BASIC TRAVEL WRITING with tour of the Pahiyas Festival 

Lecture : May 10, 2011

Workshop : May 19, 2011

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Pahiyas Tour : May 15, 2011

Great food, interesting people, beautiful scenery—these are the things that rouse you to share your travels to the world. Writing about your travels gives your reader a vivid picture of the places you’ve been and the experiences you’ve had, and inspires them to take the journey to themselves.

This May, the Filipinas Heritage Library invites budding travel writers to learn the basics of travel writing for various platforms and mediums while celebrating one of the Philippine’s most colorful festivals: the Pahiyas Festival. Understand the difference between writing for print and online platforms, and gain insights from travel magazine publishers while taking inspiration from the gaily decorated houses in Lucban, Quezon.

The workshop lecturer Ms. Kristine Fonacier, is the contributing editor for the newly launched Philippine edition of Lonely Planet magazine. She was the former editor in-chief of MTV Ink and music editor for Pulp Magazine. 

The workshop fee is P 4,500 inclusive of transportation, handouts, materials, snacks, and a certificate. A down payment of P 2,000 is required for slot reservation. The deadline for reservations is May 2, 2011. A 5 percent discount will be given to those who pay in full on or before the deadline.

Payments can be given in cash, check, or through credit card.

For inquiries, please call Joy de Asis -  Villaflores at 892-1801 loc. 27, send an SMS to 0917-561-2413, or email deasis.ms@ayalafoundation.org, or visit www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph.