Rolf’s speaking events in San Francisco (and Wales, and Paris)

Next month I’ll be a speaker and panelist at the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference, which takes place just north of San Francisco, in Corte Madera, California. The conference runs from August 13-16, and features such travel-writer luminaries as Tim Cahill, Isabel Allende, Don George, Pauline Frommer, Jim Benning, Jen Leo, Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Amanda Jones, Larry Habegger, John Flinn, and Michael Shapiro. I’ll speak on a number of panels, including “Developing a Website for Writers,” “Advanced Strategies for Freelancers,” “Polishing the Travel Article for Submission,” and “Extreme Travel: Pushing the Envelope.” Full schedule of events at Book Passage is online here.

Book Passage Conference organizer Don George tells me enrollment is down this year, which means there should be plenty of slots left in this very informative (and, speaking from past experience, insanely fun) gathering of professional and aspiring travel writers. This conference has launched many travel-writing careers in the past, so if you live in or near the San Francisco Bay Area (or if you’re game for a summer road trip to northern California), please consider coming out! General information about the conference is online here.

Elsewhere in the world, I’ll be also taking part in The DO Lectures in West Wales, U.K., from September 3-7. This speaking series (which includes lectures from environmentalists, mountaineers, business CEOs, organic farmers, inventors, graphic designers, and architects) is meant to inspire people to follow their passions and DO what they’ve always dreamed of doing. Naturally, I’ll be talking about the art and ethic of long-term travel. More information on the event is online here.

Finally, should you find yourself in Paris this month, I’ll be reading at the legendary Shakespeare and Company Bookstore on July 27th, one week from today. The event starts at 5:30pm, with select readings from my students at the Paris American Academy Creative Writing Workshop. I’ll take the mic at 7:00pm, and read selections from Marco Polo Didn’t Go There, as well as recent and unpublished works. More information about the event online here.

[Also online is this video profile of Shakespeare and Company, as well as its cameo appearance in Richard Linklater’s Before Sunset (which starred Julia Delpy and Ethan Hawke).]

Posted by | Comments (1)  | July 20, 2009
Category: Rolf's News and Updates


One Response to “Rolf’s speaking events in San Francisco (and Wales, and Paris)”

  1. Frank Says:

    Hello Rolf. Could you give us a more specific time of when you will speaking publicly at Book Passage? They currently do not have you down for any public talks on their website.

    See you there.