Denver, CO ● July 23-25, 2009 ● American Writer’s & Artists, Inc. Please turn off your cell phone. Thanks!

By Jennifer Stevens AWAI’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program Denver, CO July 2009 Please turn off your cell phone. Thanks!

“How exciting -- I’d landed a press trip on my very first try. This gave my husband and me a romantic, three-day Valentine’s weekend at someone else’s expense.” -- Dawn-Marie Hanrahan (Spent a long weekend in Victoria… ferries, hotel, attractions all paid for.)

“35 days ago, I walked into The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop in San Francisco. Prior to that day, I'd never written a thing. Today, I have a by-line!” -- Mary Anne Lonze

“I attended the San Francisco Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop last year… With the economy being in a downturn, I've found myself with a reduced work week… so I use my Fridays to focus on writing. I am now the Sacramento Outdoor Travel writer for Examiner.com.” -- Laurie Racca

“My writing career kicked off after I attended AWAI’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in New York City… I walked into the office of my local Brooklyn newspaper, the Canarsie Courier, with an article I had written on a local event as a writing sample. They hired me as a freelance writer. “With the onset of harder economic times… I mentioned that there were tons of great things to do right here in Brooklyn and the rest of New York City -- many of them discounted or free. “They loved the idea and agreed to publish a series of five “staycation” articles over the summer.” -- Linda Steinmuller

“I just returned from the Calgary Stampede. The Alberta Tourism office invited me there, as well as to other sites and activities, including a working cattle ranch, all expenses paid. I have Jen’s course to thank for that… “I am now waiting confirmation of a five-day walk in Switzerland's mountains this summer by that country's own tourism office.” -- Victor Englebert

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