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TRAVEL WRITING

Her work encompasses destinations across the globe, from Europe to Africa to the Middle East, and focuses on international travel reportage encompassing coverage of local culture and traditions, gastronomy, history, economy, politics, wildlife conservation and ecotourism. Currently: Press & PR Co-ordinator of the British Guild of Travel Writers.


PICTURE PACKAGES

An accomplished photographer, Sarah works with
high-spec digital SLR equipment to supply high-res images to accompany her writing. Her images have been used to illustrate her published work in the national and international press.


PROJECT MANAGEMENT

An experienced editor with a strong commercial and news sense and a background in consumer and customer magazines, Sarah is competent in all aspects of editorial project management, including the production and design process, to achieve co-ordination of publications to schedule and budget. Skills include copywriting, SEO writing for the Web, press release production and sub-editing and proofing. Proficient in advanced Web research, QuarkXPress and Photoshop.





EDITORIAL ROLES

Sarah is a NCTJ/PTC-qualified journalist, who has edited a range of consumer, client and contract publications, both in the UK and abroad. In addition to travel writing, she edits Gabon Magazine: www.gabonmagazine.com, a quarterly publication about the new West African ecotourism destination of Gabon. She co-ordinates its production in French and English versions (2005 until present).


LINGUISTIC FLUENCY

Sarah is a fluent Spanish and French speaker. She has lived and worked in France, Spain, Japan and the Middle East.


ACCREDITATIONS Membership of:

n    British Guild of Travel Writers >>

n    International Travel Writers’ Alliance >>

n    Writers and Photographers’ Union >>





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Sarah Monaghan INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE EDITOR AND TRAVEL WRITER Winner of the British Guild of Travel Writers’ 
Trade and Tourism Award 2007 Multilingual magazine editor and journalist based in Brighton, near London. Her writing appears in British broadsheets, magazines, international and online publications. Broad experience of project management of editorial/design process achieved through the editorial direction of consumer, contract and specialist customer titles. Contact her on: Email: sarahmonaghan@me.com * Sarah is a judge for the British Guild of Travel Writers/Traveller magazine travel writing competition. For details, click here >>> * Sarah was a speaker at the Travellers’ Tales Festival at the Royal Geographic Society (Feb 2010). For details, click here: >>> * Sarah has been selected as one of Tripbase’s ‘top 100 travel writers’. Click here >>>http://www.wexas.com/guides/guides/writingcompetition.htmlhttp://www.travellerstalesfestival.com/http://www.tripbase.com/d/travel-writers/travel_writers_31_40.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2
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Samples of published/broadcast work (click on image to view/listen)

Losing glitz and glamour in Dubai, BBC Radio 4 From Our Own Correspondent

Rainforest exploration, Geographical Magazine

In the footsteps of Grace Kelly,

Daily Mail

The Tennyson Trail, IoW,

Heritage Magazine

Slow train across Spain,

Daily Mail

Bilingualism in Brittany,

The Telegraph

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Get thee from a nunnery,

New Statesman

Sweet island escape, Sao Tomé

e Príncipe, Sunday Times

Gabon’s orphan gorillas, BBC Radio 4 From Our Own Correspondent

Winds of Change in Oman, BBC Radio 4 From Our Own Correspondent