Where and when do Travel Writing Workshops take place?

BLOOMSBURY TRAVEL WRITING WORKSHOP, Central London at the Art Workers Guild, in the historic heart of Bloomsbury where inspiration from great writers surrounds us. The Workshop is held in The Gradidge Room, a Georgian reception room overlooking Queen Square.

• Dates:
  • Saturday 3 July 2010, 10.30am-4.00pm
    To join this Workshop, download a form here.
  • Saturday 6 November 2010, 10.30am-4.00pm
    To join this Workshop, download a form here.
• Cost: £125, including drinks
• Map to venue
• Further information about the venue from www.artworkersguild.org

"An action-packed, really thought-provoking day with some really useful information imparted. Loved the guests too." Julie, Bloomsbury workshop participant

BLOOMSBURY TRAVEL WRITING MASTERCLASS. The day you've always promised yourself - to concentrate on your travel writing. The Masterclass is held in Central London at the Art Workers Guild, in the historic heart of Bloomsbury where inspiration from great writers surrounds us. The Masterclass is open to graduates of the Travel Writing Workshop and those with experience of travel writing. It includes one-on-one tutorials with tutors Dea Birkett and Rory Maclean.

• Date: Sunday 7 November 2010
• Cost: £125, including refreshments
• Map to venue
• Further information about the venue from www.artworkersguild.org
• To join this Masterclass, download a form here.

"The two days - your Workshop and Masterclass - could not have been more enlightening or constructive for me." John, Masterclass participant

"I can't recommend this day enough. It was an excellent way to build on the what I had learnt at the Workshop, and I'm certainly hoping to attend another one." Anna, Masterclass participant

DUBLIN TRAVEL WRITING WORKSHOP at the Fitzwilliam Hotel on Dublin's historic St Stephen's Green. Designed by Terence Conran, this cutting edge hotel is housed in one of the city's most historic areas, where the 1916 Easter Rising took place and only minutes from Trinity College and the Book of Kells.

• Date: Saturday 10 July 2010
• Cost: €145
• Map to venue
• To join this Workshop, download a form here.

"Your workshop attracted some top-notch people. And wow, they got back to me fast! Count me in for the next one." Kate Holmquist, Travel Editor, Irish Times and Guest Editor at Dublin Travel Writing Workshop

"Just to let you know Kate has agreed to take a piece I pitched to her at the workshop on Saturday. So success for me - and for the workshop. Thanks for your invaluable advice." Ailish, Dublin Travel Writing Workshop participant

"I was delighted to get a phone call from Hilary Bradt to say I've been shortlisted for the 2008 Independent on Sunday/Bradt Travel-Writing Competition. I'm sure the day with you in Dublin helped the quality of the article I submitted. Thank you very much." Neil Matthews, Dublin Workshop participant

TRAVEL WRITING WORKSHOP AT ITV'S LONDON STUDIOS on the South Bank, where programmes including This Morning, Parkinson, South Bank Show, Ant and Dec, and Friday Night Project are made. The Workshop takes place on the 14th floor, with astounding views across London and along the river. Bring your camera as well as your pen!

• Date: Saturday 25 September 2010
• Cost: £125.00
• Map to venue
• For more information about the venue, go to www.londonstudios.co.uk
• To join this Workshop, download a form here.

PARIS TRAVEL WRITING WORKSHOP, Shakespeare and Company bookstore, Rive Gauche. Set in the heart of Paris on the Left Bank, just opposite Notre-Dame, Shakespeare and Company has grown from a bookstore into an institution. It is situated in the Latin Quarter which for centuries has been the centre of Parisian creativity and intelligentsia. For over fifty years, the bookshop has housed numerous writers. Upon entering, you will find yourself in a place Henry Miller described as "A wonderland of books".

• Date: 26 June 2010
• Cost: €145
• Further information about the venue from www.shakespeareco.org
• To join this Workshop, download a form here.