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Multi-award winning writer in Lyon @BBC_Travel @IndyTravel @LonelyPlanet etc. France girl. Paddling France for @BradtGuides out now ✉ annahrichards @gmail .com
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Oh oh. It's happened just as everyone said it would. Pitch to editor ignored. A month later, a piece is published strongly resembling my pitch, written in-house by said editor.
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That's MY NAME on the cover of
@TelegraphTravel
! Go & buy it, & if you don't my mum will probably aggressively wave it in your face when out on her dog walk.
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A PR got in touch to see if I was interested in hearing about a new hotel, then asked for a confirmed commission before sharing info about said mystery hotel. Ah yes, bear with me while I pitch 'a new hotel is opening. That's it. Is my angle strong enough?'
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Overdue invoices are all too common for freelancers, but right now I'm owed around... 10k. Is. This. A. Joke.
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3 publications in the past week have told me they 'accept' contributions from freelancers, but they can't pay. In no other industry would this be okay.
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This month I'm writing for Lonely Planet, Time Out, the BBC, the i & the Telegraph—DREAMS COME TRUE MY FRIENDS.
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I got 4 big rejections yesterday but the editors took the time to get back to me & were all so nice that I don't mind at all. More editors like this please!
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I know I'm on holiday BUT... I've been SHORTLISTED for Young Travel Writer of the Year! Drinking all the Uzbek beers, omg, the 'young' is just the cherry on the cake.
@travelmediawrds
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Editors putting compliments in your copy as well as changes is so appreciated. 'This is fabulous'. HOORAY, THANK YOU, now I'll work hard on the red pen.
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Officially the slowest reply I've had on a pitch, a magazine just got back to my July 2020 pitch, sent before I had my first by-line.
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There's nothing worse than typos getting added IN to your work post submission.
It makes writers look sloppy, but then I check the copy I've submitted & voilà, the typos have been added in during the editing process.
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I accept I'm speaking from a position of privilege, but travel writers, we need to fly less. All too often I see posts about people hopping on their 50th flight of the year, we know better than this in 2023 🚂
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At the risk of my Twitter just being me blowing my own 🎺, I've been shortlisted for
#AITO
's Young Travel Writer of the Year 2023! If only trains were cheaper & rates higher so I could go to all these fun awards ceremonies.
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I'm off to the big bad smoke to find out if I've won Young Writer of the Year at the
@travelmediawrds
! This is my first 'work' event & I don't get out of l'Hexagone much, so please hang out with me. 🤞editors are less scary IRL than I imagine them over email.
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Contributing to a
@lonelyplanet
guide was a pipe dream when I moved to France almost 3 years ago, but here are the 2 chapters that I wrote for the 2024 guide 😍
@TravWriters
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Yesterday I submitted a manuscript for an entire guidebook. Two years in France & I've written my own BOOK. Anyway, I have written a lot of words of late, so I'm going off grid. A real holiday where the only things I write are postcards. Open for commissions again from mid-Sept!
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Still cuts deep when you're SO EXCITED about a pitch for a specific publication & it gets rejected.
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Turning down press trips to places like the Maldives makes me question my sanity a little, but... I'm a francophile now folks. Oui to French press trips, non to long haul flights for short breaks, however tempting it may be.
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It's particularly lovely to be shortlisted for Young Writer of the Year by
@AITOHQ
for my feature on nuns in sustainable farming for SUITCASE, because I never got paid for this piece when the publication went into liquidation.
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This is what my office has looked like for the past month, I'm one lucky, lucky girl.
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Seeing my name in print never gets old, & I could have easily given 200 reasons why you should visit France this year. Here's my spread in
@theipaper
at the weekend.
@TravWriters
@UK_AtoutFrance
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All I did in Paris yesterday was walk & eat pastries, & I'm very okay with that.
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I went to the
@BradtGuides
office today & met all the mysterious, scary editors who were neither mysterious nor scary. Look at all of these copies of
#PaddlingFrance
!
