Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
Summer’s almost over and we’re back to work. Perhaps you’re thinking you’ll take a class or two this Fall. If you’ve wanted to sharpen your skills and knowledge, I’ve got a new line-up of Fall food writing classes. They’re all online, and designed to [Read more…] about Fall Food Writing Classes
I’m thrilled to announce a new event: a four-day writing workshop and food tour in West Cork, Ireland in October, 2020.
West Cork leads Ireland in artisan food production. The BBC called it the “food capital of Ireland,” and the Irish Times named the area the “top foodie destination” in the country. In 2017, West Cork was named the Restaurants Association of Ireland’s No. 1 Foodie Destination. What better place to hold a food writing workshop and tour, right?
For this event I’ll partner with Kate Ryan, a food writer and food tour guide who lives and works in West Cork. In the morning you’ll get instruction from me on such topics as first-person essays and the power of [Read more…] about An Ireland Writing Workshop and Food Tour in October 2020
For years I’ve wanted to go to England’s Oxford Food Symposium. Finally doing so gave me a chance to meet and hear from some of the great minds in food writing who don’t [Read more…] about A Splendid Time at the Oxford Food Symposium
Learning al fresco in the garden of our villa in the Valpolicella wine region. (Photo by Owen Rubin.)
Part of being a good writer is getting out from behind your computer to attend a conference, workshop or other events coming up. These are places to network and learn, of course.
But more imporantly, getting away can help you move forward with renewed enthusiasm and energy. When you get out of your rut, your mind makes [Read more…] about 4 Events Coming Up in the US and Beyond
Food writing comes alive at our third annual Food and Wine Writing Workshop in Verona, Italy this summer.
My co-host and I hold this event at one of the most beautiful private villas in Italy. Our location is in the countryside outside Verona, a 15-minute drive from town.
Expect a full week of writing, feedback, and instruction. But that’s not all. You can learn and write while [Read more…] about Join Us at Our July Food and Wine Writing Workshop in Italy!
Bonjour! It’s your jetlagged friend, just back from France, where I was teaching in Chinon with Jamie Schler and vacationing with my husband in Paris.
Both of us have written essays for years (and blog posts, which, by default, are personal essays). Usually I stick to food writing basics like [Read more…] about Teaching Food Memoir in France
Students at work in the breakfast room of the Hôtel Diderot, where we will stay. Writer and blogger Jamie Schler, my co-host, owns it with her husband.
If you are a storyteller who would like to sharpen your skills at a food memoir workshop in France, come join us in December.
This time, award-winning essayist and blogger Jamie Schler and I will focus on memoir and essay writing. As it applies to food, of course.
By personal essay or memoir writing, I mean writing based on [Read more…] about Join Us at a New Food Memoir Workshop in France in December
