Boot Camp

V!VA Travel Guides offers Travel Writing Boot Camps in a variety of cities in Latin America.

V!VA's Boot Camps are week-long guidebook writing crash courses on all you need to know to work as a travel writer! Upcoming Boot Camps will run in several Latin American countries in the summer of 2008, including:

May 26th to May 30th: Chile

June 8th to 13th: Bolivia

Aug 18th to 22nd: Nicaragua

Honduras will also be covered in the Nicaragua Boot Camp.

The cost of the courses is USD $250. Apply here.

Dedicated writers who produce 200 reviews for us are eligible for a course fee refund.

It’s no secret: we’re looking for a select army of talented and adventurous writers to train out in the field to be travel writers. Find out what you need to know to travel, get published and get paid by learning from the pros and doing it!

Aside from taking place in some of the world’s most fascinating cities, and being a whole lot of fun, the Boot Camps provide the opportunity to:

• Gain hands-on learning and experience from professional travel writers and editors.

• Find out what editors want, how to deliver, get published and paid for your work.

• Attend an introductory course on producing digital photography for the Internet.

• Get information on today's travel writing market and how to work with multimedia outlets.

• Improve writing skills through daily critiques by peers and professional travel writers. 

• Practice what you learn by staying "on assignment" in the host country after the course, and be a contributing author in an upcoming book!

Want to apply?

Take a look at our application process and essential skills and abilities pages.

Have questions? For more information:

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions

Take a look through testimonials from recent Boot Campers

Drop us a line at: write@vivatravelguides.com