BATW NEWS BELOW:

Hurrah for our very successful BATW Awards Presentations on February 20. Updates on our website and ezine, and looking forward to our March 20 program on Branding and Marketing as well as our many exciting programs throughout 2010, with even a spectacular holiday party already scheduled. – -...

Many thanks, again, to all the judges (whose names are listed below) and to Karen Misuraca and her expert crew of Patricia Arrigoni, Lee Daley and Stephanie Levin for putting together such a fine awards contest.  Thanks also to everyone who submitted articles and photographs, even if your name didn’t...

The Power of Travel Writing Gaia Hotel and Spa in Napa hosts our April 17 meeting, which will be a panel of experts discussing the power of travel writers to influence travelers and tourists in becoming aware of cultures and making responsible choices for destinations, lodgings, activities and more. More...

The Power of Travel Writing Gaia Hotel and Spa in Napa hosts our April 17 meeting, which will be a panel of experts discussing the power of travel writers to influence travelers and tourists in becoming aware of cultures and making responsible choices for destinations, lodgings, activities and more. More...

I am delighted that Ginny Prior and Georgia Hesse have agreed to become the new BATW Editorial Board.  Both Georgia and Ginny have extensive experience as writers and editors so I am very pleased to have them available to help when editorial questions arise on the ezine/newsletter/website.  (In the...

Find Your Niche, Build Your Platform and Establish Your Brand March 20 at 10 a.m. Books Inc. at Opera Plaza in San Francisco Marketing is essential for any writer in this day and age; but even more so for travel writers. Even if you don’t have a book or product to sell, you can still use branding...

TIPS & RESOURCES BELOW:

Join us for a free-to-members joint ASMP/BATW event for photographers and writers: Smartphones and the Future of Photo Publishing Tuesday, April 13, 7 – 9 p.m. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. If you thought the personal computer revolution of the 1980s and the Internet revolution of the 1990s were...

Thanks to both Antoinette May and Laurie McAndish King for sending this information: The fifth annual Gold Rush Writers Conference will be held April 30, May 1 and 2 in picturesque Mokelumne Hill, the Sierra town that time forgot. The event, which includes your choice of 16 workshops, plus readings,...