Tuesday, July, 24, 2012, 6-9 pm
Travel Writing and Blogging
Hill Center – Capitol Hill, Washington DC
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6-9 pm
Food Writing – Capitol Hill
Instructor: L. Peat O’Neil
Location: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Penn Ave. SE, Washington, DC.
Near Eastern Market Metro Station
April – June, 2012 Travel Writing Online UCLA
Professional journalism – credit course
Writers at any experience level learn the basics of travel writing.
Course guides participants through drafting, revising and editing
travel scenes and personal encounters — the raw material for creating features for newspapers, websites, or magazines. Through hands-on writing exercises and assignments, participants discover how to capture atmosphere, sketch characters, describe local color and mood with words and camera.
We work on developing story ideas and learn how to structure a travel article for publication in print or new media. Tips on the business of travel writing include discovering markets, writing queries, finding and using research material, as well as networking with editors.
Elective credit toward Certificates in Journalism.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Tuesday March 27, 2012 6-9 pm
Travel Blogging – Capitol Hill
Instructor: L. Peat O’Neil
Location: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Penn Ave. SE, Washington, DC.
Near Eastern Market Metro Station
April 6, 2012, 7 -9 pm
Writing About Travel and Food
The Writer’s Center
First Friday Event in Leesburg, Va
Leesburg Town Hall, 25 West Market St. Lower Level
November, 2011 Writing Workshops
Journal Writing – Capitol Hill
Instructor: L. Peat O’Neil
Location: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Penn Ave. SE Washington.
Near Eastern Market Metro Station
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm Nov 1, 8, 15
Travel Writing Intensive – Annapolis
Instructor: L. Peat O’Neil
— Bring 8 copies of a draft travel article to class – 3 to 5 pages —
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St. Annapolis
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