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Spend Four Days at the Foot of the Rockies, and
Discover the Secrets to Traveling the World for Free…
and Getting Paid as a Travel Writer

The American Writers & Artists Inc presents

The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop

Denver, CO
July 20-23, 2006

Our Last Travel Writing Workshop of 2006
Don’t wait until next year to benefit from an investment in a single weekend that could, quite literally, change your life.

Dear Travel Writer,

Imagine a summer of travel... free. All you have to do in exchange is take good notes about what you did and where you went and then recommend -- or discourage -- others from following in your footsteps. What's more, you'll earn a few hundred... maybe even a few thousand... dollars for your trouble.

Sound too good to be true? Well, that's exactly how retired television executive Duane Harm and his wife Harlene spent a recent summer -- traveling across the western U.S.

All told, they visited 23 different dude ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana over a three-month period, staying for free an average of three days at each ranch. The total value of their summer stays? About $55,000... and they didn't pay anything. Not one cent.

What's more, they wrote an article for Steamboat Magazine, a high-end coffee-table publication based in Steamboat Springs, CO that comes out twice a year. And they were paid for their work.

Duane and Harlene aren't trained journalists. In fact, before the Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop they attended in Paris, they were just ordinary retirees -- bored with golf and looking for a sideline to keep them busy. Neither one had ever penned an article. But now they are working travel writers...

And you can be one, too… a lot faster than you ever imagined…

Jump-Start Your Travel Writing Career Now
and Enjoy the Rest of the Summer, Fall,
and Winter on Your Own Terms

This July 20-23 in Denver, I want to personally invite you to rub shoulders with some of the best writers and editors in the travel business.

This special weekend will give you the greatest chance ever to start living the travel writer’s life.  You’ll…

Please understand that time is of the essence. 

Our July meeting will be our only Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop of the year. Join us now and you will have the rest of the summer, autumn, and winter to enjoy the world on your terms. Don’t wait until next year to benefit from an investment in a single weekend that could...

Let me back up and explain...

We’ve taken our exciting travel writer's conferences all over the world, in some of the best destinations imaginable... Paris... Chicago... San Miguel de Allende... a Mexican cruise... San Diego... Buenos Aires... New York City…

...and we’ve had a great time. More importantly, our program participants are profiting from their experiences with our panel of experts, and starting to live the extraordinary lifestyle professional travel writers enjoy… traveling with VIP treatment… even vacationing compliments of the house… and then getting paid to write about their experiences…

Our Participants are Enjoying Spectacular
Travel and Writing Success
“Many thanks for the wonderful seminar. It was most worthwhile from all aspects and we would attend another in a heartbeat. Material covered was extensive but well presented. We were impressed by our well-qualified and informed instructors.”

Duane and Harlene Harm

Take Barbara Bode, for example. Barbara is now living in Malta, a Mediterranean paradise. She first attended our Paris program and got two articles in print immediately afterwards. Not only that, she now writes a regular column for In Touch -- and she has published an article about her move from Washington to Malta in Transitions Abroad.

Then, because she wanted some fun -- but also because she wanted a “refresher” -- she joined us on our cruise down the Pacific coast of Mexico. While on board, she wrote a piece about swimming with dolphins and sold it to yet another publication. Now she's writing regularly for the local Maltese newspaper, too.

Next meet Tim O'Rielly. Before he joined us for one of these workshops, he'd never written an article in his life. But as a freelance photographer he has occasion to travel, and he was looking for a way to get more mileage (and more money) out of his journeys.

And he sure has. As soon as he got home, he put the lessons he learned at this workshop to the test and sat down to write. Two months later, his first full-length feature article about travels in the Mayan World appeared in Vision Magazine. Since then, he's written two more cover stories for that publication. He told me, "Your course really spurred me to take action and risk hearing a 'no' or a 'yes' from an editor."

“The positive reinforcement was invaluable. I appreciated the time all of you took to review my work and give me useful feedback. The printed material is helpful and will be a good resource. The small group sessions were good opportunities to gain insight on our work. On a personal note, I was glad I had completed your written course prior to taking this workshop. It made quite a difference for me.”

