2010 Travel Writing
Have you ever longed to live the life of a travel writer? To see the world on the cheap and be paid for it?
But what are ethics of travel writing? And how does the travel writer remain independent and objective in an industry that will give anything - including five star accommodation, complimentary airfares and French champagne flowing freely - to win your recommendation?
This course reflects on the art of feature writing within the travel context. We look at the best travel writers and consider classic examples in newspapers, magazines and online forums.
We also learn the essential challenge of travel writing: how to produce a fast-paced colourful story that is packed with tips, tricks and accurate information.
This course looks at using narrative non-fiction techniques to craft a compelling travel story. We also debate how to write and travel ethically.
Students will be asked to write a short story that will be workshopped in class. Finally we give practical guidance for those wishing to break into travel writing. Readings will be sent out and read in preparation for the first day. The class size is kept to a minimum of 12 to ensure individual attention.
Erin O'Dwyer is a lecturer in the Journalism, Information and Media Studies group at UTS and an award-winning journalist. She has worked as a journalist for 12 years, and in that time worked on staff at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane and The Sun-Herald in Sydney. She now works freelance and is a contributing feature writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. Erin also contributes to a range of magazine titles including Australian Geographic, Readers Digest and Vogue. In 2006, she was awarded an Australian United Nations Media Peace Award for an investigation into cousin-to-cousin marriages in Sydney's immigrant community. In 2009 she added broadcast journalism to her kit-bag, producing two radio features for ABC Radio National.
1. 17, 24, 31 March, 7, 14, 21 April - 6 Wednesday evenings 6 to 9pm - 3.210
2. 4, 11, 18, 25 August, 1, 8 September - 6 Wednesday evenings 6 to 9pm - 3.210
Upon successful completion of this course participants will receive a certificate.
Course fee $900 or $685 concession Places limited to 12 participants
For further information please download our course program.
To enrol in this course:
Please download our registration form then post, fax or email to:
Tameera Pellegrini, Course Coordinator
Postal address: ACIJ, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007
Fax: + 61 2 9514 1890
Email: tameera.pellegrini@uts.edu.au
