Antoinette May on “Travel to Fiction” — by Sandy Sims
Antoinette May has got to be the most prolific writer in BATW and among writers in the country. The petite redhead has written biographies, guidebooks, history books, travel books, articles on everything from travel to ghosts. She writes the Minerva Horoscope column for Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle,...
Penny Sansevieri Gave Lots of Excellent Practical Marketing Info at June Meeting
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Penny Sansevieri and her presentation were worth many dollars at the June BATW meeting at Inn Marin. Penny, whose company Author Marketing Experts specializes in “turning authors into success stories,” gave information about internet publicity, online marketing, website design, Twitter,...
Futuristic Autodesk Gallery Hosts BATW Meeting — by Sandy Sims
[OK, your website editor admits this is more computer "industry news" than travel industry news, but the Autodesk Gallery is a fun place, and who knows what impact of some of the wild inventions it features might have on travel in the future. -- ed.]
Lego Dinosaur at Autodesk Gallery (all photos by...
The Contemporary Jewish Museum — April 18 Meeting — by Karen Misuraca
Contemporary Jewish Museum (photos by John Montgomery)
April, 2009, BATW meeting at the CJM
In a light-filled meeting room at the new Contemporary Jewish Museum on Mission St. in San Francisco, nearly 35 BATW members munched on a hearty continental breakfast and shared news [below] at the April 18th...
Philippine Dept. of Tourism Presents Wealth of Wonders at Mar. BATW Meeting
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...
Brad Newsham — Travel-Idea Man at Feb. Meeting
After the presentation of BATW awards to winners of our High School Travel Writing Contest, Brad Newsham, taxi driver, travel writer and more, fascinated us with his experiences as a traveler as well as his journey in the world of travel writing.
Georgia Hesse — “To Market” Strategies A to Z
Posted in Past Programs, Professional Development, Tips & Resources, Travel Tips & Resources on Feb 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
Georgia Hesse speaks to BATW members (photos by John Montgomery)
The witty, earnest, funny, practical, inspiring and petite, Georgia Hesse gave a talk at our BATW meeting Jan.17.
Georgia was one of the original journalists to give birth to newspaper and magazine travel writing. Those were the “Glory...
Hosted by the Grand Dame: BATW Jan. Meeting — by Sandy Sims
Howard Muntz, historian of the St. Francis Hotel (photos by John Montgomery)
The Westin St. Francis, the grand dame of San Francisco hotels, hosted our January meeting with Georgia Hesse. We gathered in a large, wood-paneled room, one of the parlors of the hotel’s former (and highly sought after)...
2008, Wow, What a Year — by Sandy Sims, Program Chair
The reach of Bay Area Travel Writers grew in 2008. This year’s programs guided us to new sights, sounds and tastes in
BATW Nov. Program: Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto Food Tour — by Lee Foster
Berkeley’s famous Gourmet Ghetto on North Shattuck, near where I live, continues to evolve in pleasing ways for a consumer who likes to travel and enjoy food.
The roots of this food phenomenon go back to the 1960s-70s, when three neighborhood icons started a food revolution with
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