The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Travel Writing with Thomas Wilson

"I hate vacations. I hate them. I have no fun on them. I get nothing done. People sit and relax, but I don't want to relax. I want to see something.“ – Paul Theroux

You are invited to explore the history and future of travel writing.  Thomas M. Wilson will be your guide on this short journey through an exciting literary genre. 

In this workshop we will try to answer the question, what is travel writing?  In answering that question we will move from early accounts of religious pilgrimage to tales of exploration after the discovery of the New World in the fifteenth century, to the Grand Tour of European aristocrats, to the greats of twentieth century travel writing.

We will consider the importance of the personal opinions of the travel writer. Towards the end of the morning there will be time to complete a short piece of travel writing of your own.

Thomas Wilson has written a travel blog www.tmwilson.org/blog

Registration 9.15am – 9.30am
Workshop 9.30am – 12.30pm