Thanks to David Page for information about IndieBound, a website supporting and promoting independent retailers.  It has declared May 1st “Buy Indie Day” and is asking folks to buy a book from an independent bookstore that day.  The coolest part of the site is the Indie Store Finder where...

Spring News and Plans BATW President Diane LeBow Spring and summer travel plans are underway and America’s reputation around the world is in the process of being resuscitated. Here at home BATW is doing very well indeed. We just enjoyed another top quality meeting—including the venue, speakers,...

Welcome to our new members: Actives: Lee Nelson and Inga Aksamit Associates: Nichole Benedetto (National Trust for Historic Preservation) We’re delighted to have you join us, and we look forward to meeting you at BATW events and to reading about your accomplishments on the website.

Hello, BATW Members & Potential Members – We have a completely new format, and we hope this gives you a quicker way to find all the news, events, announcements, photos and articles on the BATW e-zine.  There’s a lot going on — we listed 48 new announcements and stories just for...

Rene de los Santos of Phillippine Tourism Dept. tells BATW members about the beauty of the Philippines. (all photos by John Montgomery) The Philippine Department of Tourism Presents a Wealth of Wonders by Melissa Josue Amid dining tables filled with contemporary Filipino comfort food and steaming...

President Diane LeBow addresses members at the March, 2009, BATW meeting hosted by Intramuros Restaurant in South San Francisco. (all photos by John Montgomery) On behalf of all BATW members, we thank Intramuros Restaurant for hosting the March, 2009, BATW monthly meeting about travel within the...

Please note: This meeting starts at 11:00 a.m. when the museum opens Contemporary Jewish Museum (photo by Bruce Damonte - Courtesy of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco) Contemporary Jewish Museum (photo by Bruce Damonte – Courtesy of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco) With...

Melissa Josue wrote this information-filled summary of the discussion about how BATW members can better market their stories and photos at the March, 2009, BATW meeting at Intramuros restaurant in South San Francisco: BATW Meeting – Marketing Our Work After the presentation from the Philippine Department...

Many thanks to Suzie Rodriguez for sending information about “The Art of Travel Writing: 100 Tips, Tools and Resources to Get Paid and Published.” It really has 100 tips, which give information about:

Thanks go to John Montgomery for information about Creative TouchPoint, a website designed to help photographers increase and better market their work.  Its techniques can, John points out, in many ways be applied to writers as well.