Wendy VanHatten

Have Editors Calling You, Wanting More of Your Articles…

Eunice Traske, another participant on our Mexican cruise, has been so successful at publishing articles that editors now call her. She has been pursued by editors to write about her hometown in Alaska.

A writer at our workshop in Argentina sold an article about Buenos Aires apartments within a month of her return home.

A San Diego workshop participant successfully sold the same article she wrote during our program three times -- and got paid for it three times, too.

And then there’s Wendy VanHatten, a workshop participant who has published over a dozen articles, including a piece on Italy.

And believe me, this is only the beginning of the heap of success stories that are piling up on my desk. People are starting to live out their dreams:

...The soft glow of the morning sun spills over the balcony rail, waking you from a deep, restful slumber. The turquoise Caribbean shimmers through the gossamer curtains, fluttering in the sea breeze. Below -- past the flowering bougainvillea and fragrant honeysuckle – the staff, in crisp collared shirts and pleated Bermuda shorts, comb the soft white sand... set out two lounge chairs under a beach umbrella (just for you!)... and stock the thatch-roofed bar with fresh pineapple and whole coconuts...

… the beginning of another day in paradise. One of many... and all completely paid for by your gracious hosts, always eager for the simple service that only you can provide...

The best part about it is… that’s a real travel writer's story. This writer enjoyed an all-expenses-paid long-weekend on a white sand beach in Mexico (airfare, meals, hotel, cocktails all included) and then got paid for the article she wrote about it. When you join us in Denver, you’ll learn how to land perks and assignments just like that one.

For some, this has become a new way of life and it can be yours, too...

“I must tell you what the workshop meant to me. It opened doors on my possibility list, making two of my favorite things -- travel and writing -- a new lifestyle for me. Since I am retired and have no baggage to haul around the world (except one suitcase and my laptop!) I am good to go...good to write!”

Diane Joy

This time around, in Denver, we've made sure this will be the best Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop ever. You'll…

Would You Like to "Work" for Me?

Dear Reader,

Right now, I need travel stories for three of my print publications (including International Living) and several web sites. More specifically, I need some people to write these stories.

If you are interested in coming to "work" for me, you might find yourself exploring the whitewashed towns of Sicily, in the middle of the Mediterranean. Or you could visit the beaches and the wild nightlife of southern Spain. Or maybe you'd prefer to investigate a chain of tropical islands off the coast of Panama, a notorious, 19th-century pirate hideout.

In fact, I've published articles about each of these destinations recently -- and I've got dozens of others in mind, places I'd like people to write about for me.

If this idea interests you, I encourage you to attend this Denver conference, the only writing program my associates are organizing this year. I assure you: The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop lives up to its name. In fact, I've already had the great pleasure of paying for and publishing articles written by graduates of past workshops.

We have a tremendous need for well-written travel articles, so if you are interested in the lifestyle this kind of work offers, I urge you to register now.

This is your chance to make that dream a reality. I encourage you to attend.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Peddicord
Publisher, International Living

Plus, we’ve added several “advanced” sessions you’re really going to love! Even if you’ve never written more than a postcard, you are qualified! Anyone can learn to do this!

And if You've Been to One of Our Workshops Before…
These Advanced Sessions Alone Will Make
Your Experience Worthwhile...

With more speakers than ever, you will learn even more of the trade secrets of traveling the world while getting VIP perks… and paychecks to boot!

Timing is critical. Like I mentioned, our workshop in Denver will be the only American Writers & Artists, Inc. and International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance travel writing event of the year. Join us now so you can start enjoying first-class vacations for less money... often FREE... and get your name in print!

"Best workshop I've attended in many, many years -- focused, practical tools and templates for successful travel writing and the nuts and bolts of how to get published."

Nadia B.

This is a “once in a lifetime” event. At no other time will all these speakers be in the same room giving you the know-how you’ll need so that editors could soon be jockeying for your attention, rather than the other way around...

