Attend V!VA’s Travel Writing Boot Camps
Learn to Travel Write. Get Published. Get Paid.
V!VA's Boot Camps are five-day-long travel guidebook writing crash courses.
2010 Boot Camps:
Costa Rica: September 27 to October 1
Students hit the ground running with assignments, learn how to write guidebooks and have their work critiqued by seasoned professionals. This is a great opportunity for aspiring writers to gain hands-on travel writing skills and experience and get paid!
Upon successful completion of the course, Boot Camp graduates have the opportunity to stay on assignment as field writers and be compensated. Works will be published in the upcoming
guidebooks for each country.
The cost of the course is $350. (Does not include transportation, lodging and other expenses.)
Writers who perform up to standard, and who stay on assignment and produce more than 200 reviews will have their course fee refunded in addition to normal compensation. Also, there is a discount of $100 for residents of the country where each bootcamp is held.
V!VA is looking for a select army of talented and adventurous writers to train out in the field and jump start their travel writing careers.
Learn from the pros what it takes to be a travel writer, start writing, get published and get paid!
Pre-apply now. Fill out this short form and a VIVA Editor will follow-up with you:
Still have questions?
Take a look at our Application Process , FAQ, student testimonials, and essential skills and abilities pages to find out more about VIVA boot camps and career opportunities.
Also contact us if you are knowledgeable about or have writing experience in one of these countries and are interested in being a guest speaker.
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