Travel Writing

Whether you hope to freelance for magazines and newspapers, write a travel blog, or entertaining accounts for family and friends, this course will enhance your future travel while it provides the skills to write articles of publishable quality.

You will learn to be actively observant and acutely aware of your setting - and to make your readers experience your journeys along with you.

Our aim is that everyone, experienced or not, should at the end of the course have a publishable piece.

There are numerous possibilities for travel writing. Every newspaper and weekly has a travel supplement or section, and they often use stories by freelancers. People are endlessly fascinated by travel blogs and accounts of other people's journeys. The skills you learn on this course will make you write better, in whatever forum you choose.

Who should do the course?

* Travellers who would like to enhance their experience and record their journeys for posterity (or just for fun);
* People who hope to break into journalism through freelance travel pieces;
* Journalists who would like to sharpen their travel writing skills;
* Bloggers.

Why should you do the course?

* The course will help you write articles with impact;
* It will teach you to be actively observant, using all your senses;
* You will be able write articles for print or online with confidence;
* You will be given writing practice in a safe environment;
* You will receive constructive personal feedback.

When: The course is consists of three evening sessions a week apart
Thursday, May 24 - 6pm to 10pm
Thursday, May 31 - 6pm to 8.30pm
Thursday, June 7 - 6pm to 8.30pm

Where: Parkview, Johannesburg
Cost: R1800

Session one:
* A brief overview of the history of travel writing.
* The 'modern traveller' and the various types of travel writing personas.
* We tackle the issue of 'how to prepare for a travel story'.
* The 'dos and don'ts of travel writing.
* How to approach a potential outlet for your story.
* Each section will include examples from real life, written pieces and exercises that will hone your skills.
Homework - Participants will write their own piece for discussion and feedback on day two. The aim is that every participant comes up with a story that could be published in a newspaper or magazine.

Session two:
* We look at the stories the participants have written.
* Critique each other's work.
Homework - Participants will edit/rewrite their own piece for discussion and feedback on day three.

Session 3
* Final critique and wrap up.

For more information or to book your place please email admin@allaboutwritingcourses.com

Date: 24 May 2012 to 07 June 2012
Venue: Parkview, Johannesburg
Cost: R1800