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Submission Deadline: September 30th, 2024. Submit HERE (and click the link in the right navigation area that reads: Stories for Anthologies) “In story after story,” Andrew McCarthy wrote about volume 11 of The Best Women’s Travel...
I just returned from teaching a weeklong writing workshop in the car-free town of Yelapa, Mexico with Deep Travel Workshops. While there, I noticed myself becoming increasingly attuned to sensory experiences. It started with the calls...
Hey, I’m a podcaster now! I’ll be honest, I didn’t see that one coming. Here’s how it happened: In the fall of 2020, in the middle of pandemic lockdown, Kelly Chappie, a lovely woman I’d met once, texted me to say she had...
Please note that this is an old call for submissions. If you are looking for the newest call for submissions (volume 13) ... go here. I’m so happy to announce I’ll be editing another volume of The Best Women’s Travel Writing...
I’ve never been more excited for a magazine story to come out. This story, a feature in the July/August issue of AFAR magazine, is deeply meaningful to me, and I’ll admit I’m really proud of it. AFAR sent me to Spain to pursue an...
I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’ve co-written another cookbook with Blake Spalding (my sister) and Jen Castle (my soul sister), the amazing chef-owners of Hell’s Backbone Grill. This Immeasurable Place: Food and Farming...
I’ll be honest: I never thought I’d see a book of mine reviewed in The New York Times. I wanted to see it happen, of course—who wouldn’t?—I just never thought I would. But happily, I thought wrong, because the wonderful...
The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 11, published by Travelers’ Tales and edited by yours truly, will be in bookstores May 2017! This is the fifth volume of the series I’ve edited, and I’m immensely proud of it. This year I...
