Phil Druker/Department of English/ University of Idaho

 

Travel Writing (English 404/504)

Instructor: Phil Druker
                Department of English
                Office Hours: T/Th: 3:30-5, Wed: 9:00-11
                Brink 204

Course description (general info) -- is this course for you?

Course Guidelines (specific requirements)

Course Syllabus

ARTICLES: find articles for this semester's Travel Writing course that are not in the course textbooks.  See the course syllabus or guidelines for the password to access these reserved articles or contact the UI Library Reserve desk at 885-6495.

 
Creative non-fiction//travel writing principles:

Creative Non-Fiction Defined--find general information on creative non-fiction.

Creative Non- Fiction Goals--find more information on writing creative non-fiction.

Travel writing main principles

Travel writing continua

Sallie Tisdale’s Breakable Rules for Travel Writing

Google Map

Speakers/events:

Tutxinmepu Pow Wow, a gathering of northwest Indian tribes, April 4-5. Memorial Gym (Grand entry: Saturday, April 4, at noon and 7 p.m., and again at noon on Sunday, April 5.)
 

èFormatting an article for submission ç

Assignment 1: Guidebook description
The assignment + criteria

Workshop questions.
List of places you plan to work on

 

Assignment 2:  Service piece

--The assignment + Assignment criteria

--Query letter for Assignment 2

Magazine analysis
--Workshop questions (print this for class and bring written (brief) responses to discuss

 

Assignment 3: Destination Piece

-- The assignment + criteria
--Query letter for assignment 3

++ Workshop questions. Print this for class and bring brief written responses to discuss in the workshop

 

Assignment 4: Personal Essay or Destination Piece

The assignment + criteria

>> Workshop questions. Print this for class and bring brief written responses to discuss in the workshop

For the final assignment:

1. Cover letter for assignment 4.

2. Don't forget:  èFormatting an article for submission ç
 

Narration techniques/ideas

Citing Sources:
Citing Sources in-text (APA style)
References Section (APA style)-bibliographic form APA style

 
Sentence Style:

REVISION SYMBOLS  -- see the notation Druker uses to mark papers

Punctuation Style/Readability Correct Grammar
Capital Letters Be verbs Comparisons
Colons :  Passive Sentences  Parallelism
Commas , Wordiness Subject-verb agreement
Semicolons ;  Nominalizations Pronoun agreement
     
Travel writing clichés to avoid    
     

Style/readability check for assignment 2.

 

Travel Writing History - an abbreviated timeline
Travel Books to read
Our Travel Guide to Moscow
Some links:

Places to publish and find jobs:
http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/detail.php?page_id=878&type_id=4
http://www.roughguides.com/website/aboutus/WorkForUs/Default.aspx
http://www.bradt-travelguides.com/infopage.asp?PageID=4

World Hum is a good Web site on travel writing and travel.
The New York Times Magazine has good travel articles.
Sydney Morning Herald Traveler  -- travel news from Australia