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Sunday, April 19 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Art of Narrative: Creating Stories, Not Content

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Three travel journalists share their personal strategies on how to find, pitch, and tell engaging stories.

This panel will discuss:

1) How to find your stories

Tips and strategies on how to find fascinating stories, including determining unique/distinctive angles and newsy hooks, connecting with sources, conducting interviews and more

2) How to pitch your stories

Effective ways to pitch and sell your stories, including advice on how to write engaging, successful pitch letters

3) And, ultimately, how to tell your stories Strategies on how to craft a powerful narrative, from the words to the visuals and beyond

After a brief panel discussion, the audience will have ample time to ask questions to the speakers.


Moderators
avatar for AnneLise Sorensen

AnneLise Sorensen

Travel Writer & Consultant
@AnneLiseTravelsTravel writer, editor, photographer, and TV/radio host AnneLise Sorensen has penned – and wine-tasted – her way across four continents. She has reported for multiple media outlets, including New York Magazine, MSN, Time Out, Yahoo Travel, Rough Guides, Gourmet, and NewYork.co... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Tony Perrottet

Tony Perrottet

Writer, Editor, Historian - Contributing Writer, Smithsonian Magazine
@TonyPerrottetTony Perrottet is a contributing writer at Smithsonian Magazine and a regular at The New York Times, Wall Street Journal Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Slate and other publications. He is the author of five books, most recently Napoleon’s Privates: 2500 Years of History Unzipped... Read More →
avatar for Andrew Rowat Rowat

Andrew Rowat Rowat

Founder, Haystack
@andrewrowatAndrew Rowat finds himself in the unenviable position of being able to tell you the best seat on an aircraft just by hearing its flight number. He lived in China for almost eight years, and New York for the last five, though his youth was spent in Canuckistan. He has been fortunate... Read More →


Sunday April 19, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
SoHo Room - Hostelling International-New York City 891 Amsterdam Ave. NY, NY 10025

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