Travel Writing Resources
CONTENTS:
- Advice on Becoming a Travel Writer
- Conferences Focusing on Travel Writing
- Graduate Programs in Travel Writing
- Online Travel Writing Magazines &
Web Sites that Publish Travel Writing - Other Travel Writing Resources
- Other Societies
- Other Journals
Advice on Becoming a Travel Writer
- Adventure Travel Writer: offers basic advice for people interested
in becoming travel writers
http://www.adventuretravelwriter.com
- Guidebook Writers Website: guidebook authors come together to share
advice on becoming a guidebook writer. It also includes travel articles
and editorial resources for websites and publications.
http://www.guidebookwriters.com
- Travails of a Travel Writer: advice from travel writer Carl Parkes.
It is similar to the Written Road Blog.
http://travelwriters.blogspot.com/2005/07/advice-for-prospective-travel-writers.html
- The Travel Writer’s Life: sponsors a series of workshops and
conferences designed to help prospective travel writers get started. It
is more of an educational tool than a conference for already-established
travel writers.
http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/events
- Written Road: This is a blog by travel writer Jen Leo which includes
advice on becoming a travel writer and lists upcoming travel writing
conferences, workshops, and resources for travel writers.
http://www.writtenroad.com
Conferences Focusing on Travel Writing
- Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference
http://www.bookpassage.com/classes/twc.htm
- National Association for Travel Journalists 2006 Conference Website
http://www.natja.org/conference/2006
- Travel Classics: sponsors two annual travel writing conferences, one
in the Western U.S. and one in the East. The website also has a travel
writing library.
http://www.travelclassics.com/
Graduate Programs in Travel Writing
- Chatham College Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing offers a “focus
on nature, environment, and travel writing…”
http://www.chatham.edu/departments/writing/graduate/writing/index.cfm - Nottingham Trent University offers an MRes in English Literary Research
with the option to specialise in travel writing. PhDs in travel writing
are also offered.
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/apps/pss/course_finder/61067-1/10/MAPGCertPGDip_English_Literary_Research.aspx#course
Other Travel Writing Resources
- The Travel Writers.com website exists “to connect travel writers
to media reporting and marketing tools” and boasts over 10,000
members.
www.travelwriters.com
Other Societies
(Note: many of these websites provide limited content unless you become a member.)
- Australian Society of Travel Writers
http://www.astw.org.au/content.php?pageid=42
- Bay Area Travel Writers
http://www.batw.org
- International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association
http://www.ifwtwa.org
- North American Travel Journalists Association
http://www.natja.org
- Outdoor Writers Guild (England)
http://www.owg.org.uk
- Society for American Travel Writers
http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/Writers_Resources/Non-Fiction/Travel_Writing - The Hakluyt Society
http://www.hakluyt.com/
Online Travel Writing Magazines
Websites that Publish Travel Writing
- European Visits: “An Online Magazine of European Travel”
http://www.eurodata.com
- Global Travel Writers: This website is an index where you
can search by country and find snippets from articles written by travel
writers on that country; if you like what you read you can purchase the
entire article.
http://www.globaltravelwriters.com
- Travel Africa Magazine: Online version of a print travel magazine
http://www.travelafricamag.com/
- Travel Insights: Gives “amateur travel writers a voice” by
publishing submissions on their website
http://www.travelinsights.org
- Travel Lady Magazine: Online travel magazine/database of travel
articles - “Our writers have been there, done that, and bought
the t-shirt.”
http://www.travellady.com
- Travel Wise Magazine: Mainly geared towards travelers looking
for travel articles, but it has a web forum where travel writers can
submit articles to be posted on the website
http://www.travel-wise.com
- Travel World Magazine: The Magazine of the North American
Travel Journalists Association
http://www.travelworldmagazine.com
- Trips and Journeys: Online travel writing magazine
http://www.tripsandjourneys.com/index.html
- World Rover Online Travel Writing Magazine
http://www.worldrover.net
Other Journals
- The International Journal of Travel and Travel Writing:
Website where you can buy a print or online version of the journal
http://www.berghahnbooksonline.com/journals/jy
- The Journal of African Travel-Writing
http://www.unc.edu/~ottotwo/index.html
- Studies in Travel Writing:
Publisher's website for the journal-
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rstw
Information on the journal and on travel writing resources-
http://www.studiesintravelwriting.com/