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Sun, 29 Apr 2007
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| Washington Independent Writers conference |
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This excellent one-day conference on June 9, 2007
will feature lots of great presentations
(http://www.washwriter.org/) including a panel on
travel writing hosted by C M Mayo, who will be
using my "Top Ten Tips for Publishing Travel in
Newspapers" as one of her handouts...
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Posted 21:49
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Thu, 14 Sep 2006
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| about Best American Travel Writing 2006 |
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See the book at this link...
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=689628
Here's some of Houghton Mifflin's description of
the book:
Tim Cahill writes in his introduction to The Best
American Travel Writing 2006, "'Story' is the
essence of the travel essay. Stories are the way we
organize the chaos in our lives, orchestrate
voluminous factual material, and -- if we are very
good -- shed some light on the human condition."
Here are twenty-six pieces that showcase the best
travel writing from 2005, filled with "keen
observations that transform ordinary journeys into
extraordinary ones" (Library Journal).
Culled from a wide variety of publications, these
stories, as Cahill writes, all "touched me in one
way or another, changed an attitude, made me laugh
aloud, or provided fuel for my dreams. I wish the
reader similar joys."
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Posted 10:39
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Mon, 21 Aug 2006
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| "Airborne" in Best American Travel Writing 2006 |
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From The Georgia Review blog, posted Monday, May
08, 2006:
"Best American!
We're very pleased to announce that two more works
from TGR will be included in some top-notch
anthologies due out soon.
Sally Shivnan's essay 'Airborne,' from our Fall
2005 issue, will be published in Best American
Travel Writing 2006, edited by Tim Cahill. The book
is due out in October, 2006.
Cat Bohannon's essay 'Shipwreck,' from our Spring
2005 issue, will be published in Best American
Nonrequired Reading 2006, edited by Dave Eggers,
illustrated by Art Spiegelman, and with an
introduction by Matt Groening. It will also come
out in October, 2006. Cat's essay centers on the
Body Worlds project of Gunther von Hagens.
Sally and Cat, congratulations!"
posted by David Ingle at 11:51 AM
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Posted 16:40
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Thu, 12 Jan 2006
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| KHN Center for the Arts residency |
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In May-June 2006 I will be a writer-in-residence at
the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in
Nebraska City, working on a new novel set, in part,
in Nebraska.
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Posted 11:51
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Sat, 20 Aug 2005
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| "Travel Writing Retreat" and "Secrets of Great Dialogue" workshops 10/29/05 |
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Sally Shivnan will present two half-day worskhops
at the Saturday Retreats for Writers in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on October 29th. For
more info, go to www.saturdayretreats.com.
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Posted 18:04
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