Writer's Handbook:
Guide to Travel Writing
Edited By Barry Turner
October 2004
Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1405041781
144 pages, Illustrated, 5 ¾" x 8 ¼"
$23.50 paper original
From newspaper features to armchair travellers' memoirs, this highly informative guide offers all the essential information needed by any budding travel writer looking to break into this increasingly popular genre. Featuring interviews with leading representatives of the trade and an evaluation of the market, this book additionally provides invaluable advice on contracts and agents as well as up-to-date listings.
It includes: Cath Urquhart of the Times on travel journalism, the ever growing market for guide books, Adam Hopkins on traveler's tales, advice from the book sellers and an extensive, comprehensive listings section covering agents, publishers, magazines, newspapers, courses, prizes and recommended reading..
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