SA Writers’ College travel writing course with Don Pinnock

Want to be a travel journalist?

This course has been designed to give you all the tools and tips you need to launch yourself into the exciting genre of travel writing.

Topics include:

* how to come up with ideas for travel articles
* how to pitch stories to magazines
* how to conduct interviews and research, and
* how to make an income as a freelance travel writer.

Course Details:

* Modules: 10 Modules
* Duration: Course can be completed at own pace: within five months
* Start date: At any time; applications all year round via our website
* Cost: R3795
 

Students must complete:

* Ten short writing assignments
* One query letter to an editor pitching an article
* One original travel article of between 1200-1700 words of publishable quality

Admission Requirements:

* Basic English writing skills are essential
* Computer skills, e-mail and Internet access required
* No previous tertiary qualification required

Tutors for this course : Yvonne van Dongen, Don Pinnock

Don Pinnock is a former editor of Getaway Magazine. He is the author of 13 books and has written countless travel articles for magazines and newspapers. He is a director of Southern Write, an association of top travel writers and photographers in Africa.

Yvonne van Dongen has been a travel editor and writer for over 20 years. She's edited the travel section of the largest newspaper in New Zealand as well as the country's first dedicated glossy travel magazine.

For more information go to the SA Writers' College website, call 021-975-3979 or email admin@sawriterscollege.co.za.