Now, I’d be running amiss if I didn’t tell you about where we’re going to be...

"Classes were to the point, inclusive of our individual needs and concerns, and covered an exhaustive array of quite valuable tools and tips. I have been telling everyone who will listen what a great experience I had."

Colleen Q.

An Article Practically Comes with Your Room

The Westin Tabor Center Hotel, where we’ll be staying, could provide you with an article idea. It’s a luxury hotel in Denver’s historic Lower Downtown (“LoDo” to the locals), and it has been recently restored. You need only gaze upon the fountains and the three-dimensional murals in the second-floor lobby to know you'll be in for an enjoyable weekend of elegance and pampering. (Plus we've arranged a special discounted room rate for our participants -- but a note of caution: You'll want to reserve your room quickly as the rate is only good through June 20, 2006.)

The guest rooms are well-appointed, spacious, and have all the amenities a writer could need -- including high-speed Internet. The hotel has a state-of-the-art workout room (considered to be one of Denver’s best), which is complimentary with your stay. And the fourth-floor swimming pool boasts one of the best views of the Rockies in all of downtown Denver.

The Westin Tabor Center’s location is one of its greatest assets. The hotel fills two-square blocks between the central business district and LoDo -- you’ll be within walking distance of...

...Denver Performing Arts Complex (the largest arts complex in the world)... 16th Street Mall... Denver Botanic Gardens... Coor’s Field, home to Colorado Rockies baseball...

...and streets packed with articles and adventure waiting to happen...

...the sorts of experiences that could put your name in print and open up a lifestyle unavailable to you until now....

While Here at The Westin Tabor Center Hotel
You Will Write Your Own Publishable Article –
Maybe Two – And Walk Away with the
Contact Information for Editors We Know
Who are Happy to Work with New Writers...

I’d now like to introduce you to the experts who have created such a successful program...

And let me tell you, these experts have decades of travel and writing experience -- every one of them. They have, under the direction of Jennifer Stevens (the “master” who created our written program), created a systematic approach to writing travel articles that anyone can follow...

...a system that, when coupled with a bit of persistence, is so powerful, our past workshop attendees are getting their work published like there’s no tomorrow.

Here’s what our workshop architect, Jennifer Stevens, has to say about the program:

“We've structured this course so that our attendees come away with at least one ‘publishable’ piece in hand. The idea is that you immediately apply what you learn each day. You see, in my view (and maybe this is because I spent years in the classroom as a teacher) it's not really useful to just sit back and scribble notes on a pad of paper. That's what you typically do in seminars.

“What is useful, on the other hand, is to roll up your sleeves, lean forward, and really put what you're learning to practice. And that's what we encourage you to do in The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop. What’s more, we don't leave you hunched over, staring at a blank piece of paper and struggling with what to say and how to say it...

“...we provide step-by-step instruction on exactly what you need to do to put an article together. Follow these formulas, and you’ll always know what to put first and what to write next. The templates will cut hours off your writing time.”

Jennifer Stevens,
author of The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program
and architect of The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop

What's more, when you have your finished piece ready to go, we'll hand you the names and contact information for a handful of editors in the market for articles from freelancers, all willing to work with first-time writers.

"Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. I found the content useful and very well presented - very well thought-out. I had reservations about participating in a Las Vegas-based seminar and was also concerned that the reality would not match the "hype." Instead I found incredible substance, great "how to" tips and solid advice, based on real experience. All this and approachable, amusing folks too! Great job. Thanks for doing this."

Sharon I.

Under Jennifer’s careful guidance and that of several of her most successful colleagues you'll learn more useful, practical material over the course of this program than you'd ever learn in any run-of-the-mill college course.

The information you'll gain at this workshop could, quite literally, change your life -- it has already for so many of our past attendees who, today, are working travel writers.

You might reasonably expect it to cost thousands of dollars. After all, you're getting extraordinary access to industry experts and guidance from professional writers who will share with you the insights and secrets they've learned on-the-job. But it won't cost anywhere near that. I'll give you the numbers in a minute...

