Many people want to become a travel writer but don’t know where to start. You don’t need a degree in journalism to be a successful travel writer. A new book provides aspiring travel writers with all the information they need to get a foothold in this coveted field.

Travel Writing and Travel Photography: From Dreams to Hard Reality is the first E-book on the subject. Written by a group of professional travel writers and photographers, it’s designed to inspire budding writers and photographers wishing to enter the highly competitive field of travel writing.

The collaborative work of the Australian-based group, Global Travel Writers together with several special interest writers, the new E-book is a no-nonsense, hands-on guide that will also appeal to established travel writers wishing to increase their income and/or write for new media platforms.

The 12 highly experienced writers who contribute to the initial E-book on travel writing and photography provide a practical approach to the craft that takes readers through the processes of digging out story ideas, using the services of national tourism offices to arrange writer familiarisation trips and to help in researching stories, pitching story ideas to editors, the ethics of travel writing, writing the exact type of features that editors require and much more. 

The chapter on “New Media” contains exclusive material and advice on the latest techniques that writers can use to enhance the appeal of their features to editors and ultimately, readers. 

And, because photography is so important, two chapters have been devoted to travel photography in this digital age. This comprehensive publication is the result of the combined experience of Global Travel Writers, a highly successful writing and marketing cooperative established in 1997. The group’s members have thousands of features and photographs published around the globe.