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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.

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 both 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. Other 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- and PTC-trained journalist, who has edited a range of consumer 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 The British Guild of Travel Writers >>

n The International Travel Writers’ Alliance >>

n The Writers and Photographers’ Union >>

Currently: Press & PR Co-ordinator of The British Guild of Travel Writers: www.bgtw.org

Sarah Monaghan

INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE EDITOR AND TRAVEL WRITER

Winner of the British Guild of Travel Writers’
Trade and Tourism Award 2007

Multilingual freelance magazine editor and travel journalist based in Brighton, near London. Her travel writing appears in many British newspapers and magazines as well as in international and online publications. She has broad experience of contract publishing and has wide expertise in the editorial direction of both consumer and specialist customer titles. Contact her regarding writing and editorial commissions on:

Email: sarahmonaghan@me.com

Sarah is one of the judges in the British Guild of Travel Writers/Traveller

magazine travel writing competition. For details and to enter, click here >>>

Sarah is one of the speakers at the Travellers’ Tales Festival at the Royal

Geographic Society (Feb 19-21). For details, click here: >>>