Breaking news from the travel-publishing industry: Discovery’s Travel Channel has bought over Vagabondish. First it was World Hum, now this — both are great examples of small scale, personal projects making it big because of sheer dedication and quality content. Mike Richard, who created the blog-turned-magazine about 18-months ago, will remain the editor-in-chief and the […]
» Read more...Month: March 2008
Trying To Be A Travel-Writer: My Story So Far…
One of our recent posts here stirred up many comments and thoughts. Although I assure you we’ve never meant to be impersonal, some of the commenters have expressed that this site lacks a personal touch, and many often ask for Jen. Unfortunately, as Nick has mentioned, Jen has retired from this site. She can be […]
» Read more...Call For Story Submissions: Traveling Mama
I hadn’t seen the Traveling Mamas website before and I think it’s pretty cool. Run by 4 mothers who are professional travel-writers, the site has a neat travel blog with focused advice on family travel; worth a visit if you haven’t already. Anyway, they are looking for 300-1000 word travel-themed stories for an anthology series. […]
» Read more...Job Lead: Assistant Editor at Budget Travel
Budget Travel is looking for an Assistant Editor in their New York office. Job Duties: Fact-checking features, departments, and maps, and for confirming all information, including details of pricing and geography. Follow stories through the production cycle to verify changes made to copy and photo captions. Requirements: The ideal candidate will have previous experience fact-checking […]
» Read more...Interview With Robert Reid: The Rise Of Online Travel Guides
I subscribe to a million (not exaggerating) RSS feeds, from EVERYWHERE. I enjoy most I subscribe to, and I subscribe to new ones almost every day (yes, I’m obsessed) which is precisely why I often miss good stuff — that goes completely against the whole point of subscribing to feeds from cool sites. This interview […]
» Read more...Moon Looking For Guidebook Authors
Avalon Publishing is looking for authors for a number of Moon guidebooks: –Moon South Africa –Moon Mumbai & Goa –Moon Delhi, Agra, & Rajasthan –Moon Mexico’s Copper Canyon –Moon Singapore & Malaysia –Moon Coastal Carolinas –Moon South Carolina Writers should live in the areas mentioned or have close ties and are compensated with an advance […]
» Read more...New Writing Website: The Midlist Writer
Good friend, fellow traveler and writer Sean McLachlan (who has shared his advice for us here before), has entered the blogging world to share his writing experiences. Sean has been to 20 countries on every continent (except Australia and Antartica), is author of Moon Guidebook to London, the Insider’s Guide to Phoenix, and Globe Pequot’s […]
» Read more...Frommer’s Travel Writing 101
For those of you who missed this, at end of last year, Frommer’s came out with a Travel Writing 101 series of articles, written by Robert Haru Fisher: a contributing editor and columnist for Frommers.com, a former editor-in-chief of the Fodor Travel Guides, a former president of the Society of American Travel Writers and director […]
» Read more...Job Lead: Northstar Travel Media
Northstar Travel Media is looking for an Assistant Editor for their TravelAge West publication in Los Angeles, CA. Requirements: -Minimum of 1-2 years related experience in magazine and newspaper editorial and production. Experience working in the travel industry preferred. -College degree or equivalent work experience. English, Journalism or Literature major preferred. -Must be a detail-oriented […]
» Read more...Writing Online: What You Write Vs. How You Write
I don’t know about you guys, but with the explosive growth of the online publishing industry and the constant debate over the authority definitions when it comes to journalists, bloggers or writers, I am often left confused and lost as to 1) what I should be writing 2) how should I be writing about it […]
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