Lonely Planet co-founder set to speak at travel writing festival

The co-founder of one of the world’s most influential series of travel guides will be among the guests at this year’s Immrama Festival of Travel Writing in Lismore.

Now in its 10th year, the festival has once again secured a diverse and renowned range of writers to its schedule and will run in the Co Waterford town from Jun 7 until Jun 10.

A first for the event this year is a book edited by Paul Clements, which features contributions from some of the writers who have spoken at Immrama since its 2003 inception.