17 Jun 2014
Award-winning travel writer Rob McFarland has launched a correspondence version of his popular travel writing workshop and a story review service for those looking for feedback on their writing.
Correspondence course
The correspondence course covers the same material as his interactive workshop but has the added benefit that students can do it at their own pace from anywhere in the world.
Delivery: Modules are emailed as workbooks.
Duration: At student's own pace – no deadline for completion.
Cost: $449
Story review
Looking for feedback on your writing? Rob can provide a detailed critique of your story, including things that work well, constructive suggestions and an edited version of the piece.
Cost: $99 for a story up to 800 words, $129 for a story up to 1500 words
See www.robmcfarland.org for more details.
Results
Students who have attended Rob's workshops have gone on to be published in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Sun-Herald, Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail, International Traveller, Get Lost, Get Up & Go, OUTthere, Destinations and Signature magazines.
Writing credentials
Rob is a regular contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, NZ Herald, West Australian, Luxury Travel, Let's Travel & GQ magazines.
He's won nine writing awards in Australia and the US including Travel Writer of the Year.
Teaching credentials
Rob has lectured at Sydney University, taught at TAFE and worked as a corporate trainer for the learning and development specialist TP3.
Feedback
“In all my years of journalism studies and internships, I honestly feel as though this has been one of the most constructive courses I've ever completed.” Penelope R
“Fantastic, inspiring, exciting, motivating. This kind of knowledge could take months, even years to establish on one's own.” Annabelle S
“It was a really good course. It was thorough but still easy to follow for someone without any writing experience. It enabled me to remain working full-time and complete it at my own pace.” Jacqui D
Read more testimonials at http://robmcfarland.org/travel-writing-course/