...But First Let me Introduce Our Experts to You:

The former editor of International Living and Island Properties Report, Jennifer Stevens has spent the balance of the last decade gallivanting around Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, writing about the best locales for overseas travel, retirement, and investment. She is the author of AWAI’s The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program and architect of this workshop. She’ll provide you with the insider’s scoop about what editors are really after and hand you blueprints for articles you can follow so easily you’ll find your pieces published in no time. Plus you’ll learn how to polish your articles in just such a way that editors will be transfixed.

An accomplished and proven freelancer, Steenie Harvey is International Living’s roving Euro-editor. She also writes about travel, folklore, and real estate for publications like The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and The Washington Post. Recent travels have taken her to Malta, the Greek islands, the jungles of Malaysian Borneo, and Italy. Adept at landing incredible assignments and an editor’s dream to work with – you’ll learn how she does it… and she’ll hand over the keys to getting unbelievable perks, too.

Tom Schueneman was a sound engineer for bands. He'd never written an article before he enrolled in Jen's course. Today he boasts by-lines in all sorts of publications and even publishes his own travel e-zine, The Traveler, which Writer's Weekly recently rated one of the best places for new writers to get published. Tom can tell you first-hand what articles appeal to an editor, and exactly how to present your work and increase your odds of getting published.

Stan Sinberg is a freelancer with nearly 20 years of experience. His by-line has appeared in the Boston Globe, USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. He specializes in lifestyle, travel, and humor pieces. This July, he’ll show you how to integrate humor into your articles… how to tell “your” story without boring the pants off of your reader… and how to come up with a unique story on a place that a million people have written about before.

Carol Shields has a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, majoring in photography. During college, she had a lucky break and got a job in the photography department of a Fortune 500 aviation corporation. She picked up many more “hands on” skills there and eventually worked into the staff photographer position, which she held for almost 10 years. Working for a Fortune 500 corporation gave Carol the opportunity to see many of her photographs on the cover of trade magazines. Today, most of Carol’s photo sales are accompanied by articles. She’ll show you her tried-and-true formula for creating story-photo packages editors love.

A Very Special Price Before June 20th, 2006

In effect, this is your best opportunity yet to jump into the travel writer’s lifestyle...

...the best way to learn how you can travel with class. Relax in luxury. Enjoy prestige. See and do more than “tourists,” even the wealthiest among them, could ever dream.

If you like the idea of getting paid to travel to exotic locations around the globe, and if you want to begin a sideline or a full-time career as a travel writer, join me and my colleagues July 20-23, 2006 in Denver.

The registration fee for the workshop, which covers admission to four days of intensive class sessions geared to produce a publishable article... a course binder you'll take home that contains more than 200 pages of helpful notes, exercises, sample articles, and more... access to our members-only Online Forum for Travel Writers… the first evening's dinner and a special evening Writer's Cocktail… plus two Special Bonuses I'll tell you about below is just $1,697 per person.

But if you sign on by June 20, 2006,
you qualify for an Early Bird savings of $300,
which means you pay just $1,397

Space is limited and this is the only one of these writer’s workshops this year, so I encourage you to sign on early. This workshop has sold out each and every time we've offered it. And because we rarely offer this program stateside -- we expect this event to fill up very quickly as well.

In years past in Paris, we've been able to add second and third sessions of the program to accommodate everyone who is interested in participating. But due to the experts' schedules, that won't be possible this time. So once the seats are full… that's it. And I'd hate for you to miss out. We won't be gathering again until 2007.

So please, register now or call Sue Wright at (831) 274-2779 or (866) 415-1425.

Oh, and I nearly forgot… I want to reiterate…

  Our New, Advanced Sessions Make This
the Ideal Program for Past Participants …

Many of our past participants have been asking, "What’s next?" Well, this is it -- a workshop designed to appeal to new attendees as well as past participants...

...that’s why we have added the advanced writing sessions... so you’ll learn how to develop your own writing “style”... how to publish and republish the same article, making more money for less work... how to write with humor... and much more...

