The art of travel writing should be a thing of beauty. What about the special quality of the journey? Arrival’s sweet scent of anticipation? Esoteric encounters with the natives?... »

Stories abound of writers crafting masterpieces in abject conditions. A blind John Milton doggedly recited Paradise Lost to his daughters, while Jane Austen wrote her peerless novels on odd... »

Wendy Mewes almost bites off more than she can chew I was asked to write the new Footprint guide to Brittany in June 2009. It looked a decent contract: reasonable... »

WENDY MEWES is the author of the Footprint Travel Guide to Brittany (2010). She has written seven other books about Brittany including Discovering the History of Brittany and Walking... »

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Great news for all members, contributors and readers of Brittany Writers Magazine! We have teamed-up with WRITERS IN BRITTANY FORUM Click the above to visit and register. The idea is for... »

The capital of Brittany for some 2,000 years, Rennes is a diverse and remarkable city with something to offer everyone. Approximately 75 km south of Saint-Malo and just... »

Brittany is an area rich in myths and legends, a great number of which are connected with the famous Forêt de Brocéliande. The forest, steeped in history and... »

Dedication This contribution is dedicated in remembrance of the more than 800 recorded British and French, both military and civilians, who died following a Luftwaffe bombing attack on the railway... »

Isn’t it funny how there are things which you believe to be complete nonsense, until they happen to you. I’d always been sceptical of good luck charms and superstitions.... »

Do you have what it takes to become a reporter for Brittany Writers Magazine? Can you write regular 1000 word articles and news items for your department in Brittany? Our... »

Whilst the UK froze with temperatures plummeting to minus -22 in some regions, Spain’s ‘garden of Europe’, the region of Murcia and Costa Calida saw temperatures rise to 25c... »

WRITER IN THE LANDSCAPE Walking and Writing Course This walking and writing course is for anyone seeking to develop their work through inspiration from the natural world and man’s complex relationship... »

FESTIVAL SAUMON Paul had seen the poster advertising the festival a few days before. 4em Festival Saumon 11-14 Juillet 1998. A meaningful festival of salmon in a small inland town... »

While many people enjoy boat sailing around our coasts, most think that the “Age of Sail”, the great “Tall Ships”, are long gone. Search the ‘web’, there are over... »

I have been living and working as a artist in Brittany for the past 3 years. It’s a beautiful picturesque region with a unique character all of its own. We... »

When I booked to visit Petra in Jordan, known as the rose-red city, I believed it would be a beautiful collection of buildings. But I had no... »

As promised in the last edition of BWM, here is our first contribution by a travel writer who appears to be on the way to becoming a... »

No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer. (part 1) It was my birthday last week. Pause for appropriate exchange of pleasantries. For me, like many others,... »

If anyone should know his onions about France and the French, it’s George East. The former nightclub bouncer, private detective, radio DJ, publican, gravedigger and pickled onion manufacturer has been... »

I love this time of year, the leaves are turning red or gold and there’s wood smoke in the air, as thoughts turn to Christmas and the winter ahead.... »