You be the judge. IgoUgo has teamed up with Media Bistro to sell a travel writing class in Provence. Travel Writing in Provence Dates:May 8-15, 2004 Price: $1,780 (double); $1,978 (single) For all that money, plus the cost of airfare, and a heavy travel itinerary, I’ll be impressed if the students truly walk away with […]
» Read more...Month: April 2004
A Humorous Bit on Fact checkers
If you hate having your articles fact checked, you’ll enjoy this piece by Florence King: “First, we kill all the fact checkers” Personally, I would love to have a fact checking slave who runs both sides of the Q&A. Here’s how our days would go: “Jen, are you sure you spelled that correctly?” “Of course […]
» Read more...Submitting to the NYT Travel Section
We’ve recently had an interesting discussion about the Travel section at the New York Times. I appreciate those of you who read it regularly and chimed in to give your take. When I emailed them for writers guidlines, they were quick to get back to me. I have attached them here. Good luck!
» Read more...New Africa Guide Accepting Submissions
Africa lovers—Here’s a travel writing outlet that’s hot off the press. The new Zamunda guide on BootsnAll.com. It is a brand new blog about this year’s hottest travel destination in Africa. ZamundaBlog.com Before submitting your story, read up on the kind of articles they are looking for. I particularly liked “In Search of Savages” by […]
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