Aug
30
Laura Fraser’s Mexican Writing Fiesta Oct. 23-29, San Miguel de Allende
August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
| October 23, 2011 | to | October 29, 2011 |
Immerse yourself in writing, relaxing, and exploring one of Mexico’s most beautiful colonial towns. The workshop is intimate, with a maximum of nine students, and held in a luxurious villa in the center of town, with lots of nooks and terraces for writing, reading, and dreaming. Workshop includes daily writing sessions in the morning, a reception, lunch at the villa, a cooking class and lunch in the country, a tour of town, an excursion to a private folk art museum, and a celebratory dinner and reading. $995 does not include airfare or accommodations (we’ll help arrange those). Visit Laura’s website for details and photos.
Apr
19
San Francisco waterfront knowledge can help you win prizes
April 19, 2011 | 2 Comments
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The San Francisco Waterfront Challenge, a new weekly “identify-the-photo” game, is giving prizes to waterfront-savvy locals and visitors. The challenge starts at noon on Wednesday, on April 20th. The photo challenge is a celebration of San Francisco’s lively waterfront and a promotion for the San Francisco Waterfront website and mobile application.
Here’s how it works:
- Each Wednesday at noon for the next for six months, a photo taken somewhere along San Francisco’s waterfront, from the Golden Gate Bridge to AT&T Park, will be posted online at San Francisco Waterfront. SF Waterfront Challenge rules are on the website.
Apr
19
Windland Smith Rice International Photo Contest
April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
| May 2, 2011 | ||
| 12:00 am |
Call for entries: The annual Windland Smith Rice International Awards competition deadline is just days away! Enter your best nature photography before May 2, 2011 for a chance to exhibit your work at the Smithsonian.
The Nature’s Best Photography concept began with simple yet dynamic goals: to celebrate the beauty and diversity of nature through the art of photography, and to use this far-reaching medium as a creative tool for encouraging greater public interest in outdoor enjoyment and conservation stewardship.
Mar
7
MacArthur Foundation Accepting Proposals for Documentary Film Grants
March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment
| June 1, 2011 |
Posted on February 23, 2011
Deadline: June 1, 2011
The Media, Culture, and Special Initiatives program at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2011 documentary film grants program.
The program seeks to fund documentary film projects that address the significant social challenges of our time or explore important but under-reported topics. Domestic and international topics are welcome; preference will be given to projects that align with one of MacArthur’s grantmaking areas. Support will be provided primarily for production and post-production activities (although some of the funds may be used for pre-production or outreach activities). Documentary stories that will be told both in film and a second medium are encouraged.
Feb
21
Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
| April 1, 2011 | ||
| 12:00 am |
It’s time to begin gathering your best work over the past year to enter in the 27th Annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, sponsored by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation.
All information and entry materials are posted online at satwf.com. SATW has made a number of changes this year, including more categories for online work. Sign up here to receive updates by email. Entries must be postmarked by April 1.
Feb
21
The Heart of Memoir Writing Workshop
February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
| March 18, 2011 9:00 am | to | March 19, 2011 4:00 pm |
Workshop activities include:
- Instruction in writing techniques particular to creative nonfiction—travel, memoir, food and the personal essay.
- Strategies to aid the invention, composition and revision of students’ writing.
- Study of professionally published models of creative nonfiction writing.
- Writing exercises and sharing of participants’ writing.
The workshop fee of $150.00 includes instruction, digital copies of reading materials, morning coffee, drinks at lunch and afternoon snack. Directions to the workshop location in Pleasanton will be sent to all participants. Email the instructor, Kathryn Abajian, at kabajian@gmail.com for an enrollment form and further directions. Or call Kathryn at 925-998-5785 with questions.
Dec
7
Ocean Views Photography Contest
December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| December 19, 2010 |
Waves and weather, feeding and breeding, tropical and temperate reefs, seashores and sunken vessels … if you have a great ocean photo, check out the Ocean Views contest. Entries are due by December 20; top prize is a one-week dive trip.
Dec
7
Win a trip to China
December 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
| December 31, 2010 |
Samsonite Luggage is giving away a “Luxury trip for two to China and a set of xSpace luggage” in celebration of the company’s 100th birthday. Visit the Samsonite website and enter by December 31st.
