Dear Colleagues,
On Sunday, 1 June, the University of Leeds School of English is organising a one-day, practice-based workshop for anyone interested in learning the art and business of travel writing. Held from 9am to 5pm, the information-packed day will include masterclasses, lectures and roundtables with editors, publishers, writers and PR representatives from Lonely Planet Magazine, Bradt Publishers, Polarworld Publishing and Inntravel, among others. Topics covered include: how to pitch travel articles to magazines, newspapers and travel blogs; how to pen narrative non-fiction out of travel experiences; how to effectively liaise with PRs and tourist boards; and how to negotiate the rapidly changing landscape of media and journalism. The day will offer a solid primer on how the travel writing industry works today, and will offer a step-by-step process for how to start getting published (and earning money) as a travel writer.
The event will be held at the School of English, University of Leeds, and is co-sponsored by the HERA Arctic Encounters project. More specific information and the schedule can be found at http://www.arcticencounters.net/event.php?event=2014-06-01-travel-writing-workshop. The workshop fee is £80 (£50 concession for students), which includes all lectures, course materials and refreshments. You can book online directly at http://store.leeds.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=542, though please note that a limited number of spaces are available.
If you have any questions at all about the workshop or schedule, please email us at [log in to unmask]
All the best,
Simone Abram
Graham Huggan
Roger Norum
Workshop co-convenors
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Roger Norum
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Leeds
Faculty of Arts, School of English
Arctic Encounters: Contemporary Travel/Writing in the European High North
http://www.arcticencounters.net
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