Thanks Portland Monthly Magazine for interviewing me for the Tripster Wanderlust Blog. Kim Cooper Findling’s Favorite Places A tireless Oregonian travel writer reveals her favorite spots, her travel bucket list, and her weirdest writing retreat.
“Ever go on vacation and wish you’d be someone else for the week? Just really get away from it all, including yourself? Last year, my oldest daughter spent our Hawaiian vacation being a boy.” That’s the first paragraph of my essay “What Happens in Hawaii Stays in Hawaii,” which is on Brain, Child Magazine. I wrote…
Check out my story about a tour of the John Day Fossil Beds region in the Spring issue of Central Oregon Magazine. Read here.
I won second place in the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association Excellence In Craft Contest, for an article in the Camping/Travel category for 2013. The story was written for Alaska Air Magazine last summer and ran in the August issue of both Alaska Air Magazine at its affiliated Horizon Air Edition. Read it here. They sent…
Hello! I’m teaching writing classes several times in the next few months. I’ll be appearing with fellow “Brave on the Page: Oregon Writers on Craft and the Creative Life” authors at Deschutes Public Library, February 9 2 p.m. I’ll be teaching Travel Writing for Fun and Profit and What Editors Want: Getting (and Keeping) Magazine…
“Travel Writing for Fun and Profit” with Kim Cooper Findling Thursday, January 16; 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The Nature of Words Literary Arts Center, 224 NW Oregon Ave. Bend, OR Class fee: $30 per person Ever dreamt of becoming a travel writer? This workshop will help you learn to think like a travel writer, pitch…
My story on Lava Lands, Newberry Crater and Central Oregon Recreation is in this month’s Alaska Air and Horizon Air Magazines.
Second Sunday Downtown Bend Public Library: Women Craft Writing Lives in Central Oregon 601 NW Wall Street Sunday, July 14 blog brings together experts 2 pm Free & Open to the Public featuring Emily Carr, Director, OSU-Cascades MFA Elizabeth Quinn, Editor, High Desert Journal & Kim Cooper Findling, Editor, Central Oregon Magazine Emily Carr, Elizabeth…
My take on the awesome Westfir Lodge is now posted on the Travel Oregon blog.
My article on encouraging kids to exercise is in this month’s Alaska Air Horizon Air Edition Magazine. I shamelessly pulled in friends and fellow parents from around the nation on this one to gather the best anecdotes and advice for getting kids moving. Thanks to everyone!