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When writers and their fanbases collide

While writing and reading may be solitary pursuits, a festival is invaluable in bringing together the communities of authors and readers

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The week-long bash of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is over and it is now safe for writers to return to their natural state of hibernation before next year's event draws them out again.

Writing, as most writers are likely to say at some point during a festival, is mostly a solitary pursuit.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 12, 2019, with the headline When writers and their fanbases collide. Subscribe