How to Write About Food & Travel - 05/11/2012

Writing About Food and Travel with Alison Stein Wellner

You've been transported by a meal, or nourished by a travel experience, and now you want to write about it. Get started with this class, which will introduce you to the basics of food and travel writing, from memoir and essay to how-to pieces and recipes. We'll focus on the craft of great food and travel writing, work on developing your ideas, and discuss the reality of publishing food and travel writing today. Instructor Alison Stein Wellner is the culinary travel editor for About.com, as well as a contributor to Perceptive Travel and the USA Today Travel Alliance. She's contributed articles and essays to many prominent publications including: the Atlantic Monthly’s Food Channel, the Chicago Tribune, Glamour, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Mother Jones, . She is the author of the books Americans at Play and Best of Health (both New Strategist), and her work is anthologized in Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010. She's on the faculty of Gotham Writers' Workshop in New York City.