Buy it here:
@TravWriters
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Everyone in travel writing has words they hate, 'hidden gem', 'bustling', but there is nothing, absolutely nothing, worse than major publications writing 'Lyons' instead of 'Lyon'.
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Do editors conspire to either all reject your pitches or all commission you in the same day?
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It would be so easy to accept the exciting press trip offers to Canada, the Maldives & Scandinavia, but I'm really trying not to fly. Fun trips accessible by train in 🇫🇷 are my jam!
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My 1st piece for
@GuardianTravel
! 6 (not 10) of the best places to paddleboard & kayak in France, selected from my new guidebook
#PaddlingFrance
for
@BradtGuides
@TravWriters
@UK_AtoutFrance
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Sick of seeing pitch calls which say 'we pay!' with no info on rates. I should bloody hope you pay, but tell us how much, this ain't charity.
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If you want to get really, truly off-the-beaten-track you should hit Armenia. I wrote about my thru-hike on
@theTCTrail
last summer for
@lonelyplanet
, & how to plan your own trip:
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I wrote a very personal piece for
@TelegraphTravel
on why I decided to move to France after Dad died last summer. Thanks
@GemKnight88
&
@lizziefrainier
for support & sensitivity with this.
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18 months ago, after losing Dad, I moved to France. This was the easiest piece to write & the hardest piece to share, but worth it to shout to the world about how great Dad was.
@TelegraphTravel
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PRs that put you in touch with the right expert straight away & get back to you with answers to your questions on time are just gold dust & I love you guys.
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The feeling when you finally get commissioned to eat & write about pâtisserie 🥐🥐🥐
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For
@TelegraphTravel
I argued why we should be travellers rather than tourists. Do you agree with me, & are you a learner or a lounger?
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My first piece for
@lonelyplanet
is on where to eat & drink in Lyon... THE DREAM. Now I really can say my excessive social life is research.
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SECOND BEST YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR!!! Plus what I looked like when I received the news.
Huge congrats to
@jacquiagate
for pipping me to the post a 2nd time this month, an extremely worthy winner 🏆
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There's no paywall on
@thetimes
this weekend, which means you can read my story about dating in France 👀
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I wrote about what makes Lyon better than Paris for
@theipaper
& why it's worth all the bureaucracy to stay here:
@OnlyLyon
@TravWriters
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On the homepage of
@TelegraphTravel
today — have a read! I recommend the comments section, where one man says he'd rather holiday in Syria than France right now ;)
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Delighted to have been shortlisted for TWO BGTW Members’ Excellence Awards, Travel Feature of the Year (Wider World) & Specialist Travel Feature of the Year! Merci beaucoup
@TravWriters
, I feel incredibly honoured.
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I wrote about solo hiking the Armenian
#TranscaucasianTrail
for this month's inflight magazine for
@wizzair
, & interviewed other inspiring women who'd tackled it alone. P26-28, available here:
@theTCTrail
@TravWriters
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Today, I will be insufferable. I will be insufferable because I am an AUTHOR &
#PaddlingFrance
is officially available for purchase! 40 waterborne adventures in l’Héxagone, from Brittany to Corsica. Buy it here:
@bradtguides
@travwriters
@UK_AtoutFrance
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I’m up for an award today!
@AITOHQ
’s Young Travel Writer of the Year for my feature on nuns in sustainable farming for SUITCASE Mag. The competition is stiff, but it’s an honour to be shortlisted.
@TravWriters
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Kudos to
@lottiecgross
&
@worldlyadventur
for calling out the non-payers in Talking Travel Writing today. Shocking to see so many big publications on there!
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Rounding off ‘awards I didn’t win’, I was shortlisted for Travel Feature of the Year at
#BGTWAwards2023
for my feature for
@TGOMagazine
on solo hiking the new
@theTCTrail
across Armenia. I’ll take 580km of solitude as a win anyway. Congrats to
@jessicagvincent
, a worthy winner!
