewer software, providing a comprehensive overview of publication patterns, dominant keywords, and researcher collaboration networks. The findings reveal a significant increase in the number of publications on digital-based creative writing from 2010 to 2025, with major themes including creative writing, creativity, digital storytelling, pedagogy, and the integration of artificial intelligence. Keyword analysis indicates the presence of diverse research clusters, although most remain fragmented and not fully interconnected, thus offering opportunities for further exploration of less addressed topics such as digital literary genres or assessment among peers. In addition, author mapping shows the dominance of several key figures, although cross-country collaboration is still relatively limited. These findings highlight a paradigm shift in creative writing from conventional models to digital and collaborative approaches supported by technology, as well as the importance of developing new pedagogical strategies relevant to 21st-century literacy needs. Therefore, this research makes a significant contribution to the development of creative writing studies in the global and digital era.
This study looks at the ethical principles embedded in Tere Liye's novel Si Anak Badai, along with its application as a digital educational resource (e-book) within the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project (P5). This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach through content examination, including reading, listening, and taking notes to examine the text, quotes, dialogues, and stories in the book. The data included 90 quotes that show moral values, grouped into four areas: relationships with yourself, other people, the environment, and God. The results showed that 41 of these quotes connected directly to the six parts of P5: belief in and devotion to the Almighty, valuing global variety, collaborative spirit, independence, analytical reasoning, and innovative thinking. The digital teaching material was tested on 29 students at SMAN 1 Cipeundeuy and got positive feedback, with most of the responses being "good" or "very good." These findings show that the moral values in “Si Anak Badai” are suitable to be used in literature lessons to help build students' character based on Pancasila values.
This study aims to address low learning motivation and the lack of variety in teaching resources for poetry material at SMA Negeri 1 Sandai through the development of flipbook-based learning media. This study used the Research and Development (R&D) method with the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The research subjects included six expert validators, one Indonesian language teacher, and 28 grade XI students as product users. Data collection was conducted using interviews and questionnaires, then analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. The results showed that the developed flipbook product obtained a validity score of 93.66% (very valid) and a practicality score of 93.79% (very practical). Furthermore, the product effectiveness test validated a significant increase in students' cognitive learning outcomes with an average Normalized Gain (N-Gain) score of 0.62 (moderate category). These empirical findings indicate that the integration of audio-visual elements in flipbooks is effective in visualizing abstract poetry concepts into concrete ones and maintaining student learning motivation. The implications of this study recommend the use of interactive media as an alternative solution for literature learning in the digital era.
This study aims to examine the narrative structure of Lelaki Harimau by Eka Kurniawan, focusing on the division of episodes, mythemes, and binary oppositions among characters. The main focus of this research is the application of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s structuralism to analyze the supernatural mythological element of the white tiger inhabiting the human body and its relationship to the social and cultural realities depicted in the novel. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach using library research techniques, including close reading, data documentation, and interpretation based on episodes, mythemes, and binary oppositions. The findings indicate that the novel is structured into several episodes that portray Margio’s journey from the emergence of the white tiger to his process of redemption. Each episode contains interconnected mythemes and patterns of binary opposition, forming a structure of resistance against injustice and the social pressures experienced by the protagonist. The white tiger symbol functions as a mythological figure representing resistance, inner strength, and an inherited moral burden.
This study aims to examine Malay–Minangkabau mantras as ritual language practices through the perspectives of forensic linguistics and sociolinguistic–cultural studies. Specifically, the research seeks to identify the linguistic features of mantras at the phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, and pragmatic levels; to represent the linguistic identity of their speakers; and to explain the social and cultural functions of mantras within local communities. The study positions mantras not merely as magical texts or folklore, but as social–linguistic actions that record values, identity, and the cultural dynamics of the Malay–Minangkabau community. The scope of the research is limited to healing and protective mantras used in particular Malay–Minangkabau communities. The analysis focuses on linguistic structure and socio-cultural context without normatively evaluating medical or theological aspects. Employing a qualitative descriptive approach, this study integrates forensic linguistics, Halliday’s theory of social meaning (ideational, interpersonal, and textual), and the language–culture perspectives of Foley and Duranti. The research data consist of mantra texts obtained from the documentation of oral traditions and. The findings indicate that mantras exhibit formulaic and performative linguistic structures that function as mechanisms of psychosocial regulation within the community. A noteworthy finding is that mantras constitute a restricted ritual register with socially limited users and function as a collective linguistic fingerprint that records the identity, history, and cultural transformation of the Malay–Minangkabau community.
