Program Highlights Fall ’10 Seminar
Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St. Gresham, OR
9:00 a.m. Check in and morning refreshments, Town and Gown Room
9:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
10:00 a.m. Editors’ Panel: “TRAVEL + WORDS + PHOTOS: What Editors Want for 2010-11”
Annisa Jones, Publisher/Editor, GORGE GUIDE, Hood River OR
Carolyn Price, Publisher/Editor, OUTDOORS NW, Seattle WA
Alaine Borgias, Editor, ADVENTURES NW, Bellingham WA
11:00 a.m. “MIND MAPPING: TARGET YOUR PITCHES FOR SUCCESS!”
Workshop Presenter: Allen Cox, Freelance Writer, Tacoma WA
Noon Lunch, Round-tables Q&A “Freelance Writing 2010-11″ Topics:
Expand + Mine Your Writers Beat
Staff Writing + Freelancing: Newspapers Print/Online
Highways + Byways: Researching & Photographing
Personal + Group Media Trips for Writers
Travel Writing 101
Pitch and Publish
1:15 p.m. “TRAVEL BLOGS + TRAVEL WEB SITES: Promoting Yourself & Your Beat” Panelists:
Terri Fogarty, Editor, Portland OR and Mike Coletta, Web developer/marketing, New York City NY, EuropeUpClose
Bobbie Hasselbring, Freelance writer, Beavercreek OR, RealFoodTraveler
Katlin Smith, Freelance writer/Blogger, Vancouver WA, SouthwestWashingtonZest
Terry LaBrue, Author/writer promotions, Issaquah WA, LaBrue Communications
Colleen Wright, Web Designer and SEO Trainer, will be available for 15-minute sessions with Writers for Travel Blog and Web Site reviews.
2:20 p.m. Refreshment break
2:45 p.m. “PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS FOR TRAVEL WRITERS”
Presenter: Roger Ward, Photographer, Tacoma WA
Register at
Travel + Words.
Early Bird Registration: $75 (includes lunch and refreshments)
Regular Registration at the door: $89
Registration for Mt. Hood Community College Hospitality & Tourism Students: $30
