In case you are one of those handful of aspiring travel-writers who are living off an inheritance, married to a celebrity, or have a sugar-daddy (or mommy!) at their beck and call, perhaps you might be interested in taking a train trip with Paul Theroux for the grand sum total of $12,975. The journey covers […]
» Read more...Year: 2008
Bloggers wanted for high-profile travel blog on NYC and Paris
For those located in New York City or in Paris, you’re in luck. A major NY-based travel publisher — unfortunately the listings don’t say which one — is looking for bloggers truly plugged in to what’s hip and happening in the two cosmopolitan centers. Although the listings don’t indicate that you need to live in […]
» Read more...The Frugal Traveler On Travel Writing
A quote from Rolf Pott’s interview with Matt Gross: “Go into travel before you go into travel writing. You should know how to cross a land border, book plane tickets in a language you don’t speak and befriend the old lady who squints evilly from the second-story window at everyone who passes by. In other […]
» Read more...Get Your Travel Book Noticed by Agents and Publishers– authonomy.com from HarperCollins
If you’ve crafted your inspiring, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart rendering, memoir of weeks, months or years spent travelling the continents of the world then it’s definitely time to design a cover for it, get it out there and take a stab at getting published. Having a travel book published is the holy-grail for most travel […]
» Read more...KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid, And Other Great Advice
Just this past weekend while sipping coffee and soaking up the late-summer sun in my hometown of Santa Cruz, California, I met up with Karen Kefauver, an experienced adventure travel writer with a growing interest in new media. Karen, who I had connected with through my first post on Written Road, was heading off to […]
» Read more...Solas Awards deadline just around the corner – September 21
After a three day weekend — two of which I didn’t even check my email — it’s a little difficult to get back into the swing of things. Plus Labor Day is always an annoying indicator that summer is almost over. But fortunately the end of summer means the coming of fall and you know […]
» Read more...The British Guild of Travel Writers launch NEW website
Founded in 1960, the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) is an association of over 270 professional writers, editors, photographers, producers, radio and television presenters involved in the world of travel. You’ll find Guild members names in by-lines to articles featured everywhere throughout the British press, on imprint pages of countless guidebooks and increasingly across […]
» Read more...Job Lead: Backpacker.com and Bicycling.com
Looking to add to your online portfolio? Then check out this lead from Backpacker.com and Bicycling.com. The Rundown: Using a GPS unit, ride, hike and run local trails and routes in your area and national parks. Upload the tracks online, add photos, video clips, points of interest and a short write-up. Real-life editors then promote […]
» Read more...Interview: David Miller
Anyone that’s familiar with the online travel writing world will know the name Matador Travel. That’s right, it’s the networking site for us travel lovers that have a desire to write about all of our adventures. I had the opportunity to catch up with Matador’s Editor David Miller about working, why he is a fan […]
» Read more...Wise words from Jonathan Lorie
And as a follow up to last week’s post … …I asked Jonathan Lorie, the director of Travellers’ Tales and ex-editor of Traveller magazine, a few questions. How much of a traveller writer’s success depends upon their raw talent and how much comes from hard work, determination and practice? “You don’t need to be a […]
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