Apr

21

Pico Iyer on Turning Japanese

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thanks to Laura Read for this link to Pico Iyer’s Washington Post article The Writing Life: In which a writer living in Japan learns how to think in Japanese.
Here’s my favorite paragraph from it: “My sentences grew shorter and shorter, and more and more empty, till they looked a bit like that room where I’d slept in the temple. My pages became so quiet you had to lean in to hear them, and, as with any good Japanese, completely unstriking, and neutral on the surface. I grew less and less interested in explanations, because the mere moment seemed enough in itself; where I’d written 40 pages after my first two weeks here, and then 338 pages after a year, now I found I could barely write a postcard about Japan, if you’d asked me. Image had taken the place of idea”

Apr

21

Nieman Narrative Digest

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here are the Nieman Narrative Digest’s essays on craft and industry. I especially like Michael Pollan’s Natural Narratives.

Apr

21

Travel Rights on Air Flights

April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a link to the Dolans.com Straight Talk on Money audio on decreasing your chances of geting bumped, and on your rights as a bumpee. “Despite what they want you to think, airlines don’t have you completely under their thumb! Get the straight scoop on your rights as an air passenger, including exactly when an airline does and doesn’t have to compensate you, the best way to almost guarantee you won’t get bumped from an overbooked flight, and more!”

Jan

7

SEJ contest deadline

January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

April 1, 2008
1:00 pm

“The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)’s annual journalism contest honors outstanding environmental coverage in nine categories, each with a $1,000 prize offered, plus a student category. As well, we are pleased to announce a new book category with a $10,000 prize available. Deadline for SEJ’s seventh annual contest is April 1, 2008.”

Dec

10

Writing in Italy Workshop with Don George

December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

April 14, 2008 12:00 amtoApril 24, 2008 12:00 am

Monday, April 14, to Thursday, April 24, 2008
Albisano, Italy

Join Book Passage owners Bill and Elaine Petrocelli and chairman and co-founder of the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference Don George, in a one-of-a-kind, 10-day writing workshop in Albisano, Italy. Your home base will be the charming village of Albisano, where Elaine and Bill have been annual visitors for the last 18 years. You’ll stay at Albisano’s delightful, family-owned Hotel Panorama, where every room has a private terrace and a gorgeous view of Lago di Garda, the largest lake in Italy. Lago di Garda is steeped in Italian history, having served as the boundary between the Venetian Empire and the Duchy of Milan. It has been the home to poets and artists, prelates and princes, fishermen and wine makers. Each day includes a hands-on writing workshop with renowned travel writer and editor Don George. The trip includes visits to the treasures of the lake area as well as to nearby historic cities.

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Nov

10

Travel Classics Italy 2008

November 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

April 17, 2008 12:00 amtoApril 20, 2008 12:00 am

Travel Classics Italy 2008
April 17-20, 2008
Bellagio - Como - Lombardy

Conference Highlights:
• Low writer/editor ratio
• Editor presentations and panel discussions
• Scheduled one-on-one meetings with 4 or more editors
• Writer bios and clips sent to editors in advance
• Off site dinners and after hours networking
• Writers contest judged by conference editors
• Pre and post conference trips
• Work showcased on TravelClassics.com
Previous TravelClassics Writers Conferences

 

Jul

31

Travel Classics

July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

July 31, 2007
10:00 am
April 17, 2008toApril 20, 2008

Maren Rudolph is setting up the Travel Classics program for 2008: northern Italy, April 17-20. Mark your calendars!