Bangkok, Thailand, will be the world book capital in 2013
July 22, 2011
Bangkok has been designated World Book Capital 2013. The city was selected by a committee made up of representatives from the three main branches of the publishing world and UNESCO, which met at the Organization’s Paris Headquarters on 27 June.
The Committee selected Bangkok “ for its willingness to bring together all the various stakeholders in the book supply chain and beyond, actors involved in the publication chain for a range of projects proposed, for its community-focused and the high level of its commitment through the proposed activities.” read more here
Will try to get there and hopefuly present some travel writing workshops if I receive an invite for during 2012.
This bloggers book - the cover photo taken in Bali by author
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