Dec
7
Travel Classics West Writers Contest
December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| December 1, 2010 |
Congratulations to Michael Shapiro, winner of the Travel Classics West 2009 Writers Contest for Best Travel Story on Arizona. Michael’s story, “Beneath the Rim: A Journey Down the Colorado River with John Wesley Powell,” won him a 2-night stay at Arizona Biltmore’s new Ocatilla “hotel-within-a-hotel” in Phoenix, plus a spa treatment of his choice, and dinner at the Biltmore’s Frank and Albert’s restaurant.
The next Travel Classics contest, Best Travel Story on Quebec, will be open to attendees of Travel Classics Quebec 2010. Contest deadline is December 1, 2010. Prize includes airfare, accommodations and rental car for four days in Quebec and Montreal.
Nov
17
Literary Abruzzo and The Heart of Memoir
November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| June 12, 2011 | to | June 18, 2011 |
Helen Free and
Kathryn Abajian held a memorable and inspiring workshop this past summer in Santo Stefano di Sessanio in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Now they are excited to announce their extended program for June 12 – 18, 2011: Literary Abruzzo and The Heart of Memoir, a unique and inspiring literary experience in a less traveled and intriguing area of Italy.
Their website, ItalyInOtherWords.com, provides details about the new program, as well as photos and endorsements from last summer’s program.
Nov
17
Northern Lights Awards for Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography
November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| February 15, 2011 |
Thanks to Karen Misuraca for forwarding this information:
It’s that time of year to submit your best tourism-oriented stories and photos published on Canada in 2010. The 14th annual Northern Lights Awards for Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography is open to magazines, newspapers, independent writers, photographers and Internet reporters in North America, published in either French or English outlets. Entries for the competition must be postmarked by February 15, 2011. The complete rules and entry form are available online.
Sep
28
Travel Writing and Photography in Jordan
September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments
| February 6, 2011 | to | February 16, 2011 |
Petra Treasury © John Montgomery
Award-winning travel writer Diane LeBow and award-winning photographer John Montgomery will lead a travel writing and photography workshop in Jordan from February 6-16, 2011. Tour coordinator Alena Bartoli, an American and a Yale graduate, has lived and worked in Jordan for several years.
More info about the Jordan Tour is on the downloadable PDF. A $200 discount is available for travelers who register before November 1.
Sep
28
Photography class
September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| October 2, 2010 | to | October 3, 2010 |
Jak Wonderly is offering a photography workshop on October 2nd and 3rd in Petaluma, California, and has just a couple of spots still open. If you or someone you know is interested in deepening skills with a digital SLR camera, this is an excellent opportunity.
Jak’s website shows examples of his photography, and some of his beautiful animal portraits are here.
Sep
3
Solas Awards deadline is September 21
September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| September 21, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 am |
The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers’ Tales editors will choose winners in 21 categories ranging from adventure to humor, from destination to memoir, and everything in between. The grand prize category has cash awards of $1,000, $750, and $500; all other category winners receive a certificate and a copy of the most recent edition of THE BEST TRAVEL WRITING or THE BEST WOMEN’S TRAVEL WRITING. Plus, winners may be published in Travelers’ Tales books. Check out BestTravelWriting.com for details.
Sep
3
PhotoPhilanthropy: Change the world, one photo at a time
September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| October 1, 2010 | ||
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From the American Society of Media Photographers: PhotoPhilanthropy promotes and connects photographers with non-profit organizations around the world to tell the stories that drive action for social change. The PhotoPhilanthropy website provides a space for photographers, photo enthusiasts and non-profits to come together for collaboration, inspiration, and action.
Each photographer whose work is accepted receives a page on our website and exposure to a growing audience of concerned and committed global citizens.
Sep
3
Peace Corps visits Marin County
September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| September 14, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
The Peace Corps will be 50 years old in 2011. What better way to celebrate than to volunteer?
Become a grassroots entrepreneur in one of 77 countries as a Peace Corps volunteer. RSVP now and come to this Marin County orientation session to start your journey:
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
6:30PM to 8:00PM
Fairfax Library
2097 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Fairfax, CA 94930
Contact: Peace Corps San Francisco Regional Office:
(510) 452-8444 or sfevents@peacecorps.gov
Jun
28
| June 29, 2010 | ||
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The Mechanics’ Institute will host a panel discussion Tuesday evening, June 29 at 6 p.m.: Bay Area writers will discuss the dramatically changing directions and paradigms of the book publishing industry. Explore traditional publishing routes and take advantage of innovations like e-books, self-publishing, social media, and the Web. Panelists include writing coach Lisa Alpine (leader of the Self-Publishing Boot Camp), travel writer/journalist Laura Fraser (All Over the Map), internet to print scientist/writer Ransom Stephens (The God Patent) and Twitter to print author Matt Stewart (The French Revolution).