But in addition, we’re also hosting...

A Special Writer's Cocktail Party
(a Reunion for Past Participants, Too)

We love to mix work with pleasure. We believe firmly that whatever work you do should be fun. (That's what travel writing is all about, after all -- you're sort of stretching the definition when you call it "work.")

That’s why I hope you'll join me at a very special cocktail party Saturday night, July 22. We've invited our panel of expert speakers.

If you've been to one of our programs before, this is your chance to swap stories and catch up with friends from previous workshops. Or, if you’re new to this, you will never have felt so much at home, meeting new people with many of the same interests and tastes that you have -- especially when it comes to our two favorite things: writing and travel.

Not to mention that it will be another chance to talk with our panel of experts, to ask any questions you may have -- and get them answered. You'd be surprised at how many gems get passed along in casual conversation… how rubbing elbows with the experts really can help elevate your own status from amateur to pro.

So join us! I am really looking forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Lori Appling
Director, AWAI's Travel Division

P.S. 2 FREE BONUSES! When you register now for our Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop in Denver this July, we'll give you two special bonuses:

First, you'll get The Travel Writer's Little Black Book, which contains more than 100 of the most valuable contacts, services, and resources you'll need as a travel writer -- including the seven top sources for free press trips and media kits... 21 publications for new writers to break into... our top nine picks for the best places to do research on-line... 15 hot "writing" resources... 46 ways to make mobile, global work easy and efficient... and much more...

Second, we'll hand over a Special Collection of Five Hot-Topic Reports to Jump-Start Your Travel Writing Career. Valued at $49, this is yours FREE when you register now. You'll get:

Hot-Topic Report #1 - Another Way to Sell More Stories: How (And Why) to Write Real Estate-Related Travel Articles

Hot-Topic Report #2 - How to Avoid Detail Traps and Write Descriptions Editors Will Love

Hot-Topic Report #3 - What Editors are Buying – How to Imagine Stories that Will Sell Every Time

Hot-Topic Report #4 - Researching and Interviewing: Eight Secrets to Surefire Sleuthing for Incisive Details, Color, and Quotes

Hot-Topic Report #5 -  How to Get Free Stuff: A Special Bonus Report by Freelance Travel Writer, Brian Norris

Again, these Special Hot-Topic Reports, valued at $49, are yours FREE when you REGISTER NOW! Click below to save yourself a seat… I'd hate for you to miss out on this, our most extravagant program ever.

The Ultimate Travel Writers Workshop
in Denver is Worth Every Penny,
but Don’t Take Our Word for It...

Maigii Sterling took our San Diego workshop and her travel writing career has taken off ever since. Her article on a jazz festival in Barbados was recently published in The Traveler, International Living, and the Toronto Sun. She not only credits the workshop in helping to get her get the piece published, but also the follow-up from the instructors and all the helpful advice from AWAI:

“The San Diego Workshop was great! And now I’ve had my article published in three places! It gave me the confidence because the instructors made me believe that my piece was good enough to be published- and it was!”

Maigii Sterling

Sharon Castner attended our Workshop in Chicago, and her article on bungee jumping appeared in The Traveler. She encourages students to be persistent:

“Even though The Traveler said they were full for the end of the year, I took a chance and they accepted my article for publication! So shortly I will have my first byline. It may only be a baby step but for a never published writer, I’m real pleased! Thanks for your help in getting me started.”

Sharon Castner

Murray Friedman from Napa, CA attended our Workshop in San Miguel, Mexico in 2003. In addition to opening a B&B there called Las Terrazas San Miguel, Murray’s Mexican adventures were recently published in International Living. He says:

“I registered for the travel writing course specifically because it was being held in San Miguel. For several years I had been subscribing to International Living researching places to move to that offered a nice lifestyle, inexpensive cost of living, and decent health care. Early retirement with the idea of exploring my creative side was the goal. Travel has been a very enjoyable avocation for years. Exploring the travel writing field through the AWAI course in San Miguel was icing on the cake.”

