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J.D. Murphy @JDMurphyWriting
Joined January 2011
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I'm delighted to announce that I've been commissioned by Bradt Guides to write a guidebook to the Turkish Riviera. What an excuse to deep-dive Turkish food and culture! If you know any restaurants, hotels, or attractions from Antalya to Izmir, now's the time to get in touch!
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Uta Hagen was a fascinating character with some practical suggestions for enhancing acting. Here's my piece on her method for Mandy.com. mandy.com/magazine/article/u…
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I'm delighted to have worked with trip reporter.co.uk and Hayfield Manor, Cork, to write this review. Take a look then take a trip! Hayfield Manor Hotel, Cork. Enjoy the Home From Home of Cork’s Only Five Star Hotel tripreporter.co.uk/hayfield-… #hayfieldmanor #hotel #Cork

Hayfield Manor Hotel, Cork. Enjoy The Home From Home Of Cork’s Only Five Star Hotel

JD Murphy Finds A Warm Welcome at Hayfield Manor Hotel In Cork

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Kara Godfrey@KaraWillow
29 Aug 2024
Come join my team, we're hiring! We're looking for a new Digital Travel Reporter, comes with too many office snacks and fun trips newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/…
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Such a useful guide - not just for travel agents but for anyone who wants to get their understanding of sustainable travel on point. Thanks @Intrepid_Travel intrepidtravel.com/uk/newsro…

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Here's another article in my theatre niche. Enjoyed researching this one. Any excuse to read Jez Butterworth or Michael McDonagh's early vitriol! Thank you again @HollyOMahony and @UKTravelWriter mandy.com/uk/magazine/articl…

Present Laughter: 8 Comedic Monologues for Auditions

Making your audition panel laugh could land you the role. Here are eight winning monologues for channelling all sorts of comedy.

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Very important information for travellers (and travel writers!) x facebook.com/reel/7290467826…
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Class representation matters. Without it, people end up thinking Eton messes like Boris Johnson are something near normal. Next thing you know they vote them into power. It's normal to be working class. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

‘I’m sick of it!’ The diabolical reality of being one of the few working-class people in TV

From nepotism to pay so bad that even Bafta winners are quitting the industry, the odds are stacked against working-class talent. No wonder stars like Lucy Beaumont want to ‘jack it all in’

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Here's my latest theatre and acting piece. Monologues From Plays to Impress in an Audition via @BackStage mandy.com/uk/magazine/articl… Many thanks to @HollyOMahony for her editorial guidance and @UKTravelWriter for the best mentoring in the business.

Monologues From Plays to Impress in an Audition

Looking for a theatre monologue to perform at your next audition? Here are some memorable suggestions.

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I've been working on a series of assignments for the theatre/culture side of my niche. Very happy to have a growing collection of articles published via Mandy.Com and StarNow Magazine. mandy.com/magazine/author/da… #WritingCommunity #freelancer #Writer
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Meera Dattani@no_fixed_plans
3 Jun 2024
Happy to say webinar no. 5 good to go! How to modernise, revitalise & decolonise travel writing and still champion joy of travel. Top panel with AFAR's editorial director Sarika Bansal, OutThere mag's Uwern Jong, & author travel writer Georgina Lawton 🌟 travelwritingwebinars.com/pr…
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One small step for a travel writer, one giant leap for a firefighter... here's my first travel writing commission: weather2travel.com/blog/best…

5 of the best thermal baths in Budapest

Discover Budapest's best thermal baths & spas to visit on any city break to Hungary's capital from old & ornate to modern with swimming pools & saunas

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Lottie Gross@lottiecgross
5 Apr 2024
As travel writers, our community is better when we help one another. That might be with contacts or encouragement, but this time Dan needs the cash you can spare. He's got a brain tumour and needs non-NHS treatment to help his recovery. Can you help? gofundme.com/f/dan-fahey

Donate to Dan Fahey, organized by Tom O’Dell

My best friend Dan, whom I've known for 20 years, has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 grade Glioblastoma tum… Tom O’Dell needs your support for Dan Fahey

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An exhibition I am preventing you accessing jdmurphywriting.com/f/an-exh… via @@JDMurphyWriting

An exhibition I am preventing you accessing

Radical Landscapes; The William Morris Gallery

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Regret-free in Villefranche-sur-mer jdmurphywriting.com/f/regret… via @@JDMurphyWriting #travelwriting #travelphotography

Regret-free in Villefranche-sur-mer

If you simmer the Cote d’Azur with leeks, carrot, a bay leaf, some thyme, and reduce it down to an essence, the result will look and taste a lot like La Grande Cave Villefranche-sur-mer.

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Meera Dattani@no_fixed_plans
22 Jan 2024
Pleased to say third webinar on Mon 12 Feb will be free—open discussion on managing mental health around work/travel/freelancing, be it grief, illness, bullying, anxiety etc. With mental health journalist @greta_solomon @lottiecgross @worldlyadventur &me travelwritingwebinars.com/pr…
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Antonia Windsor@UKTravelWriter
10 Jan 2024
David is such a great writer - so happy to be able to help him transition into travel. So happy that @TTWnewsletter is helping bring fresh voices into the industry #travel
J.D. Murphy@JDMurphyWriting
2 Jan 2024
I'm over the moon to announce that I've been selected for the Talking Travel Writing Mentorship program with @TTWnewsletter, and will be working with the excellent and highly succesful Antonia Windsor @UKTravelWriter to develop my craft. #travel #WritingCommunity #travelwriting
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Antonia Windsor@UKTravelWriter
8 Jan 2024
I’m loving being a mentor for the @TTWnewsletter mentoring scheme. Today I’ve successfully introduced my mentee @JDMurphyWriting to @howard_tcg and the @travelcongroup and he will come with me to the Zoom Out this month - careers can really take off with a strong network #travel
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Have just submitted my tv pilot County Lines to the excellent Grass Routes opportunity with #MatriarchProductions Schemes for working class writers help overcome a lack of social capital and family networks to render an equal starting line into an equitable race. One I can win.
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I'm over the moon to announce that I've been selected for the Talking Travel Writing Mentorship program with @TTWnewsletter, and will be working with the excellent and highly succesful Antonia Windsor @UKTravelWriter to develop my craft. #travel #WritingCommunity #travelwriting
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