Events

Tim Cahill and Jen Leo Author Events at Book Passage

Date: August 6th, 2006 |

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July Author Appearances

Date: June 28th, 2006 |

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Lea Aschkenas, author of Es Cuba: Life and Love on a Illegal Island
Sunday, July 23, 7:00 pm
Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA
Love is the operative word in journalist Aschkenas’s intimate, detailed memoir of 10 months spent exploring life in Cuba—love for a young Cuban man whose devotion largely defines her journey. As a tourist, she is [read more]

2006 Travel Media Showcase

Date: May 30th, 2006 |

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The 7th Annual Travel Media Showcase will be held in Fayetteville, North Carolina. What is the Travel Media Showcase? It’s a three-day program introducing journalists, of both print and broadcast, together with domestic and international travel representatives. Why attend? It’s an opportunity to network with other writers and editors, meet domestic and international PR reps, [read more]

Travel Writer’s Festival

Date: May 4th, 2006 |

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I know this is a little late, but if you’re going to be in the Minneapolis area this weekend, check out The Loft’s Literary Center’s Travel Writer’s Festival. The Loft is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive literary center, providing writers with educational programs, mentoring services, and grants. The festival features workshops and readings for [read more]

Pictures from the LA Times Book Fest

Date: April 30th, 2006 |

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Had a good time at the LA Times Book Fest yesterday. Heading back over there now to meet Jim Benning and see the Don George, Elliott Hester panel. Might also catch the Peter Hessler one. Here is the line up of panels for Sunday. There were no problems getting in to see the lectures [read more]

Book Passage’s 2006 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference

Date: July 18th, 2006 |

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Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced writer, there’s something you can learn at Book Passage’s 2006 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference. I have personally never attended the conference — being an east coast girl and all — but after reading Jen’s old posts about it and learning about the all-star line up, I [read more]

David Farley on the radio

Date: June 21st, 2006 |

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Hey everybody, I just wanted to tell you David Farley, co-editor of Travelers’ Tales Prague and the Czech Republic, will be on the Pittsburgh talk radio show “On the Menu.” This may be one of the last times to check out Farley before he heads to Italy for six months to research and write a [read more]

Travel Writing Workshops

Date: May 9th, 2006 |

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For those of you who missed David Farley’s 10-week travel writing workshop at Gotham, here’s another chance to learn from him, this time at New York University.
From Traveler to Travel Writer: A Writing Workshop
INSTRUCTOR: David Farley
DATE: Friday and Saturday, June 8-9
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m (both days)
LOCATION: Washington Square
COST: $290
DETAILS: A beginners course designed [read more]

LA Times Book Fest Travel Panel

Date: May 1st, 2006 |

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Leslie Berestein, Jim Benning, Elliott Hester, Don George, Me - Jen Leo
Around the World in 60 Minutes: Travel Writing at the LA Times Book Fest, was one of the better panels I attended this weekend, and I’m not just saying that because it’s one of my favorite subjects. I was just as eager to attend [read more]

Writing Workshop led by Larry Habegger

Date: April 26th, 2006 |

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This has to be the mother of all writing workshops! Larry Habegger of Travelers’ Tales is holding a writing workshop abroad a 82-foot Turkish Gulet. Enjoy the Turquoise Sea, tour fishing villages and ruins, while learning to craft a personal travel story. The yacht will set sail from Gocek and cruise the Turkish coastline. Robin [read more]