Workshops are a great way to network and hone your travel writing skills. The best part is rubbing elbows with some of the industries best writers, editors, and publishers. Grab your notepad, laptop, pen, and schedule a workshop today!

Top 10 List

1. The Travel Writers Life. The 2008 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop is July 24-26 in San Francisco, CA. Over three power-packed days, successful travel writers and editors will help you turn your travel dreams into reality.
2. Gotham Writers’ Workshop. One-day workshops are fun, fast-paced immersions in all types of writing. A great mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. Come in on the weekend with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By Monday, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer.
3. The Writer’s Workshop. A six day (June 15 - 20) intensive travel writing class in St. Emilion, France will introduce you to essential techniques of travel, food and wine writing and give you expert, insider advice about how to submit and publish finished travel stories. Can’t make it to France? No problem. The Writer’s Workshop offers online classes.
4. Book Passage. The Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference is from August 14-17 in Corte Madera, California. The conference has an extraordinary reputation among publishers, editors, and writers. Workshops, panels, and evening activities are available. The Conference Chair is Donald George, pioneering travel writer and editor: San Francisco Chronicle, Salon.com, and Lonely Planet.
5. Wesleyan Writers Conference. Join Wesleyan for their 52nd annual writers conference from June 15-20. Sign up to hear guest speaker Alexandra Peers speak about freelance writing.
6. Aspen Summer Words. Brings readers and writers together for author readings and talks, interviews, questions and answers, writing workshops, literature appreciation classes, publishing industry panel discussions, private consultations, social gatherings, and musical presentations.
7. Society of Professional Journalists. Offers half-day training workshops and professional development programs. Check out their “journalism expo.” Meet vendors with unique “stories and recruiters looking for fresh talent!
8. Travel Classics. Presentations and workshops with top magazine editors. Enjoy one-on-one consultations with guest editors. If you missed the conference in Italy, no problem. The next conference will be held in Scottsdale, AZ, October 23-26.
9. Journey from Center to the Page. “Writers require both solitude and intelligent conviviality. Along this journey, writers often prefer to walk and talk with good company, learn from one another, challenge themselves, and be challenged.” Center to Page workshops, retreats, and courses focus on PROCESS and CRAFT.
10. Heritage House Museum. Travel writing workshop presented by Robert Haru Fisher, contributing editor for www.frommers.com, former editor-in-chief Fodor Travel Guides, former President Society of American Travel Writers. This workshop is from January 25-27 and February 1-3. Mark your calendar for next year!

Bonus!
Paris Writing Workship. Bonjour! Join instructor Rolf Potts this July for a month-long creative writing workshop at the Paris American Academy, in the artistic heart of Europe.

Happy Workshops!

~ Rebecca