Kampot Writers and Readers Festival - 2nd edition in November 2016

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:07 am

Kampot lit festival to be bigger, better
Fri, 9 September 2016
Audrey Wilson

Last year’s Kampot Writers and Readers Festival (KWRF) – the first – was a surprise hit. But the organisers had just 10 weeks to put it together.

For this year’s festival – which takes place in November – they’ve had all 52. Festival director Julien Poulson, who hosted a launch event in Phnom Penh on Wednesday night, describes last year’s edition as an on-the-fly success, and a learning experience for all involved.

Ultimately, the organisers hope the event – “broadly a festival of ideas” – will be bigger and better this time. Poulson notes the low literacy rate of Cambodia compared to other countries hosting festivals in the region. “But it’s a place that is rich in stories,” he says.

This year, it will at the very least have more diversity and more opportunities for a local audience, including a four-day media lab for young Cambodians...
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Popeye · Post by **Popeye** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:17 am

Going to be better. Well, could not be any worse than last years effort.