If you are a veteran travel writer – 5 years or more – and can work your way around a CMS (if you don’t know what CMS is don’t bother), AOL Travel has an opening for a Editorial/Programming Director in their Sterling, VA office. They are offering a competitive salary as well as 401K/403B, Bonuses, […]
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NileGuide.com Seeks Local Experts
NileGuide is an intelligent sort of travel guide, letting travelers create their own trips based upon their preferences that are then used to make specialized guide books that can be printed or accessed from a user’s iPhone; it’s like having a local guide right at your fingertips. But to create all the content, reviews and […]
» Read more...Folio Mag Webinars on New Media
For freelance writers, it’s important to keep up to date on what’s going on in the publishing industry. Knowing the industry that you are writing for is crucial when pitching and coming up with content and that industry is no longer defined solely by print. Here at Written Road, Tim Shishler has done an excellent […]
» Read more...Writing and Photography Holidays from the Experts – newly featured on Tourdust.com
Read on if you’ve always fancied swapping your home office or the local wi-fi enabled coffeeshop for some on-location writing and photography training. Authentic tour and accommodation website, Tourdust have added two very tempting creative holidays to their site. Both of these professionally-run vocational holidays are set in locations inspirational enough to unblock even the […]
» Read more...Barefoot Expeditions Seeks Intern
It seems that nowadays there are few travel writers that don’t keep up a blog. And with the rise in social marketing tools (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) writers are becoming equally as skilled in networking as they are in crafting eloquent prose. If you’re proficient in all of the above, the internship at Barefoot Expeditions may […]
» Read more...Fodor’s and Lonely Planet – submit travel content, win competitions
They won’t pay the bills, but winning competitions such as these will certainly buoy the spirit of aspiring travel writers and photographers. Both definitely sound worth a punt to me, if only as a chance to polish your prose and pictures. Plus, there are prizes to be won! As Fodor’s may also feature your pictures […]
» Read more...Market Lead: World Swirl Press
Travel writer Erik Trinidad is putting together a guide and anthology under a micropublishing venture, World Swirl Press. We put out this call previously, but he is still looking for contributors with narrative and service-y pieces about travel scams – pickpocket scams, bait and switches, frauds, false accusations…1,000 words or less. The deadline has been […]
» Read more...Job Leads: Budget Travel, Outside’s Go
Budget Travel The publication is looking for a Deputy Editor for their New York office. The Deputy Editor will help oversee and steer all aspects of the magazine and special projects. S/he will work closely with the Editor-in-Chief to top-edit all sections of the magazine, and conceive of, assign and edit packages and features. S/he […]
» Read more...Why You Should Start Your Writing Career in College
I came across the Transitions Abroad Student Travel Writing Contest this morning and it got me thinking about writing at a younger age. There is information on the contest at the end of this post, but I wanted to start with this: It’s never too early to start your writing career, and there are several […]
» Read more...Apple Computer’s Best Kept Little Secret
Are you looking to jump into video, audio, or photography editing, but you don’t have the time or money for a private instructor or a college course? Well, if you live by an Apple Store (even an international one), Apple has a program for you. It’s called One-to-One, and it includes one hour of instruction […]
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