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I have made a lot of social faux pas in my time, but none quite so big as taking a bookcase on the metro in rush hour.
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This time last year I was solo hiking
@theTCTrail
across Armenia. It was the most challenging experience of my life. I wrote about it for
@lonelyplanet
Part of me misses the open trail, part of me is very happy to be with people this summer
@TravWriters
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What's the first freebie you got as a journalist? Mine was a menstrual cup.
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Editors are like buses, crickets for weeks and then BAM, they all email you on the same day (usually when you've sneaked away from your screen to go skiing).
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I'd love to write about the best hotel breakfasts I've eaten but would that interest anyone except me 🐷
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Turning into a travel writer who barely travels. I've been camped out in Lyon for the best part of 2 months, but later this month I'll be in Paris and eastern France (Nancy/Metz etc.). Editors looking for Lyon/Paris/Alsace-Lorraine content, get in touch.
Yes, still France 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
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A ski-free weekend in the Alps, paddling the freezing waters of Lake Annecy for the
#GlaGlaRace
and snowshoeing around Manigod.
@TravWriters
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A word I can never spell is Mediterranean which is unfortunate when always writing about France.
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What a dream to write about the 30 best holidays in France for
@TelegraphTravel
! No wonder I'm becoming so insular — this country has it all
@TravWriters
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I'm going to keep shouting about this piece for
@BBC_Travel
because if you haven't heard of Eugénie Brazier, the first chef EVER to be awarded 6 Michelin stars, you should read it pronto. Big thanks to
@DrAnnieGray
& Maryann Tebben.
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Friendly editors of Twitter, my May is looking light & I'd love to take on pieces (on France, bien sûr). You'll help me to fund a summer of Olympics, Taylor Swift & alpine hiking. Email in bio, merci!
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I wrote the cover feature! For
@SUITCASEmag
Vol 37: Craft I delved into the stories behind Switzerland's most iconic mountain huts & experienced the joy of the Swiss Alps in summer.
@MySwitzerland_e
#INEEDSWITZERLAND
#INLOVEWITHSWITZERLAND
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For
@Telegraph
I investigated whether Paris is really ready for the Olympics, & how the day-to-day of Parisians is being affected.
@TravWriters
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I've never questioned my sanity quite so much as when I set off to solo hike 580kms across Armenia. The Transcaucasian Trail was a ride! Read my feature on it in the latest issue of
@TGOMagazine
@theTCTrail
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After Twitter stalking for many moons, I finally met some other travel writers
@ShebsAlom
@BordersofAdv
@TravWriters
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When will I be enough of an adult to pay for a cabin on an overnight ferry? I've gone for the cheap option: drink 3 large glasses of wine & then roll around the floor in my sleeping bag all night.
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@The_Fence_Mag
Took my lunch break at 9.30am in an (empty) meeting room. I had my sleeping bag with me because I'd stayed at a friend's. When my alarm went off to end nap time, I stuck my head out of my sleeping bag to find an audience: the finance team were conducting an interview
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Choosing book cover options for my VERY OWN GUIDEBOOK is a pinch me moment
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I've started work before 6am three times this week but I've also gone skiing, snowshoeing & had a sleepover in a monastery soooo...
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I'm delighted to have written about my favourite boozy Beaujolais run for
@dkeyewitness
! Order it here, your coffee table will be incomplete without it:
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Once a die-hard hostel-hopper, how would I find sacrificing my privacy post 30? I investigated for
@IndyTravel
@TravWriters
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Looks tasty, can I bury it in the garden?
Holding my very own copy of
#PaddlingFrance
feels unreal!
@TravWriters
@BradtGuides
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What a bloody delight to meet other travel writers & realise you have COLLEAGUES. Lyon's watering holes with the fabulous
@JMarchTravel
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I'm working on a piece for The Independent & I'd love accommodation recommendations in Paris. Not interested in 5*, would prefer quirky/new/in arrondissements that see less footfall
#journorequest
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Insta vs. reality:
Insta: I have a lovely life in France (it's true).
