I'm giving a travel writing workshop at my place in Wakefield, Quebec. I give this workshop regularly at the San Miguel International Writers' Festival, among other places, but enjoy most giving it right at my own house.
Have You Always Wanted to Write About Your Travels but Don’t Know Where to Start?
Join Award-Winning Travel Book Author Laurie Gough in a full-day intensive workshop focusing on what makes a good travel story. You’ll learn that to be an effective travel writer you must lead the reader into the wonder of the place you’re describing, always remembering that your experience can only be conveyed through details. We’ll discuss ‘finding’ the story and how this isn’t something you can anticipate before leaving; travelling for a story as opposed to travelling for travel’s sake; how to craft your stories; how the ‘quest’ makes for a good travel story; the various types of travel writing; how to begin your stories to catch the reader’s (and an editor’s) attention. We’ll also discuss ways to get published in today’s rapidly changing market.
* Sunday, June 3rd, *10am-4 pm* at Laurie’s house in Wakefield (email for directions)
* Includes Lunch and Snacks--including lots of dark chocolate to help with the
writing/creating process! * $80 per person*
Lauded by Time magazine as “one of the new generation of intrepid female travel writers,” Laurie Gough is author of Kiss the Sunset Pig (Penguin), and Kite Strings of the Southern Cross: A Woman’s Travel Odyssey, shortlisted for the UK’s top literary travel book prize—the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award—and silver medal winner of ForeWord Magazine’s Travel Book of the Year in the US. Twenty of her stories have been anthologized in literary travel books, and besides being a contributor to The Globe and Mail, she has written for The L.A. Times, USA Today, salon.com, The National Post, The Vancouver Sun, Canadian Geographic, The Daily Express, Caribbean Travel + Life, among others. For more info and to register: laurie@lauriegough.com
Join Award-Winning Travel Book Author Laurie Gough in a full-day intensive workshop focusing on what makes a good travel story. You’ll learn that to be an effective travel writer you must lead the reader into the wonder of the place you’re describing, always remembering that your experience can only be conveyed through details. We’ll discuss ‘finding’ the story and how this isn’t something you can anticipate before leaving; travelling for a story as opposed to travelling for travel’s sake; how to craft your stories; how the ‘quest’ makes for a good travel story; the various types of travel writing; how to begin your stories to catch the reader’s (and an editor’s) attention. We’ll also discuss ways to get published in today’s rapidly changing market.
* Sunday, June 3rd, *10am-4 pm* at Laurie’s house in Wakefield (email for directions)
* Includes Lunch and Snacks--including lots of dark chocolate to help with the
writing/creating process! * $80 per person*
Lauded by Time magazine as “one of the new generation of intrepid female travel writers,” Laurie Gough is author of Kiss the Sunset Pig (Penguin), and Kite Strings of the Southern Cross: A Woman’s Travel Odyssey, shortlisted for the UK’s top literary travel book prize—the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award—and silver medal winner of ForeWord Magazine’s Travel Book of the Year in the US. Twenty of her stories have been anthologized in literary travel books, and besides being a contributor to The Globe and Mail, she has written for The L.A. Times, USA Today, salon.com, The National Post, The Vancouver Sun, Canadian Geographic, The Daily Express, Caribbean Travel + Life, among others. For more info and to register: laurie@lauriegough.com
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