studies in travel writing

Flashes

•   Call for essays on travel in Anatolia, the Ottoman Empire and Turkey (Studies in Travel Writing, deadline 1 Sept) 10 Jun 2010
• Pilgrimages: 13 travel blogs by African writers offering perspectives on the World Cup from 13 cities
• Sara Wheeler on Freya Stark (The Times) 7 May 2010
• Tom Miller, author of Trading with the Enemy, revisits Havana (GlobalPost) 7 Jun 2010
• Determining Form: Creative Non-Fiction Journeys (University of Glasgow, 11-12 June) with Kapka Kassabova & others
• Andrew Greig, At the Loch of the Green Corrie - 'Over & over, makes place into an event in its own right' (Guardian) 10 Apr 2010
• Michael Jacobs, Andes - 'as assured as any of the prime travel classics' (Guardian) 29 May 2010
• Shortlist for the Dolman Travel Book of the Year (The Bookseller) 28 May 2010
• Damon Galgut, In a Strange Room: 'I doubt any book in 2010 will contain more memorable evocations of place' (Guardian) 22 May 2010
• Anthony Sattin, A Winter on the Nile - Florence Nightingale & Gustave Flaubert, 'so nicely oblivious of each other' (Literary Review)
• The Rebel Ramble is an urban ramble through the streets of South London. 21 May 2010
• Andrzej Stasiuk’s Fado in discussion at the European Book Club in NYC (Sat 16 May 2pm)
• Travel Book Reviews - Carl Hoffman, Sven Hedin, Best Women's Travel Writing 2010 (Perceptive Travel)
• Leaf Books Postcard and Short Travel Writing Competition (300 words max) (deadline 31 August)
• Peter Hessler, Country Driving - 'wonderful close observations' from a 'sympathetic & patient outsider' (Guardian) 1 May 2010
• Immrama - Lismore Festival Of Travel Writing (Co Waterford, Ireland: 10-13 June)
• Award winning broadcaster and oral historian Alan Dein walks us down London's Caledonian Road (Guardian) 26 Apr 2010
• Peter Hessler, Country Driving - telling vignettes on 'the warp-speed of China’s industrialisation' (Financial Times) 19 Apr 2010
• Zoom in on this island London and waste half an afternoon (Magnificent Maps, British Library, 30 Apr - 19 Sep 2010)
• Rachel Polonsky, Molotov's Magic Lantern - 'unusual & elegant' many-layered portrait of modern Russia (Independent) 19 Mar 2010
•   Radio interview with Carl Hoffman about his new book Lunatic Express (WBUR Boston) 3 Apr 2010
• 'Best Travel Writing: Top 10 Travel Novels' (actually, mainly non-fiction) (Ann Wertz) 3 Apr 2010
• An Ode to Travel Writing: Jeff Greenwald, Lee Azus,Thomas Swick on KQED Public Radio 30 Mar 2010
• Alex James appointed the world's first travel laureate (Virgin.com) 19 Mar 2010
• Dilip D'Souza, Road Runner 'welcome addition to the catalogue of Indian travel writing about the US' (Deccan Herald)

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Studies in Travel Writing (journal)
Centre for Travel Writing Studies (Nottingham Trent University)