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JR Pitch Club: Travel 'Ask Me Anything' With Qin Xie

Thu 25 Jun 2026 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM BST Online, Discord

JR Pitch Club: Travel 'Ask Me Anything' With Qin Xie

Thu 25 Jun 2026 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM BST Online, Discord

🪶 This event is part of JR Pitch Club, the new year-long programme to help freelancers up their game, get more, better-paying work, and find a sustainable work-life balance. By joining our tax-deductible pitch club here, you'll get access to all of our monthly expert masterclasses, an online support community, weekly co-working sessions, monthly accountability check-ins, and much more.🪶

Are you a budding travel writer but don't know where to begin? Do you have questions about the industry, press trips, and finding new angles for your pitches? 

Join us over on Discord on Thursday, June 25 between 5:30-6pm for a new 'Ask Me Anything' session with award-winning food and travel journalist and editor, Qin Xie. Previously an editor at the Independent, the Sun, and the Metro, and now freelancing with the Times, the Telegraph, and National Geographic Travel, she can answer all your questions on:

  • How to pitch a travel or food story;
  • The kind of features and angles editors are looking for;
  • Tips for increasing your likelihood of commission;
  • How to work with publicists to secure press trips and experiences;
  • And more!

Ask Qin your burning questions by becoming a Pitch Club member to get access to all of our past and upcoming events, a supportive community, accountability checkins, advice from the JR team, and exclusive sessions – just like this.

Want to see this and every other event we run for just £8.99 a month? Become a Journo Resources member here and help us in our mission to build a better journalism industry.

Meet The Speaker

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Qin Xie is an award-winning freelance writer and editor specialising in food and travel. She writes regularly for the Times, the Telegraph, and National Geographic Travel. Prior to freelancing, she was a travel editor at the Independent, the Sun and Metro.