Talking Travel Writing
Talking Travel Writing, Steph Dyson, Lottie Gross, Scott AntcliffeDemystifying the travel media
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Just TWO places left for residential travel writing course
There are just two spots left on our residential travel writing course this November, taking place on a beautiful countryside estate in the Cotswolds.
If you’re new to travel writing, this could be the thing that propels you into this slig...
Low-pay travel publications: is there a place for them?
Publications that publish and profit off unpaid writers are a problem. But what about low-pay publications?
We’re running our mid-career travel writing retreat in February 2027. It’s for women travel writers who want to spend three nights...
These publications don’t pay for travel writing
We’re running our second all-women travel writer’s retreat in February 2027 after a hugely successful inaugural earlier this year. It will be an open, collaborative space for women travel writers to share knowledge, contacts and tips for ge...
Closing soon: funded place on Cotswolds travel writing course
We just wanted to send out a quick reminder about applications for the fully funded spot at our upcoming Talking Travel Writing Residential, which is taking place at the Notgrove Estate in the Cotswolds this November.
We’ve stumped up the...
No-pay travel publications and the PR problem
Dear PRs, please read this.
The theme of this newsletter is transparency, and it’s also the aim of our Mid-Career Travel Writing Retreat taking place in February 2027 — to create better transparency between colleagues so we can all work sm...
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The newsletter that demystifies the travel media, tackling all the essential topics to help travel writers thrive in this uncertain world. Run by Lottie Gross and Steph Dyson, two pro travel writers with over two decades' combined experience.
Travel journalist with bylines in National Geographic Traveller, CNN, Lonely Planet, The Independent and more. Founder of WorldlyAdventurer.com, a Latin America-focussed sustainable adventure travel website with one million readers+ per year.
Freelance journalist and editor specialising in travel writing. Bylines in The Telegraph, The Times, i, Independent, Nat Geo Traveller, BBC Radio 4 & more...
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