Thu August 6, 2026
Pico Iyer and Don George - The Art and Heart of Travel Writing
at Online - Virtual Event
(4-5 PM)
Over the last forty years, Pico Iyer has written many books and dozens of long articles on travel, even as Don George, over those same forty years, has been editing books and articles on travel. In this rare, exclusive conversation, they'll be offering essential practical tips for writing on place while also shining a light on deeper possibilities within the form. Starting with foundational dos and don'ts when crafting a piece of any length, they'll move on to the heart of the enterprise: How to offer something that hasn't been said before? How to make a piece at once soulful and intimate? How to turn a physical journey into a larger emotional or even spiritual inquiry that addresses profound questions at the core of your being?
Drawing on some of the great travelers and books of past and present, they will endeavor to offer both information and inspiration, to send listeners back to their desks with greater energy and a much richer sense of purpose.
*Please note: this online event will be free to attendees of the 2026 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference.
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Drawing on some of the great travelers and books of past and present, they will endeavor to offer both information and inspiration, to send listeners back to their desks with greater energy and a much richer sense of purpose.
*Please note: this online event will be free to attendees of the 2026 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference.
Over the last forty years, Pico Iyer has written many books and dozens of long articles on travel, even as Don George, over those same forty years, has been editing books and articles on travel. In this rare, exclusive conversation, they'll be offering essential practical tips for writing on place while also shining a light on deeper possibilities within the form. Starting with foundational dos and don'ts when crafting a piece of any length, they'll move on to the heart of the enterprise: How to offer something that hasn't been said before? How to make a piece at once soulful and intimate? How to turn a physical journey into a larger emotional or even spiritual inquiry that addresses profound questions at the core of your being?
Drawing on some of the great travelers and books of past and present, they will endeavor to offer both information and inspiration, to send listeners back to their desks with greater energy and a much richer sense of purpose.
*Please note: this online event will be free to attendees of the 2026 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference.
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Drawing on some of the great travelers and books of past and present, they will endeavor to offer both information and inspiration, to send listeners back to their desks with greater energy and a much richer sense of purpose.
*Please note: this online event will be free to attendees of the 2026 Travel Writers & Photographers Conference.
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