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Archive | Meetups
How to Market to Multiple Mediums – Meetup May 3, 2017
What do you do with a whale of a tale no one wants to hear? Freelance writer and author of The Whale Who Changed the World, Mark Leiren-Young, knows all too well the challenges of marketing to multiple forms of media. This was the topic of the BCTW Meet-up held on May 3, 2017 at […]
October Meetup at Forbidden Vancouver Prohibition City Tour
From the grey gloom in the shadow of Holy Rosary Cathedral he emerges, dressed in three piece suit, trench coat and fedora as if stepping from the 1930s. He is Will Woods, founder of Forbidden Vancouver Tours, and our guide for tonight’s walking tour, Prohibition City. As he speaks, Woods quizzes our group for historical […]
September BCTW Meetup: Social Media for Travel Bloggers
On September 14, the BC Travel Writers Meetup enjoyed a presentation by social media strategist Katt Stearns called, Social Media for Travel Bloggers.
Taste Vancouver Crosses Paths with BCATW in Gastown
How to combine Taste Vancouver, BCATW and Gastown? Take a walking and tasting tour. Having Taste Vancouver join the BC Association of Travel Writers (BCATW) as an industry sponsor is a bit like having dessert first…such a treat for us travel writers to be fed (if one can’t be feted, being fed is the next […]
February Meetup: Tourism Boards at Your Service
It was a double whammy at the February Meetup on the 3rd. Reps from two tourism boards explained what they do and what they’re looking for from folks like us. Amber Sessions, Communications Manager at Tourism Vancouver Amber identified the Tourism Vancouver’s key objectives – to bring people to the city all year round (not […]
November 19 Meetup: Jett Britnell Explains MatadorU for Travel Writers
BCATW member and underwater explorer extraordinaire Jett Britnell had good news for those of us thinking about going back to university to fine tune our writing skills: MatadorU.
October Meetup: Working with PR Agents on Wine and Food Stories with Leeann Froese
At our October Meetup, guest speaker Leeann Froese unveiled a grab bag of do’s and don’ts for writers wishing to approach restaurants and wineries for wine and food stories.
September 30 Meetup: Dominant Impressions with Don Genova
In this, our first Meetup of the season, writer, teacher and broadcaster Don Genova explained the process of noting dominant impressions while traveling, and how to turn impressions into hooks for stories.