Reality: I'm currently stuck passportless in the UK with no idea when my next visa will come through, having spent £800 on two different visa applications, changing travel reservations & an immigration lawyer
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Eugénie Brazier was the first person EVER to receive 6 Michelin stars. She didn't go to school, was an unmarried, single parent at 19 & was imprisoned by the Nazis during WW2. Why doesn't the world know about her? For
@BBC_Travel
@TravWriters
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Big thanks to
@wanderlustmag
for featuring
#PaddlingFrance
among such illustrious company! Link below to buy my debut guidebook for
@BradtGuides
- right in time for the summer season.
@TravWriters
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My favourite hobby is arriving at the train station too early for my train to show on the departure board, & then panicking because it's not shown.
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My latest project has me feeling like the food critic in Ratatouille, except fatter and happier.
Lyon on a plate.
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Here's how to drink unlimited wine in France this autumn for just €6. You're welcome 😘.
@theipaper
@TravWriters
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"Anna, I'm sick of reading about your sex life in newspapers."
-My mother.
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Really delighted to have been highly commended for my feature on Eugénie Brazier, the world's first 6* Michelin chef, for
@BBC_Travel
. Thank you
@AnneBanas
for commissioning & superb edits, & to
@TravWriters
for the recognition.
@TourismNS
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In my first piece for
@iPaperTravel
I wrote about the best places to stay in France, all for under £150 a night.
@TravWriters
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Being a journalist means that your search history is veryveryvery weird.
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More views from my office on wheels, this time in the Ardèche. Living the tough life for
@lonelyplanet
@TravWriters
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I didn't win, but what an honour to be shortlisted among such talent. & a bonus to hang out with old colleagues from
@audleytravel
too.
I'm off to the big bad smoke to find out if I've won Young Writer of the Year at the
@travelmediawrds
! This is my first 'work' event & I don't get out of l'Hexagone much, so please hang out with me. 🤞editors are less scary IRL than I imagine them over email.
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For
@IndyTravel
I wrote about how to get the French to like you.
I feel as though it's an open invite for all my French pals to tell me they actually hate me.
@TravWriters
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Excuse my narcissism, but I'M IN A BOOK! I wrote about Beaujolais Wine Marathon for
@dkeyewitness
RUN. Here's me taking part.
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Just got my 1st email from someone I don't know telling me how much they're enjoying
#PaddlingFrance
& I'm BUZZING. You can buy my watersports guide to France for
@BradtGuides
here:
@TravWriters
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28 days & 580kms solo along the Armenian section of the
@theTCTrail
, a wild ride, more challenging than I could have ever imagined, & thoroughly worth it.
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Before I started writing I assumed that editors would always send contributors a copy of the magazine. Now I often find that even getting a PDF of my feature is like getting blood out of a stone.
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In the latest issue of
@TGOMagazine
, I put 3 sustainable outdoor clothing brands to the ultimate test: 4 weeks of sweat and dirt on
@theTCTrail
. Which performed better, the T-shirt made from seaweed, eucalyptus or castor bean oil?
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If cycling to a Taylor Swift concert and packing a pain au chocolat for my mid-show snack isn't a fusion of my two worlds, I don't know what is.
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For
@theipaper
I wrote about the most scenic train journeys in Europe. Plenty of reasons to opt for 🚆 > ✈ for your European summer adventure.
@TravWriters
@FlightFreeUK
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For
@thetimes
I wrote about dating in France... including mid-date gastro, polyamory & sex clubs... 👀 Mum, please don't read it.
@TravWriters
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I could spend a lifetime exploring this country & not get sick of it.
@NancyTourisme
@TravWriters
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For
@TimeOutTravel
I wrote about the best French cities to visit (that aren't Paris). Do you agree?
@TravWriters
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