Kidwell-e Festival founder and author Julian Ruck said his event was important for new writers, and could be where the next self-publishing superstar author was plucked from obscurity.

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WordPlay features talks and workshops with prominent local and international writers and poets like Philip Cornwel-Smith, author of the book Thai Hybrid, and Dean Barrett, author of the book Writing on Asia.

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