Murray Friedman

And the accolades go on and on…

“Let us know what's next - Let's do a follow up to Course One; Loved it!”

S. Thomas

“I liked the feedback and personal insights from working writers and editors along with their dynamic presentations. I found the course great fun, motivating, and enjoyed meeting the other course attendees. And I've come home with all the information I'll need in a lifetime to get published in travel writing. Yes, it's up to me now...”

Jenny Aarts

"I've been comped four nights at a deluxe resort on Oahu after advising them of my plans. I wrote a letter explaining that I am a 'freelance travel writer' intending on writing an article on 'Hawaii's Most Romantic Room Views.'" Although I won't be on 'assignment,' I've gotten some pretty good feedback from a couple of newspapers...so wish me luck!! I've got another idea, too. Something about 'Affordable Luxury in Paradise...Off-season in Hawaii.' I'm sorry to ramble on and on, but I'm pretty excited! "This could be the start of something BIG! Thanks a million!"

Alice C.

"Loved the opportunity to write creatively again. Absolutely I would recommend this course...I’ve been a copywriter for 30 years and feel like I’ve been reborn. Thank you."

Kathryn L.

"I got a huge amount out of the course! In fact, IL has very kindly published an e-postcard. "An Oxford Afternoon" already. It is definitely a psychological kick-start for me, so I'll keep going. I'm enjoying this so much."

Jean F.

"Jen is absolutely wonderful—there is an astounding amount of information."

Amanda S.

Here’s the Schedule for Our
Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop,
July 20-23, 2006 in Denver:

THURSDAY, JULY 20 (DINNER AND EVENING CLASS SESSION)

We'll begin our check-in at 6:00 p.m.. You'll enjoy a buffet dinner during which you'll have a chance to meet your fellow attendees as well as our panel of experts, and then we'll launch right into our first class session. You'll learn…

FRIDAY, JULY 21 (CLASS SESSIONS ALL DAY)

We have a full day of coursework planned, including two coffee breaks. Lunch is on your own. We'll focus on…

SATURDAY, JULY 22 (CLASS SESSIONS ALL DAY & EVENING COCKTAIL)

We have a full day of coursework planned, including two coffee breaks. Lunch is on your own. Then please join us for an evening Writer's Cocktail Party. In class today we'll focus on…

SUNDAY, JULY 23 (MORNING CLASS SESSIONS)

We have a half-day of coursework today with a morning coffee break. We'll wrap up our program at 12:30 p.m., and lunch will be on your own. In class today we'll focus on…

* Schedule and speakers are subject to change.

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Pricing and What's Included

The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop
July 20-23, 2006

Westin Tabor Center Hotel - Denver, Colorado

PRICE: $1,697 *
Register by June 20, 2006, and
You Pay Just $1,397

 THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

* This price includes the workshop only. The cost of your transportation to and from Denver, your in-town transportation, meals not listed above, and your overnight accommodations, is extra.

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT: We strongly suggest you protect your investment by purchasing trip-cancellation insurance, and we would be happy to recommend a policy to you. Please ask us about it when you sign up.

CANCELLATION POLICY: The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop is non-refundable. If you cancel due to medical reasons that are covered by your purchased travel-insurance policy, we will advise the insurance company that your travel and conference fees are non-refundable.

Travel Details

HOTEL DISCOUNT:  We have arranged a special discounted group rate at the Westin Tabor Center Hotel, 1672 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado.

Phone (303) 572-9100 • Fax (303) 572-7288.

The rate is $159 per room, per night (single or double occupancy).  This rate does not include any applicable taxes or incidentals.

To take advantage of this special rate, contact the hotel Reservations Office at (888) 627-8435 and identify yourself as an AWAI Travel Writer.

You may also reserve your room online here.

Please make your reservations soon as this room rate
is only good through June 20, 2006.

To register now and secure your discount of $300 please click below or call Sue Wright at (831) 274-2779 or (866) 415-1425.

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