Writing

Latest News from Expat Heather & Radio Interview Today with Big Blend Magazine

November 5, 2010
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So much exciting stuff happened in October that I barely managed to blog here at ExpatHeather! Here’s the latest news: Named Editor for Matador Abroad I was sad to leave my editorial intern position with Matador Abroad in August, but shortly after I was contacted by managing editor Julie Schwietert about the opportunity to take [...]

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5 Travel Writing Contests to Enter Right NOW

October 8, 2010
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1. Wanderlust & Lipstick 3rd Annual Travel Writing Contest for Women Prize: A 10-day tour for 2 people in Vietnam and Cambodia. 5 category winners will get a 22″ Briggs & Riley carry-on suitcase. Submissions: Nonfiction travel narrative – 800 to 2,500 words You can submit up to 5 times, once in each of the [...]

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Freelance Writer Resource: 10 Print Publications that Publish Creative Nonfiction, Fiction and Poetry

July 11, 2010
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If you are ready for your creative writing to move from the computer screen to the page, consider submitting your short stories, essays, interviews and poetry to a literary journal or magazine. Publications with wider circulation often favor published authors, but literary journals based on college and university campuses are often a great place for [...]

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According to Foreign Policy Magazine, 60 of the World’s Countries are “Hell”

June 26, 2010
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Pakistan, the “10th most failed state” of 2010 according to Foreign Policy. Doesn’t look like hell to me. This week a photo essay based on the ‘Failed States Index’ really got me riled up. Basically, Foreign Policy took one terrible/chaotic/scary photo from each of the 60 countries to make a photo essay called “Postcards from [...]

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10 Travel Writing Markets for Expatriates and Independent Travelers

May 9, 2010
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If you’re an expatriate or independent traveler looking to break into travel writing, one of the first things you’ll want to do is research potential markets for publication. Here are ten magazines and websites that publish different types of travel writing. Before submitting to any of these sites be sure to spend some time browsing [...]

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