Archive for November, 2002

It’s Webby Time Again

Date: November 24th, 2002 |

I can’t believe it’s already time again…but it is.
Submissions for the 7th Annual Webby Awards end December 20th.
For travel, I highly recommend my favorite, BootsnAll.com These guys always seem to be overlooked by the mainstream media.
But hey, what can you do? Vote for them in the People’s Choice that’s what! Though this time around I [read more]

Seal Press Call for Submissions

Date: November 19th, 2002 |

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Women writers, turn in your stories. Seal Press has their call out.
Afloat: Yarns by Seafaring Women
Edited by Barbara Sjoholm
Fall 2003
First person nautical narratives
Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2003
Women Who Eat
Deadline Dec. 1, 2002
Some Soul to Keep: Young African-American Women on
Love, Relationships, Sex and the Search for Mr. Right
Deadline January 1, 2003
Refer to the Seal [read more]

Well Traveled: dispatches from the frontlines of travel

Date: November 18th, 2002 |

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Damn, those World Hum guys are good. I don’t know how they have the time to find the great scoops they do. Now normally I don’t copy them, and normally they don’t link to travelogues…but in this case…we’re both breaking the rules.
They found some fresh stuff from Tim Cahill. He’s online writing for Slate’s Well [read more]

A House Somewhere: Tales of Living Abroad

Date: November 17th, 2002 |

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I missed Don George’s book release party tonight at Book Passage! He was reading with Isabel Allende from his latest anthology A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad. This collection is “filled with stories of folks who committed themselves to a place that wasn’t their own, but that became home.”
If you’re not familiar with Don [read more]

Everyone Wants To Work At National Geographic, Don’t They?

Date: November 15th, 2002 |

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Come on, most likely if you’re a travel writer now, at some point in your life you dreamed of working with National Geographic.
Well, here’s your chance. I’m a firm believer that dreams come true…and they happen a little faster if you’re willing to put in a great deal of hard work, dedication and persistence. The [read more]

Wild Writing Women Travel Writers Conference

Date: November 20th, 2002 |

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By popular demand, the Wild Writing Women have put together a workshop for travel writers. The first one will be held January 25 & 27, 2003 at Fort Mason in San Francisco.
Wild Writing Women Travel Writers Conference
Only five of the WWW will be participating, and I will not be one of them. But [read more]

Lonely Planet Travel Writing Competition

Date: November 18th, 2002 |

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Ok, travel writers. Here’s your chance to become a Lonely Planet writer.
Lonely Planet Kindness of Strangers Competition
LP is looking for stories of high literary quality that illustrates the following theme:
“These spontaneous acts of goodness, given with no expectation of return, embody one of travel’s fundamental lessons: that at heart everyday people want to help one [read more]

James O’Reilly recommends M.F.K. Fisher

Date: November 18th, 2002 |

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James O’Reilly, publisher of Travelers’ Tales sent an email today to the TT staff, raving about M.F.K. Fisher. I thought I’d pass it on since there are several of you out there who email me asking how to improve your writing.
“Reading M.F.K. Fisher for Travelers’ Tales Provenceand DAMN is she good! I’d forgotten how [read more]

Free Travel = More Travel Writing Potential

Date: November 16th, 2002 |

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Frommers.com announced in their newsletter last night that RyanAir.com is giving away 500,000 seats until Nov.18, 2002. It’s for flights in Europe–London, Paris, Rome, Dublin,
Amsterdam, Brussels, Glasgow, Shannon-and any of their flight destinations within Europe. To look at their homepage is an instant rush —the kind you get from the excitement of possibility.
You know what [read more]

Google Travel Heavyweights & Featherweights

Date: November 14th, 2002 |

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Have you seen Google Fight yet? It does Google searches for keywords and lets you know who has how many.
For example, when Mac Donalds fights Burger King…here are the results.
So…I’ve put some travel notables in the ring.
Pen In Hand
Bill Bryson vs. Tim Cahill…and the winner is
Paul Theroux vs. Peter Matthiessen…and the winner is
Rolf Potts vs. [read more]