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Resources for Writers We are pleased to provided these resources for the Summer School of Good Stories: Literary, Film and Wine Tourism, organised by the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism in cooperation with 'The University of Zadar, Department of Applied Communication Studies, and held in Brežice, Slovenia. Please click button above to access the resources on Google Drive Blended Intensive Programme The Summer School is designed as a blended intensive programme (BIP) and focuses on storytelling as a key tool in contemporary tourism, with particular attention to literary, film and wine tourism. It brings together academic perspectives, practical workshops and field-based experiences, while encouraging international cooperation and co-creation. The physical part of the programme will take place at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism in Brežice from 23 August to 29 August 2026. The virtual component will be held on 20th August and on 31 August 2026. Please click on ...

 The Writing Research Centre The Writing Research Centre was established in February 2024. The research laboratory brings published work into the university classroom, re-purposed for undergraduate learners and those embarking on dissertation or PhD study. It ensures that research-informed teaching is inclusive and innovative. Both the Office for Students in England, (OfS) and the team preparing for the Research Excellence Framework, REF 2029 are encouraging institutions to build a supportive research culture to generate intellectually stimulating resources and make them accessible for al l.            

Back in the lab, Zoë and I often bemoan the lack of a single good book on how to write travel literature. Zoë has compiled and edited a collection of peer-reviewed research papers on the subject (Roberts 2016), you can find the book in Kindle format on Amazon. Of course, hidden away in collections and anthologies we have found a chapter by Tim Hannigan.   Spending a day writing with Tim is easily equal to reading a writing manual in itself.   And manuals do exist, Nomadic Matt offers a set of PDFs along with his travel blogging course.   But what we seek, I think, is an academic approach for use at university, I imagine it would have examples of travel writing, in clearly annotated extracts with a commentary on how each component can create place or communicate the emotions of the travel writer as she encounters the next step in her journey.   French Lesson continued Replying to the question from the end of the previous French lesson, may I photograph the book, ple...