Claire Betita de Guzman is a Singapore-based writer born in Manila, Philippines and founder of Words and Wanderlust, a series of creative writing retreats held in beautiful, inspiring locations around the world.

      A former journalist, she started out as a news reporter for the broadsheet TODAY and eventually became a lifestyle writer. She was an editor for international and local magazines including Cosmopolitan Philippines, Preview, and Harper's Bazaar Singapore.

     Currently focused on fiction writing and poetry, she is a member of the Singapore Writers' Group, and has given talks on writing and literary events in the Philippines and Singapore. She has traveled extensively to 49 countries, and has participated in writing workshops in Europe and Asia, including Bali, Indonesia, Miradoux, France, Tbilisi, Georgia, and London, United Kingdom. www.clairebetita.com