Alternative Travel Writing Class

Have you ever wanted to write about one of your unique travel experiences? Are you know an avid traveler with stories to share? Would you like to get published? Then take the 6-week Alternative Travel Writing Class at the Loft. We meet every Thursday from 5-7. Please let your friends know about the class. Alternative Travel Writing Instructor: Deborah McLaren Class: M52-2, 6 Week Class, Fall 2008 Date(s): Thursdays, October 30–December 11 (no class November 27) Time(s): 5:00–7:00 pm Enrollment: Open Learn what it takes to be an alternative travel writer, from pre-trip research and note taking to selective observation. Discuss story ideas, create structure for your story, and turn recollections into a draft travel piece. Be prepared to write in class: choose a past trip or new local destination for your topic; and bring notes, travel guidebooks, photos, postcards, journals, promotion material, clippings, and any other source materials. Be prepared to discuss ethics in travel writing as well as various forms of “alternative travel,” such as ecotourism, voluntourism, cross-cultural exchanges, or off-the-beaten-path. The class is fast-paced, with lots of reporting, writing on firsthand experience, and revision. Each student can expect to produce a draft article and a query letter by the end of the course. 25% presentation/lecture—25% writing exercises/in-class writing—20% sharing student work—10% discussion of readings—10% reviewing published travel writing—10% publishing information View current scholarship information Scholarships are available for this course: Full, Partial Instructor Information: Deborah McLaren View current sliding fee scale This class uses a sliding fee scale. Please proceed to checkout to determine final fee. -- Deborah McLaren The Loft Literary Center Suite 200, Open Book, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55415 612-215-2575/main, 612-215-2576/fax, loft@loft.org, www.loft.org