Travel Writing Basics with Ruth Kozak

Just in time for Spring travel, BCATW Board President Ruth Kozak presents TRAVEL WRITING BASICS.

This is a must-attend workshop if you are just starting your travel writing/ blogging career.

You’ll learn:

• The different types of travel articles

• How to turn your blogs into saleable travel stories

• How to pitch your stories and market information

• How to take the best travel photos.

This is an interactive workshop so bring along your notebook and be prepared to participate in some writing exercises.

About Ruth Kozak:

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For over 15 years, Ruth Kozak has been instructing writing classesfor VSB, Community Centers, and privately. Ruth is a published travel journalist and historical fiction writer. Her first historical novel, SHADOW OF THE LION: BLOOD ON THE MOON, was published in UK in 2015. Volume 2, THE FIELDS OF HADES, will be published in 2016. She is a member of the Federation of BC Writers, the Canadian Authors Association, and president of the BC Association of Travel Writers. (http://bcatw.org) She is the editor/publisher of an on-line travel magazine TRAVEL THRU HISTORY (http://www.travelthruhistory.com/) which includes travel memoirs. Ruth’s Athens guide ebook, ATHENS AND BEYOND (http://www.amazon.com/Athens-Beyond-W-Ruth-Kozak-ebook/dp/B017PKSQZ8) was published on Kindle last November by Hunter Publishing US. She just signed a contract to write another guide book on the GREEK ISLANDS.

Visit Ms. Kozak's website (http://www.ruthkozak.com/)

This will be a very informative evening. You will also be provided with useful handouts during the workshop.

About the BCATW

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The BC Association of Travel Writers promotes, encourages and supports B.C.-based travel journalists, bloggers and videographers. We do this by:

– presenting a platform for our members to network in the common cause of promoting the profession.

– maintaining a policy of ethics, honesty and excellence of work in dealing with the media and the industry.

– upholding the principle of producing proper material for clients in return for complimentary courtesies and press trips offered by the industry.

– disseminating information and potential markets with the membership.

– providing educational and experiential opportunities to help members improve the professional skills and contacts needed to succeed in the ever-changing marketplace

Become a Member of BCATW (http://bcatw.org/become-a-bcatw-member/)

About our new venue, Big Rock Urban Brewery

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BC Travel Writer Meetups are now held in the bright, shiny conference room of Big Rock Urban Brewery at 4th Avenue and Alberta Street in Vancouver where there's a full bar and kitchen service to sate your dinnertime needs. Stay afterward for more drinks and musical entertainment!

Please RSVP now for this Meetup, but as usual, please respect the RSVP process by canceling promptly if you are unable to attend.

See you at the Meetup!