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Travel & Words Spring ’12, Did You Know?

myrnaoakley — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:37:20 +0000

On Sunday afternoon, April 29th, at 5:00 p.m. attendees are invited to join the NETWORKING MIXER in Fort Worden Conference Center Local Goods Cafe and Lounge area. Fort Worden’s 5-star chef, Dusty Cope, will offer his fave appetizers made from fresh local ingredients. The no-host Wine Bar will serve Washington wines, local microbrew ales, and …

T&W Spring ’12, Launches FaceBook Page

myrnaoakley — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:03:37 +0000

Travel & Words Spring ’12 embraces FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn: the Social Media world! Our new FaceBook page, TravelAndWords, is launched and ready for posting. We hope you will become a Friend, Like us, and follow along as the Travel & Words Spring ’12 conference, April 29-30, 2012, draws near. A gaggle of freelance travel …

T&W Spring ’12, Meet & Greet Freelance Writers’ Panel

myrnaoakley — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:47:01 +0000

Welcome aboard to Travel & Words Freelance Writers Panel: MICHAEL FAGIN, Redmond WA, FL writer, author, blogger and Northwest weather forecaster will share how he is casting a wide net with his freelancing; SUE FRAUSE, Whidbey Island, FL writer, blogger, Facebook and Twitter social media maven as well as fitting in radio and culinary theater …

T&W Spring Spring ’12, Lodging Alternatives

myrnaoakley — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:57:03 +0000

Travel & Words Spring ’12 Lodging Alternatives for attendees: FORT WORDEN STATE PARK, guest rooms in Victorian houses on Officers Row, call the special reservation line on Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 360-344-4439. Other lodgings nearby in Port Townsend: HARBORSIDE INN, with wide views of sailboat/fishing harbor & marinas (360-385-7909, www.harborside-inn.com) BISHOP …

T&W Spring ’12, Program Highlights

myrnaoakley — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:07:51 +0000

TRAVEL & WORDS SPRING ’12 at Fort Worden State Park Conference Center in Port Townsend gets underway on Sunday afternoon, April 29th, at 1:00 p.m. with Meet & Greet and also meeting Tourism Exhibitors at their tables in the conference space. You’ll connect with Jacqueline Cartier and Annette Bagley from Bellingham-Whatcom County Tourism; Marcia Janke …

T&W Spring ’12 welcomes Travel & Tourism Exhibitors

myrnaoakley — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:55:00 +0000

Welcome to our newest exhibitor, Marcia Janke, Tourism Director for Wenatchee Valley Visitors Bureau located in central Washington. Marcia has been involved in regional travel & tourism since 2001. She works closely with travel writers to provide connections and information for writing and publishing entertaining articles. “In my off times,” she says, “I enjoy making …

T&W Spring ’12 Conference Faculty

myrnaoakley — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:14:06 +0000

Travel & Words Spring ’12 April 29-30, 2012 Fort Worden State Park Conference Center Port Townsend, WA Theme: Go! Pitch. Write. Publish. Conference Faculty Allen Cox Editor-in-Chief, NORTHWEST TRAVEL Magazine and freelance travel and lifestyles writer, www.allencox.org Twitter @allencox1 Nan Devlin FL writer, tourism consultant with sustainable travel focus and online lecturer at The …

Dateline NW Region July 27, ’11: Go! Pitch. Write. Publish.

myrnaoakley — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:33:00 +0000

Freelance Alert: Tulalip Tribes’ 23,000 square-foot Hibulb Cultural Center Opens August 20th north of Everett WA on the Tulalip Reservation. The center features the traditional hunting, fishing and gathering lifestyles of Tulalip tribes such as the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish and Coast Salish among others. See rotating exhibits, interactive displays and story poles in addition to …

Travel & Words Spring’11, Followup

myrnaoakley — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:59:29 +0000

June 2, 2011 Article Ideas from Travel & Words regional exhibitors LEAVENWORTH, the Bavarian Village located about two hours east of Seattle in the scenic foothills of the Central Cascade Mountains, offers a “Herzlich Willokommen,” a Heartfelt Welcome, and also a number of enticing article ideas for researching and writing: Food & Wine Festival, Saturday, …

Travel&Words Spring’11 Meet & Greet

myrnaoakley — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:01:26 +0000

Meet & Greet Writing Colleagues, Panelists, Presenters, Round Table Hosts, and Exhibitors Meet Writing Colleagues at T&W Spring ’11, Willows Lodge Liz Hamill works from her home base in San Jose, CA. An expert on travel in California she has written five California guidebooks for the Moon Handbook series. At the present time Liz’s main …