You may be wondering who’s interested in publishing what you’ve written about your adventures. There are hundreds of potential markets and publishers so I have suggested 10 here. Make sure you have a good story in your well written article and you should find one of these publications happy to work with it.
Travel Writer
With 8 magazines published annually with a reach of circa 340,000 people, Backpacker magazine aims at the hiking market. It primarily aims at North American desinations although foreign articles are accepted. If you’ve been hiking through this part of the world, send your creative writing to the appropriate editor:
- Features: Dennis Lewon, Deputy Editor: dlewon@backpacker.com, Tracy Ross, Senior Editor: tross@backpacker.com
- Trial Log & Adventures: Shannon Davis, Associate Editor: sdavis@backpacker.com
- Nature & Skills: Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Associate Editor: ekwak@aimmedia.com
InsideOut magazine aims itself at independent travellers from first time backpackers to full time nomads. It’s bimonthly publication typically features ‘Briefs and Tips’, ‘Just the Facts’, Destination stories, How to teach and learn languages abroad, Health on the road, and ‘When in Home’. See their website for more details on these.
- Email Editor: submissions@insideoutmag.com
Hackwriters publishes a large variety of writing on its monthly online magazine and have a dedicated section to travel related writing if it is analytical or questioning in nature. They are based in an acedemic instituion, have been running for 10 years and linked to the Creative Writing MA from the University of Portsmouth, which as it turns out is the uni which awarded me my electronics degree.
- Email Editor: hackwriters@gmail.com
Sunset Magazine is Western America’s largest circulating publication with over 1 million subscribers covering 14 Western states. They want ‘take action’ travel writing from freelancers aimed at their markets which is 70% female. Destinations that have multiple activies for ‘soft’ adventure is also preferred.
- Email querys to: travelquery@sunset.com
- Or snail mail: Send query letter and SASE for return to Editorial Services, Sunset, 80 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Wanderlust Magazine is British based and publishes 8 times annually. They look for high quality writing in the categories of destination features, wanderlust weekends, dispatches (short and topical), short crazy stories, travel blueprints (mini guide), special interest and consumer guides. They don’t want high budget stories.
- Email submissions: submissions@wanderlust.co.uk
- Post: Submissions, Wanderlust Publications Ltd, PO Box 1832, Windsor, Berks SL4 1YT. Editor: Dan Linstead Editor-in-chief: Lyn Hughes
Transitions Abroad is the monthly online magazine which has 600,000 monthly visitors. Their requirements divide into Cultural travel, Working Travel, Living Abroad and Student Travel. They don’t want destination or guidebook style writing. They do want inspiring first hand experience which focuses on culture and people.
- Email Editor: webeditorial@transitionsabroad.com
BootsnAll is a popular website which publishes all manners of travel related articles to it’s 1.5 million monthly visitors. Itinerary suggestion? Adventurous story? How to guide? It’s all here.
- Submission form: http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/create-submissions
Brave New Traveler is part of the Matador Network of travel sites and focuses on edgy articles which drive attention and provokes reactions; destination stories are not the norm, individual thoughts and opinions are.
- Submission form: http://matadornetwork.com/contributors/
Travelers Tales authors books made from submitted travel stories. Their requirments regularly change according to the type of book they are publishing next, so be sure to check their website for the latest news.
- Email Editor: submit@travelerstales.com
Outside Magazine is a nationally published monthly magazine in the USA. They particularly look for articles on outdoor events, regions, and activities; informative seasonal service pieces, sports and adventure travel pieces, profiles of engaging outdoor characters, and investigative stories on environmental issues.
- Mail queries with SAE and examples to: Editorial Department, Outside magazine, 400 Market St., Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501.
Don’t forget to check your work before submitting to make a good first impression, and make sure the market is appropriate for your writing. A hiking magazine in the US is not going to be interested in your piece about rallying across Africa on a motorbike, no matter how well written it is. Good luck! Feel free to add some more you find in the comments section.
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Awesome, thanks for the info! I LOVE Wanderlust…I bought one of their magazines last year because it featured Newfoundland. Unfortunately, it cost me an arm and a leg. Hahaha.
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Great list, I am just now considering doing some of this sort of article writing so your list gives me a good launching point!
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Hi Rob,
I have a similar post on my site. We have a couple the same, but three new ones for you:
http://gomadnomad.com/2009/10/05/five-publications-for-beginning-travel-writers-to-get-published-and-paid/ ta
Transitions Abroad and Brave New Traveler are good ones…and realistic goals for new writers. Good suggestions.
Stephen
You are welcome everyone :D
Polprav – you can quote it with a link or trackback yes :)
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Great suggestions – thanks :)
Thank you Rob for sharing a nice list of links! I’ll be sure to check them out… good luck in your own writing and travel goals. I’m rooting for you!
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Good list, Rob. I’m just about to do this myself, and Wanderlust will definitely be on. A dream publication.