UBUD WRITERS & READERS FESTIVAL
Final report from our special correspondent Katie Jacobs.
Sunday was the last day of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. For my last session I attended 'Literary Chefs' combining two of my favourite topics. The exhaustion of participants was evident with only one writer showing up at the start
. However New Zealand's Lauraine Jacobs gamely started the session on her own before being joined by Janet de Neefe; festival organiser and writer of Fragrant Rice, her memoir on marrying into the Balinese culture and her adventures with Bali's cuisine.
. However New Zealand's Lauraine Jacobs gamely started the session on her own before being joined by Janet de Neefe; festival organiser and writer of Fragrant Rice, her memoir on marrying into the Balinese culture and her adventures with Bali's cuisine. Reading this book was the reason I discovered the festival in the first place so it was incredible enjoyable to hear her and Lauraine (who is my mother) discussing food and writing.
Almost everyone in the audience was passionate about food, including a number of other food writers so it was a very relaxed and participatory session discussing restaurant reviewing, influential food writers, both past and present, and food activism.
The idea of a Writers and Readers festival in Ubud, Bali s
eemed fantastical and almost too good to be true before I came, especially given the stellar line up of writers this year, yet it managed to live up to my expectations. I would encourage anyone to attend future programs. The combination of great writers - both political and literary, interesting fellow attendees and such a beautiful and culture-filled location made for a vibrant and stimulating holiday.
Almost everyone in the audience was passionate about food, including a number of other food writers so it was a very relaxed and participatory session discussing restaurant reviewing, influential food writers, both past and present, and food activism.
The idea of a Writers and Readers festival in Ubud, Bali s
eemed fantastical and almost too good to be true before I came, especially given the stellar line up of writers this year, yet it managed to live up to my expectations. I would encourage anyone to attend future programs. The combination of great writers - both political and literary, interesting fellow attendees and such a beautiful and culture-filled location made for a vibrant and stimulating holiday. Pic right, Beattie's Book Blog correspondent Katie Jacobs (left) with Festival organiser and authorJanet de Neefe.
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