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Travel Writing Boot Camp
Course Details"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves," the travel writer Pico Iyer writes. "And we travel, next, to find ourselves." Writing about travel takes us even deeper. It's a way to engage with the world and to build a bridge that brings faraway places home. Great travel writing wakens the senses and stands everything we take for granted on its head. This class is an advanced look at the romance and realities of travel writing. Over the course of eight three-hour sessions, the seminar will consider the various forms of the field, from heavily reported service pieces to first-person essays from the road. Be warned, though. This is not a course for people looking to score free trips or work their way onto the travel junket circuit. It is a rigorous course that requires a commitment of at least eight hours a week of outside work.
Travel writing is about stepping outside your boundaries, even when you're in your hometown. Students will be expected to investigate unfamiliar neighborhoods, seek out experts in the field and demonstrate the highest levels of research and reporting. Those who wish to remain in their comfort zone should not consider this class. In this class, you can expect to learn:
By the end of class, students can expect to have: Students who have taken this class have been published in: Please submit a letter of interest, including a brief work history, and a writing sample. The writing sample must not exceed 2,000 words and does not have to be travel-related. | ||
Instructor BioJames Sturz's Courses Breaking Into Travel Writing New York (Seminar on February 4)
Travel Writing Boot Camp New York (Class starts March 17) ![]() Testimonials Thanks to James, I now know the proper way to propose stories. He provided great comments on my articles and gave me the impetus to submit my ideas for publication. -- Kathleen Kent, freelance publicist"After taking James' class I felt that I could take my writing to the next level. Since completing the class I have landed travel pieces in The New York Times, Out Traveler, Flaunt, Clear, and Genre and logoonline.com. -- Cator Sparks "James is a great instructor. He's a smart, well-spoken guy who knows what he's talking about and can answer your questions. This was by far the best class of its kind that I've taken. " -- St. John Frizell, copy director, Bon Appetit "I grabbed a last-minute flight from Portland, Maine, so I could attend. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. James clinched the aspects of the business that I thought I knew, and opened my eyes to all that I did not know." -- Pat Friedman "James is fantastic. If you want to become a travel writer, consider this course your first journey." -- Ethan Todras-Whitehill "Since James' class, I've been assigned travel stories for Plenty, Nymag.com and Experience Curacao. James' class didn't just make me a better travel writer. It made me a better writer, period." -- Jennifer van der Kwast |
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-- Kathleen Kent, freelance publicist




