{"product_id":"workshop-travel-writing-how-to-write-a-journey-with-dan-keane","title":"NZ STATIONERY FESTIVAL: Travel Journalling with Dan Keane","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSaturday, January 9th, 2027\u003cbr\u003e9:30am - 11:30am\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt adO\" id=\":1rjq\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":1rjr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-62637\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Write a Journey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe travel to see the world - and to find stories to tell. Using great travel-writing examples from Aotearoa and beyond, Dan Keane will show you how to turn your own journeys - both near and far - into memorable stories to keep in your journal and share with friends, family and across all your corners of the internet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis workshop includes free postcards that will be mailed right from our workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you can expect to learn:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to embrace the outsider’s eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to avoid the traveler’s cliches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen travel stories belong to you—and when they belong to the place you visit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis workshop is suitable for creative souls at all levels. Everyone is welcome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eParticipants of this workshop receive a complimentary \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/villagebookshop.co.nz\/products\/travellers-refill-lined\"\u003eTraveler's Company lined notebook\u003c\/a\u003e (value $10.90) - perfect for writing on the go.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease bring along your favourite writing tool. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/5193\/1032\/files\/the-new-zealand-stationery-festival-logo_no_greytwon.png?v=1789596049\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"124\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis workshop is presented as part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/villagebookshop.co.nz\/pages\/nz-stationery-festival\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe New Zealand Stationery Festival.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou \u003cem\u003edo not\u003c\/em\u003e need to purchase a ticket to the Stationery Festival in order to attend this event, but it is highly recommended that you do. Attendees without a Stationery Festival ticket will not receive a tote bag, and will only have access to Cobblestones 15 minutes before the class begins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo not worry if you can't get a time-entry ticket for the Festival that is \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e your class begins - if you have a class ticket AND a Festival ticket we will honour whichever is the earliest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Dan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_761829431636117081gmail-docs-internal-guid-5e996f94-7fff-25a2-0c4f-0efb09c34049\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDan Keane writes the newsletter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/american.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eamerican.nz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Washington Post, Harper’s, Newsroom, The Spinoff, North \u0026amp; South,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMcSweeney’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He's been the Bolivia correspondent for The Associated Press, taught writing at NYU Shanghai and the University of Michigan, and is now a PhD candidate at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Te Herenga Waka Victoria \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"m_761829431636117081gmail-docs-internal-guid-5e996f94-7fff-25a2-0c4f-0efb09c34049\"\u003eUniversity of Wellington.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOur venue is a historic classroom at Cobblestones Museum. The paths to the classroom are stone-chip but the classroom is fully accessible, including an access ramp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-62638\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e$99 per person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTickets will be available from Eventfinda starting Thursday, September 24th, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefund policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDue to the bespoke nature of these classes and limited capacity we do not offer refunds. You are however welcome to pass your ticket onto someone else if you can't attend. You can also contact us to see if we have a waitlist for sold out classes and if we do, we'll put you directly in touch to arrange ticket transfer. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop Greytown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49914052968600,"sku":"19212","price":99.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/5193\/1032\/files\/NZSF-TravelWritingwithDan.jpg?v=1789595852","url":"https:\/\/villagebookshop.co.nz\/products\/workshop-travel-writing-how-to-write-a-journey-with-dan-keane","provider":"Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop Greytown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}