Deadlines for submitting announcements to the BATW website are: Nov. 23 for the Dec. 1 website update. Dec. 15 for the Jan. 1 website update. Thank you for your understanding. –  April Orcutt Website Editor Bay Area Travel Writers (BATW) www.batw.org webeditor@batw.org webeditor.batw@gmail.com

Deadlines for submitting announcements to the BATW website are: Nov. 23 for the Dec. 1 website update. Dec. 15 for the Jan. 1 website update. Thank you for your understanding. –  April Orcutt Website Editor Bay Area Travel Writers (BATW) www.batw.org webeditor@batw.org webeditor.batw@gmail.com

Deadline for Updating Your Listing in BATW Directory Before Print Publication: Mid-December

BATW Members: Ginny Prior lists press trips in the Members-Only (log-in) section of the website.  Here’s how to find them: Log-in to the website. Under the words “Members Only Area” there is a black bar.  Click on the word “Services,” and you will see a drop-down menu. In...

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Bay Model building (photos © John Montgomery & Diane LeBow) As she introduced our speaker on Saturday morning, October 16 at the Bay Model in Sausalito, Laurie McAndish King let us in on a secret: In addition to being a video expert and owning two companies, Mary Cary is a “shred guitarist”...

A number of members asked Georgia Hesse for a copy of her list of recommended books for travel writers, and she has generously let us post it.  Thank you, Georgia – - – - – - – - – - Booking Ahead for Travel Writing 2010 Surely the best preparation for becoming a good...

Thanks go to Diane LeBow for sending along this excellent information about the work of freelancing from the National Writers Union (NWU — www.nwu.org). – - – - – - – - – - “It’s easier to be a writer and harder to make a living at it.” NWU President...

Here’s a practical event from ASPM. – - – - – - – - – - The American Society of Media Photographers (ASPM) is holding an event about “A Photographer’s Guide to Model Releases” on Tues., Nov. 9, 2010 "A Photographer's Guide to Model Releases"...

Here’s a practical event from ASPM. – - – - – - – - – - The American Society of Media Photographers (ASPM) is holding an event about “A Photographer’s Guide to Model Releases” on Tues., Nov. 9, 2010 "A Photographer's Guide to Model Releases"...