Travel writer, essayist and radio journalist, Allison K Williams' work has appeared on/in National Public Radio, CBC Canada, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Snap Judgment, The Moth, Deep South and Travelers' Tales. A Florida native, US/Canadian citizen and Dubai resident, Allison's spent substantial time in 28 countries and popped in to 17 more. With a knack for finding the middle of the action, she's flown on trapeze, driven mimes across Bulgaria, been (literally) on fire, and was hit on by the Buddha.

Allison currently specializes in women's travel, adventure travel, cultural experience, entertainment and food in Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, India and the Middle East, with frequent trips to the USA (Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Midwest), Canada (East, West, Maritimes) and the Caribbean.

Her literary background includes essays in Kenyon Review Online, Prairie Schooner, The Drum and Brevity. Her humor writing was a Mark Twain Award winner; she has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. As a storyteller, Allison has appeared onstage at London's Theatre Royal and Rich Mix, India's Filocafe, and The Moth StorySLAM.

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