Elsa Dixon
Details
| First Name | Elsa |
| Last Name | Dixon |
| Nickname | Elsa |
| Main Contact Name | Elsa Dixon |
| Organization | TravelswithElsa LLC |
| My Website | |
| Bio | Elsa Dixon, born in South Africa, moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in 2002. As a piano teacher holding a Ph.D. (Education), she became a dual citizen in 2014, teaching and leading custom tours to South Africa and other countries since 2006 (elsa@travelswithelsa.com). Elsa is a freelance writer, an ITPWA and Travel Writers University member, and a contributor to Shutterstock. For a list of her published articles, see her website https://travelswithelsa.com/publications/. In July 2018, she won 2nd prize in an International Travel News competition, and in February 2022 a Bronze Medal in the Travel Writers Café from Travel Writers University contest. She has published two books (MalanMedia) under her maiden name, Elsa van der Byl: a biography of her father, an iconic South African entertainer (PIET wat POMPIES was, 2018), and a Global Award prize-winning memoir (Hippos, Hotspots, and Homelands, 2021 in Amazon). |
| City | Charleston |
| State / Province | South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Primary focus of my work | Food, Travel, Wine |
| Specific Focus | History, Culture, Destinations |
| How My Work Is Published | Books – as Author, Photographer – Paid for freelance work, Blog(s) – my own posts, Writer – Freelance on assignment, Writer – Digital media (website), Website(s) – my own |
| Other Associations | National Association for Music Education (NAfME) |
| Member Type | Regular Membership |