MODERATED by: Constance Hale, book editor and author of Sin and Syntax.
Jun
28
| July 15, 2010 | ||
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Photo: Creative Learning
Here’s an organization that’s working to promote peace by supporting American volunteerism in mostly-Muslim parts of the world. That’s a cause worth supporting!
And they have announced an essay contest and a video contest. If I had done anything that qualified, I’d definitely enter this contest. The prizes are real ($2,000 for the 1st place video; $1,000 for the first place essay) and my guess is that there won’t be a huge number of competing entries. Deadline is July 15, 2010.
“America’s Unofficial Ambassadors
Jun
26
Book Passage Travel, Food & Photography Conference
June 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
| August 12, 2010 12:00 am | to | August 15, 2010 12:00 am |
Time to make your plans for the 19th Annual Book Passage Travel, Food, & Photography Conference. It promises to be better than ever this year, with inclusion of food writing classes and panels, as well as expert advice and instruction for travel writers and photographers. The conference runs from August 12 to 15, 2010. Call Book Passage in Corte Madera (800-999-7909, ext. 239) for more information or to register.
From the website:
The Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference covers
Jun
26
Celebrate with Joanna Biggar
June 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| July 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm |
Congratulations to journalist, poet, essayist, traveler, and writing instructor Joanna Biggar, whose new novel, That Paris Year, has inspired a lively west coast debut. All are invited to celebrate with food, music, and Paris-style ambiance at the reading.
SF Book Passage at the Ferry Building, Monday, July 12, beginning at 6 p.m.
Joanna will read from That Paris Year, a “novel in which intellect, eroticism, and art reverberate from the page to the heartbeat of the City of Light, Joanna Biggar has written an American book with the sweep and elegance of French literary tradition.”
Jun
26
| July 22, 2010 | ||
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Grover Sanschagrin
From our friends at ASMP NorCal:
Join us on July 22nd at Blue Sky Rental Studios as PhotoShelter co-founder Grover Sanschagrin demonstrates how web sites must evolve in order to support photographers’ online business goals.
Grover’s talk draws on 26 years of photo industry and web technology experience as well as the research and findings of five PhotoShelter e-books he has helped to author on online marketing for photographers. (These exhaustive reports are free downloadable guides offering useful tips, expert advice and useful strategies for photographers looking to continue their education and build thriving photo businesses online.)
Apr
26
Tim Cahill at San Jose State
April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| April 28, 2010 | ||
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Tim Cahill has been a professor (The Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer) in San Jose State’s creative writing program at this semester. He’ll be speaking at two events, both free and open to the public, on Wednesday, April 28. More info here.
A founding editor of Outside Magazine, Cahill is the author of seven books, including Pass the Butterworms, Pecked to Death by Ducks, Hold the Enlightenment and Lost In My Own Backyard.
A Conversation with Tim Cahill, 1 pm: Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Rm 225-229
Reading and Book Signing, 7 pm: Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Rm 225-229
Apr
26
Journalism Innovations
April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
| April 30, 2010 12:00 am | to | May 2, 2010 12:00 am |
Thanks to Linda Jue for sending this announcement:
Journalism isn’t dying, it’s on the cusp of a new era. While the journalism industry is still recovering from the collective shock of mass layoffs, buyouts and closures, there have also been some impressive new ventures to emerge in the last couple years as brilliant reporters, managers, administrators and educators react to the demands of a changing mediascape.
Apr
26
Travel & Words 2010 Summer Seminar
April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments
| June 26, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Save the Date: Saturday, June 26 for Travel & Words 2010 Summer Seminar
Pacific Northwest destinations, attractions, historic sites and all-season recreation are hot topics in travel publishing. In this one day seminar for freelance travel writers, journalists, photographers, editors, and travel and tourism industry professionals, participants will:
Attend workshops and seminars on marketing freelance articles and photography to both print and online publications in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Gain timely information on changes and trends in the freelance writing world, particularly the use of social media in managing and marketing one’s brand and developing income-producing web sites related to travel writing.
Apr
26
A Thousand and One Words – Find your Writing Setpoint
April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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Check out this writing workshop with Camille Cusumano, who brings more than 30 years of experience in publishing as researcher, writer, editor, and instructor in a vast array of subject areas including essay, memoir, food, travel, fitness, health, mind/body/spirit, creative non-fiction, fiction, and more.
WRITE WITH CONFIDENCE AND FLAIR