Travel writing workshop
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Start date
Different dates available
A course to turn your travel experiences into saleable travel articles. Your chance to get your adventures into print, examine what makes a good article and learn about what travel editors look for. We will explore the huge market for well written words on travel and cover both how to market yourself and your work.
We will be going out and about in Covent Garden to practice observational and interview skills with a view to writing up a travel story during the workshop.
The Tutor:
Susan Grossman has had a long career as a travel, food and health writer. She has broadcast for BBC Radio 4, presented the Food and Drink programme for BBC2, been travel editor for the Telegraph Magazine, and published five travel guidebooks. She lectures on the Journalism MA at Westminster University and teaches journalism at City University. She is a ILM-certified career coach and mentor and runs regular workshops for freelancers and media professionals.
City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors from those advertised in this outline. In line with our refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor.
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About this course
- Identify good and bad travel articles
- Identify how travel pages work
- Apply the basic structure of a travel piece
- Edit your writing
- Approach the right person with your article.
Please bring along a recent travel supplement from a newspaper.
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Subjects
- Writing
- University
- Market
- Interview Skills
Course programme
Coming up with ideas
What makes a good travel piece
Eye catching openings
Marketing and selling your work
Liaising with PRs and Tourist Boards
Identifying suitable outlets
Research abroad.
Additional information
Travel writing workshop