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Breaking into Travel Writing

A reporter from The Boston Globe shows you how to get paid to see the world

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Breaking into Travel Writing

WHEN Thursday, November 6, 7-10 pm

WHERE BCA, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

Travel the world and get paid for it? Sounds too good to be true, but you can do it simply by becoming a freelance travel writer. If you've got an open mind, a taste for adventure, and an ability to capture your experience in prose, you're well on your way toward getting your travel pieces published -- and having editors add you to their go-to lists for repeat assignments. But how do you get started?

This informative, engaging seminar will show you how to break into the travel writing world. You'll learn how travel editors think, how to pitch stories, what you need to do to prepare, and how to carry out an assignment. There are story ideas in any place, and more places to pitch travel pieces than you think. And there are ways to sell, resell, and resell your pieces again.

In this seminar, you will learn:

  • The fundamentals of compelling travel writing
  • Useful insider tips for selling your articles
  • How to identify markets
  • How to earn money
  • What makes a good travel memoir

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Instructor Bio

David Abel's Courses

Intro to Travel Writing – (Class starts January 13)

David Abel
A reporter and editor with The Boston Globe and an adjunct professor of journalism at Northeastern University and Emerson College, David Abel has traveled throughout the States, Latin America, and Europe, covering everything from homelessness in New England, to dissident movements in Cuba, to the war in Kosovo. David's travel experiences include being deported from Cuba, camping beneath a glacier in Iceland, running a pepper farm in the Dominican Republic, sleeping in a cave in Turkey, and exploring Japan in eight hours. David's career started in Mexico City, where he wrote for a local daily covering the nation's social movements and economic woes. He also spent a year in San Francisco, writing poetry, fiction, and articles for the Haight Ashbury Free Press. Born and raised in New York, David studied political science and philosophy at the University of Michigan and has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. To see more about David, click on www.davidabel.blogspot.com.

Testimonials


David was absolutely great! I would love to attend another class with him. -- Caitlyn Willox

"David is a delight. Not only is he a fine journalist, but he is also an adept teacher who clearly enjoys the process of sharing his experience and hard-earned wisdom. Bravo!" -- Alessandra Bianchi

"David shared invaluable advice and proven best practices with the cheerful enthusiasm of someone who loves his job. I left David's travel writing session feeling inspired and ready to pitch my first piece with confidence." -- Joe Fox

"David clearly set forth how to be organized, and how to market and pitch travel stories. His feedback was both kind and to the point." -- Kristine Berggren

"David is an approachable and resourceful mentor for aspiring writers." -- Robin Respaut

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