Calling all storytelling enthusiasts: National Geographic Traveller (UK) The Masterclasses are returning from 19 to 21 April with a series of online courses. Each evening, a team of experts will lead one-hour sessions on travel writing and photography. Here are the classes and workshops you can join on the final day:

TRAVEL WRITING

18:00 – 18:55 — How to pitch and get published
If you want editors to pick your pitch from their ever-increasing pile of submissions, there are some key techniques you’ll need to master. From learning how to be persistent yet polite to timing, tone and getting noticed, our panel reveals their top strategies.

The panel:
Ben Lerwill, travel writer and children’s author
Emma Thomson, travel writer
Pat Riddell, editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Travis Levius, travel journalist and content creator
Moderated by Connor McGovern, commissioning editor, National Geographic Traveller (UK)

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

19:00 – 19:55: Dos and don’ts of wildlife, nature and landscape photography
Find out how to get the best from your surroundings when you’re out in the elements and learn how to capture the fleeting drama of wildlife around the globe. Plus, discover the key tips to photographing in nature and what you definitely shouldn’t be doing. 

The panel:
Andy Parkinson, wildlife photographer
Greg Funnell, travel and adventure photographer
Kelly McKenna, senior designer, National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Slawek Kozdras, travel photographer 
Moderated by Lauren Gamp, senior designer, National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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