Travel Story Contest Announced by Greystone Books
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) November 7, 2007 -- Found Art: A photo, a memory, a story. Writer and designer Barbara Hodgson captures perfect moments in time from her travels around the world in her new book Trading in Memories.
She cherishes the little things:
* the angel in a cemetery
* the street vendor in a crowded market
* the package of letters bought for a few dollars.
Barbara Hodgson creates a collage of found art and travel stories about:
* Lost and found art picked up off the street
* Treasures discovered at flea markets
* Documents uncovered from between the pages of other finds.
Travel, found art and adventures in markets, bookstores, cemeteries and courtyards form a rich mix of stories in the book, Trading in Memories, published by Greystone Books.
Trading in Memories: Travels Through a Scavenger's Favorite Places
by Barbara Hodgson
978-1-55365-199-4
Visit the site: http://www.tradinginmemories.com/
* Enter Barbara Hodgson's world of found art, scavenged treasures and mysterious travel tales.
* Look inside the book. See the attached files or visit the website.
* Read excerpts from the book.
* Find out how Trading in Memories can be used as a book club selection.
Inspired to tell your own story?
Trade your travel story for a chance to win a collection of travel books from Greystone Books, publisher of Barbara Hodgson's Trading in Memories: Travels Through a Scavenger's Favourite Places.
Contest closes November 30, 2007:
http://www.greystonebooks.com/contests
Trading in Memories, the latest book by designer and writer Barbara Hodgson, is a collage of memories and souvenirs from around the world.
The book is published by Greystone Books and is available in the US and Canada.
Greystone Books is a leading publisher of books about nature, the environment, travel, sports, popular culture and current issues. Greystone Books is an imprint of Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group.
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