Who's going to BlogHer 2008?
Well, I am! My name is Jessica, and while you've not seen my name on Written Road before, I've written for several other websites under the vast (and seemingly ever-expanding) BootsnAll umbrella. The main…
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1321 posts"Travels In Paradise" Accepting (and paying for!) Travel Stories
Dumont based travel website Travels In Paradise is looking for focused travel features exploring authentic and interesting locations (no travelogues). They are open to wide variety of topics and styles of…
Read more →Books: Getting Lost & Globejotting
I never heard of Dave Fox until Inkwater Press sent me his two books a few weeks ago. Fox, who won the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop Book Proposal Contest, recently published the second edition of…
Read more →Internship Lead: Travel Girl Graphic Design Intern
While this isn't exactly a writing job, I thought someone out there may still benefit. Travelgirl magazine , a national travel magazine for women, is seeking a graphic design intern to work in their…
Read more →Writing for Suite101.com and About.com: Is It Worth It?
Again and again I get questions about whether it is worth it to write for websites such as Suite101.com or About.com , so I thought I would breakdown my experience with Suite101 and what I have heard…
Read more →Scarce Posting
Sorry about the scarce posting over the last few weeks, looks like both Nick and I have been swamped with different things. I've been wrapping up things here in Madrid before I leave for Dubai to spend…
Read more →Fall 2008: Be A National Geographic Correspondent
"Glimpse" -- National Geographic 's new print and online platform (urr...magazine?) is looking for people aged between 18-30 who plan to spend at least 10-weeks studying abroad from August 15-December 30,…
Read more →Viva Travel Guide's Travel-Writing Boot Camp Schedule
Viva Travel Guides (a new guidebook company focused primarily on Latin America that offers all of their content for free online) will be holding a few guidebook/travel writing crash courses over the next…
Read more →Matador Launches 8 Million New Websites
I mean 8. Still, in the online travel website medium that's muchissimo. This is good news for budding travel writers that want a entry level market to break in and earn enough for a few drinks. They now…
Read more →Be A World Hum Intern
World Hum is accepting interns in Washington D.C. Responsibilities : -Researching and writing blog posts. -Reviewing submissions. -Proofreading and formatting stories for posting on World Hum.…
Read more →How Important Is Blogging For Your Career As A Travel-Writer?
To blog or not to blog, that is the question (sorry for the awful rendition of a cliche). The upsurge and success of blogs in the online travel-publishing industry, has posed a hot question in the minds…
Read more →The Tommy Kohnstamm Fallout
Ok, so this LP thing is everywhere now. There are AP articles on the Yahoo homepage. Polls being given about the trustfullness of guidebooks. Boycotts of Do Travel Writers Go To Hell: A Swashbuckling Tale…
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