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Meet journalist Amanda Castleman, who brings us to Botswana’s Okavango Delta in her award-winning piece, “Love in a Time of Abundance.” You can read Amanda’s story and contribute to her patronage campaign in the #HiddenCompassLegacyIssue. buff.ly/3rkjOol

SCHOLARSHIP OPP: rack up more wins with our 2023 Travel Writing Master Class with Jessica Poitevien, LeslieHsuOh® and Amanda Castleman! It starts 9/5, runs for six weeks online and includes developmental edits. Apply by midnight Pacific on August 29th. bit.ly/travel-master

A few spots remain for our #travelwriting master class with Jessica Poitevien, LeslieHsuOh® and Amanda Castleman! It starts 9/5, runs for six weeks online and includes developmental edits. Scholarships available for underrepresented voices (apply by 8/29). bit.ly/travel-master

Last call for my once-a-year travel writing master class Write Like A Honey Badger! Join me and instructors Jessica Poitevien and LeslieHsuOh® for a six-week online workshop, starting today! We've got three spaces left and enrollment's open until 9/15. bit.ly/travel-master

Back to school time! Jessica Poitevien, Naomi Tomky and I are teaching again this term. Writers, come join us!

Virgin Atlantic had me cover Seattle's maker and artisan scene... and even helped me sound semi-coherent on its podcast! (Let's just say I have a voice for print... 😀) Story: bit.ly/vera-seattle-m… Audio: spoti.fi/3ZI9TG6 (min 14)

An inbox is like quicksand. Make #pitching as easy as possible for the editor. Be brief, direct, clear, introduce yourself, summarize your specialties and where you've been published before (make sure to link)! — New York Times Travel editor tacey rychter on the The Institute for Independent Journalists panel

A lot of #pitches focus on the writer instead of helping the reader. — The Washington Post travel editor Amanda Finnegan on the The Institute for Independent Journalists panel

#Pitching advice: I have the attention span of dying squirrel. I want the headline, dek, nut graf and why the reader should care. Then tell me about your life story. But don't make me slog through it first. I won't. — Starlight Williams, editor at Nat Geo Travel on the The Institute for Independent Journalists panel

I like upending traditional #travel writing. Make travel the front door to bring readers in, then show them a side door they never existed. Maybe it's also a science story? Or a food story! Connect to travel in a bigger way! — AFAR Media's Katherine LaGrave on The Institute for Independent Journalists panel

#Pitching advice: Subvert people's expectations about a particular place or show us a weird scene. Travel stories don't exist in a vacuum. The most interesting ones sit at the intersection of business, culture, history or science! — New York Times Travel editor tacey rychter at The Institute for Independent Journalists

Tip on #pitching #travel to The Washington Post: We prefer writers who live in a place or have a strong local connection to it, like spending every summer there as a child. Show more than just "I went on vacation and feel like writing about it." — editor Amanda Finnegan at The Institute for Independent Journalists

#Pitching advice: Nat Geo Travel we love cultural travel stories. But don't go for two weeks and present yourself as a local expert: that's an automatic no! Own what you know and don't try to claim something that you don't have! — editor Starlight Williams on The Institute for Independent Journalists panel

Here are some choice snippets from the fantastic The Institute for Independent Journalists #travelwriting panel today, starring Afar's Katherine LaGrave, NatGeo's Starlight Williams, The NYT's tacey rychter, The WaPo's Amanda Finnegan and moderator Meena Thiruvengadam. x.com/write_badger/s…

Get your #travelwriting groove on with our six-week online course. Instructors Amanda Castleman, Jessica Poitevien and LeslieHsuOh® give weekly developmental edits, so students accelerate quickly. The next session starts 3/14! bit.ly/badgertravel

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