Hands-On Advice from Today’s Top Travel Writers and Editors
Intrepid Times workshops are exclusive, small-group live sessions with today’s leading travel writers. Instead of a webinar where hundreds of participants listen to a lecture or Q&A, you will participate in a small group of around 12 fellow writers. You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions and find that the small-group, private format means our experts feel freer to share their real secrets than they would in more public forums.
Below is our workshop schedule. You may register for each workshop with the links below. Registration includes live attendance as well as recordings and notes.
Upcoming Workshops:
- Thursday, March 26: The Art and Tactics of Long Form Travel Writing with Shafik Meghji
Past Workshops:
January 22, 2026: Kurt Caswell: Four Ways to Write a (Publishable) Travel Story
Drawing from his experience as a highly acclaimed travel author and a professor of creative writing at top colleges, Kurt Caswell will break down four vital frameworks for publishing a travel story that works: chronological, circular, reflective, and braided structures, with practical examples, so you can immediately understand how to apply these structures to your experiences.
December 10, 2025: Intrepid Times: Finding Your Irreplaceable Voice
There are travel stories that anyone can write, and then there are the stories that only you can write. In the final travel writing workshop of 2025, we’ll help you find, write, and publish the stories that mean the most to you. End the year on a high note with clarity and confidence to bring your most meaningful travel experiences to the world.
Special offer: Join free by enrolling in the Craft of Travel Writing Certificate
September 7, 2025: Timothy Mathis: Self-Publish Your Travel Book
Self-publishing is emerging as a smart and viable solution for a growing number of serious travel authors. Timothy Mathis has sold over 10,000 travel books through self-publishing. In our next workshop, he’ll show you how to do it right and how to decide whether or not this is the path for you.
August 10, 2025: Intrepid Timed Editors: Your First Published Article
The first article is the toughest. Once you have that, future articles will follow like stones in an avalanche. Why? Because you will have found your voice and established your credibility. Join Nathan James Thomas and the Intrepid Times editorial team for a focused, 8-week mentorship program resulting in a professional-standard travel article published right here on Intrepid Times.
July 27, 2025: Mary Novakovich: One Trip, Many Published Stories
Intrepid Times is thrilled to partner with Mary Novakovich, an award-winning travel writing professional, to help you get more mileage from all of your travel experiences. Professional travel writers need to extract the maximum publishable material from all travel experiences. In this workshop, Mary will take you behind the scenes and show you how you can turn one trip into multiple published articles in major outlets.
March 2025: David Farley – Getting Published in the New York Times & Beyond
Intrepid Times is thrilled to partner with David Farley, an established travel writer and veteran of the New York Times, Washington Post, the BBC and more, to help emerging writers in our community get published in today’s top print and online publications. Join us for an intimate, live online workshop where you’ll be able to ask your burning questions and get an unvarnished, practical guide to breaking through and seeing your articles and stories published
November 2024: Tim Leffel – Making a Living as a Travel Writer
Intrepid Times is thrilled to partner with Tim Leffel, a giant of the travel writing world, to help emerging writers in our community get published and earn more from their travel stories. Join us for an intimate, live online workshop where you’ll be able to ask your burning questions and get an unvarnished, practical guide to (realistically) making an income as a travel writer.
