WHAT: Launch of sophisticated bus tour series Esotouric, a spin-off of the popular 1947project Crime Bus Tours WHEN: Free press junket tour, April 22 in LA, public tours begin in May TOURS: Raymond Chandler’s LA, John Fante’s Dreams of Bunker Hill, Riot on Sunset Strip (’60s Hollywood rock scene), The Real Black Dahlia, Pasadena Confidential, […]
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Budget Travel magazine looking for Senior Editor, announces writing contest
Here are a couple of announcements from Budget Travel Magazine: About the Senior Editor Position position: The Senior Editor will conceive, assign, edit and close features and the Where section, contribute to BudgetTravelOnline including the Budget Travel blog, and make appearances on behalf of Budget Travel in the media and at industry functions. There’s also […]
» Read more...Wend Magazine looking for contributors
Wend Magazine, an outdoor and global adventure travel magazine is looking for contributors. The fairly new Portland, Oregon based quarterly is most interested in first person accounts of adventure travel, preferably with photos. If interested: 1.) Send two clips of your work, relevant to the story you’re proposing. 2.) Send a resume, or summary of […]
» Read more...Tom Yum, a Bangkok based magazine needs contributors
I know that there are many travel writers who are in or have just been somewhere in South East Asia (it’s just adestination every seems to get to), so thought some of you might be interested. TomYum magazine, which covers all Thai destinations is looking for photographers, writers, cartoonists, illustrators. As long as it pertains […]
» Read more...Global Travel Writers new website
This may not be so much of use to writers, but good news for editors looking to fill assignments. Global Travel Writers, which is an alliance of Austrailian Writers and photographers, have just redesigned their website to make it far more user friendly for editors and publishers. Visitors can now read on-line synopsis of features […]
» Read more...SF Bay Area: Traveler’s Tales Events
It’s Easter, and between eating chocolate eggs and watching it pour outside, nothing much has happened. No writing, no travelling, no nothing. So while I’m enjoying Madrid, some good cinema and my sofa, thought I’d give those living in San Francisco Bay Area a heads up on the Traveler’s Tales (TT) events happening there soon: […]
» Read more...Matador’s first Travel Writing and Photography Contest
The Matador Travel Community, which I am a member and we have discussed here several times, has just launched its first travel writing and photography contest. The best travel essay (with photos) wins $500, and selected entries will be published on the site. Guidelines: • All submissions must be your own work and previously unpublished. […]
» Read more...Adventure Travel Lecture Series
The Globe Corner bookstore has announced several upcoming speakers for its Adventure Travel Lecture Series. Events are free and reservations are strongly urged. TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH LONELY PLANET COSTA RICA Mara Vorhees, author of Lonely Planet Costa Rica, and numerous other Lonely Planet Guides will give an illustrated talk about travel in Costa Rica. Reservations […]
» Read more...Adventure E-zine Goes Live
Award-winning travel writer and editor Don George has just begun editing a new monthly online trave-lit-zine called ¨RECCE: Literary Journeys for the Discerning Traveler.” Sponsored by travel adventure company Geographic Expeditions, RECCE – short for reconnoiter or reconnaissance – aims to take the spirit of exploration to another level, through a wide variety of original […]
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