Course description
Travel Writing
Make your travel writing more evocative, learn how to create a sense of place, and impress clients or editors: for bloggers, writers, travel content creators, writing online or in print.
You will learn how to evoke a sense of place, structure your story, and how travel writers liaise with the travel industry to get 'hospitality'.
Travel Writing & Freelance Writing: How to get published in print and online short course tutor Susan Grossman discusses freelance writing and what to expect on her courses.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The course is open to anyone who regularly writes or reports as part of their job. You may already have a blog or extensive travel diaries.
It may suit photographers looking to add words to their pictures and bloggers looking to engage more readers.
Audience:
Prior knowledge: This course is aimed at those with some writing experience who want to develop their ideas for travel writing. This course is not suitable for those who wish to improve their English.
Eligibility:
The Travel Writing evening course is suitable for those with some writing experience who want to develop their ideas for travel writing; you may, or may not already write a blog.
Please come prepared with an A4 pad and pen to start working on your ideas.
Those who are already published in other fields are more than welcome, as are photographers who would like to explore adding words to their photos.
English requirements:
Applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Training Course Content
Over the course of 8 weekly evening classes on the Travel Writing short course, you will learn:
- To improve your observation skills and convey your experiences eloquently
- To create copy to inspire
- To recognise a good story, engage readers and get commissioned
- How to evoke a sense of place
- How to structure a story
- How travel writers liaise with the travel industry to get ‘hospitality'.
You will also gain:
- How to identify a good travel story
- How to communicate with the travel industry
- How to pitch your story and approach editors with confidence
- Ways to reflect on the impact of climate change and terrorism
- An understanding of the travel pages on national newspapers and magazines.
Course delivery details
This Travel Writing course takes place every Monday evening for eight weeks from 18:30 to 21:00 pm.
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