Good news! Elaine Lee was a featured speaker at the 2022 SF Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show which was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. On May 21st, she taught a travel writing class and was joined on stage by social media/marketing guru, Matthew Felix. Together they provided a top notch insight into …
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Here is a link to the newsletter. Here is an excerpt from the newsletter! Moon Guides is looking for writers to cover destinations including but not limited to Washington, Quebec City, Northern California and Greece. Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They are always seeking opinionated arts writers …
What is a creative way for a travel journalist to celebrate Black History Month? S/he could write bio sketches of early African American travel heroes for the Black Travel History website hosted by Black Travel Alliance (BTA) and sponsored by Tripadvisor*. https://historyofblacktravel.com/ Well, that is what I did and I am proud to share that …
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Good news, my article came in 2nd place in the “Art Feature” segment of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 14th Annual Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Program. It was right behind a New York Times story!!! How cool is that? No such thing as a small victory! The Award Ceremony was held on 2/17/22! https://lapressclub.org/ …
On Monday, September 27, World Tourism Day, former CNN travel reporter, Kalin Thomas moderated the discussion “Traveling While Black: Tales & Tips from Black Women Travel Writers. To watch the discussion simply click here and wait at least 20 seconds: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbuEqwiVj3h9ibY2wgi_Q_fzsqvFD3HP/view
A few of my travel tips are being featured in this month’s Essence Magazine. One of their staffers conducted an extensive interview with me a few weeks ago on the subject of road travel but they only showcased a small segment of the discussion and no picture. Darn it. Nonetheless, I am glad they sought me out, asked for input, gave me a shout out and an opportunity to encourage people to hit the road. No such thing as a small victory.
Good news: Redbook Magazine recently selected my book,”Go Girl: The Black Woman’s Book of Travel and Adventure” as one of 34 Travel Books That Will Take You Around the World!I am so proud to share this platform with the likes of Anthony Bourdain, Elizabeth Gilbert, Cheryl Strayed, Anu Taranath and others! The list of books …
Below is a link to the newsletter. https://ckarchive.com/b/o8ukhqhder6n Excerpt from the newsletter! Faith Adiele wrote episodes for HBO Max calm series one of which featured Mahershala Ali as a narrator of her writing as well as a calm app that features Idris Alba. The Alba one is a travel story set in Lesotho, South Africa.
“Walking Each Other Home: The Ministry of Presence and Song for the Dying” is the name of the story I wrote about the Threshold Choir for Alta Magazine. I am thrilled that they included it in their premier 2021 “year in review print edition.” The online version will be coming out soon.Its not a travel …
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Here is a link to the Fall 2020 edition! https://ckarchive.com/b/d0ueh0hvg0ld Below is excerpt: Wavelength is the Black Travel Alliance’s premier networking event connecting the travel industry to Black travel journalists, creators, and influencers, taking place virtually on 5th December 2020 from 12 noon to 4 pm ET/5 pm to 9 pm BST. – Expedia Group …
One of my favorite Northern California getaways is spending a few days in Nevada City and its environs. There is so much history there because it has some of the first California towns, gold mines as well as it has many structures that were built in the mid 1800’s e.g. California’s first theater!!! Its like …
