A couple of weeks ago, I heard the inspiring and dynamic Joanna Penn talk at the Bristol
Crime Writers festival.
As Mount Agung started rumbling in Bali last month, Janet DeNeefe, the director of
Ubud writers festival, convened a series of crisis meetings.
The eruption is feared to be the worst in Bali in decades and it's fair to say a
destabilised writers festival is among the least of the locals» concerns: an estimated 140,000 people in surrounding areas have been evacuated and moved into makeshift shelters and formerly bustling travel hotspots have been left virtually empty.
Retreat from the waterfront to enjoy yoga, spiritual retreats and the
annual writers festival from the lush mountain location of
It's the UK's only dedicated
travel writers festival and visitors will be able to hear from some of their favourite travel personalities.
Writers festivals, such as this year's Bendigo Writers Festival, are beginning to take an interest in comic creators for workshops and talks.
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But now, weeks after the original rumblings, things are relatively less volatile at Mount Agung and the team at
the writers festival has decided to carry on.