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Writer’s Retreat at Chalet La Giettaz

Saturday, August 14, 2010
By Bidisha
Writer’s Retreat at Chalet La Giettaz

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 bits of paper carefully tucked away when her social duties as lady of the house took precedence. Tolstoy scribbled Anna Karenina while running a vast... »

GET STUFFED – and other advice for travel guide writers

Sunday, July 11, 2010
By Wendy Mewes
GET STUFFED – and other advice for travel guide writers

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 has a new, regular column on Brittany Writers Magazine

Friday, July 9, 2010
By The Editor
Wendy Mewes has a new, regular column on Brittany Writers Magazine

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... »

Rennes, Brittany, France, June 1940. After Dunkirk, escaping to the west. Chapter 2 sequel

Tuesday, June 8, 2010
By David J Grundy
Rennes, Brittany, France, June 1940. After Dunkirk, escaping to the west. Chapter 2 sequel

EDITOR’S NOTE: Following our publication of;  WW2 – Tragedy in Rennes – David Grundy asked us if we would publish the fascinating sequel to the story – previously seen on... »

Reporters & Columnists Wanted NOW!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By The Editor
Reporters & Columnists Wanted NOW!

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... »

It’s FREE to Register and Login to Brittany Writers!

Monday, September 7, 2009
By The Editor
It’s FREE to Register and Login to Brittany Writers!

Brittany Writers Magazine invites you to become a registered member – It’s FREE!. Simply click on “Register”  in the top right hand corner of our front page and enter a... »

Visit “Writers in Brittany” FORUM!

Thursday, September 24, 2009
By The Editor

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... »

Rennes

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By Helen Chandler
Rennes

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... »

Forêt de Brocéliande and Merlin the Magician

Friday, October 2, 2009
By Helen Chandler
Forêt de Brocéliande and Merlin the Magician

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... »

WW2 – Tragedy in Rennes

Friday, October 9, 2009
By David Grundy
WW2 – Tragedy in Rennes

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... »

The Legend of St Barbe’s Fountain

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By sawdonsmith
The Legend of St Barbe’s Fountain

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.... »

Wendy Mewes: Writer in the Landscape

Friday, July 9, 2010
By The Editor

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... »

Short Story: FESTIVAL SAUMON

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
By sawdonsmith
Short Story: FESTIVAL SAUMON

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... »

Simon Gardiner: VOYAGE OF THE TALL SHIP ‘EUROPA’

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Penny Gardiner
Simon Gardiner: VOYAGE OF THE TALL SHIP ‘EUROPA’

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... »

Artists in Brittany – Inspiration and Colour

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Penny Gardiner
Artists in Brittany – Inspiration and Colour

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... »

I Love Brittany

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
By Angie Sanderson
I Love Brittany

For me, Brittany is the most special part of France. I have visited twice, staying in a lovely old farmhouse outside a village near Bain de Bretagne, St.... »

Petra – The Rose Red City

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
By Cordelia
Petra – The Rose Red City

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... »

George East Column – The Reluctant Traveller!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
By Cordelia
George East Column  – The Reluctant Traveller!

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... »

Nicci Fletcher Column – No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer!

Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Cordelia
Nicci Fletcher Column – No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer!

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,... »

The George East Column arrives at Brittany Writers Magazine!

Thursday, November 12, 2009
By The Editor
The George East Column arrives at Brittany Writers Magazine!

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... »

An Autumn Love Affair

Thursday, November 5, 2009
By Cordelia
An Autumn Love Affair

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.... »

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