1. The Guardian
One of the UK’s leading newspapers, with both an online and in-print travel section. Submit by pitch.
Travel Editors: Joanne O’Connor (online), Andy Pietrasik (print) // Email travel@gaurdian.co.uk (online), travel.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk (print)
2. Verge Magazine
Verge is “the magazine for people who travel with purpose. It explores ways to get out and see the world by volunteering, working and studying overseas. Our readers are typically young (17-40 yrs)”.
Verge will respond to successful queries within 8 weeks. Submit either a completed manuscript or a detailed query outlining your idea. Manuscripts may be submitted via email as a Microsoft Word document; queries should be pasted into the body of the email. First time contributors are paid a rate of $0.10 (CAD) per word.
Send submissions and/or queries to: contributing@vergemagazine.ca
3. World Hum
World Hum publishes a variety of travel features. To contribute, paste your submission or a pitch, as well as a short bio, directly into the body of your email. In the subject line of the email, include the section of the site you wish to contribute to. Submissions should not be more than 1,500 words. No multiple submissions.
Writing submissions should be no more than 1,500 words. Do not send multiple submissions. Include the section of the site you want to contribute to in the subject line of your email.”
Senior editor: Eva Holland // Email: dispatches@worldhum.com
Payment varies. World Hum may not be able to respond individually to every submission.
4. The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor’s “Home Forum” is looking for upbeat, personal essays from 400 to 800 words. The editors say: “These are first-person, nonfiction explorations of how you responded to a place, a person, a situation, an event, or happenings in everyday life. Tell a story; share a funny true tale. The humor should be gentle…We are always looking for essays on travel.”
Editors: Susan Leach and Marjorie Kehe // Email address for queries and submissions: The Home Forum
All material must be original and previously unpublished. Do not e-mail the section’s editors directly. They will not respond to individual submissions but will contact you within 3 weeks if they plan to use your essay. Include your contact information (e-mail address, daytime telephone, mailing address) and a word count with your submission.
5. Salon
Not a travel publication, but still a possible market for broader topics, Salon, “the award-winning online news and entertainment Web site, combines original investigative stories, breaking news, provocative personal essays and highly respected criticism”.
Submit via articles and story pitches via email, with the text of the query or article in the body of the email and “EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS” in the subject line. Also include a brief bio, with “your experience and background as a writer and qualifications for writing a particular story. If you have clips you can send us via e-mail, or Web addresses of pages that contain your work, please send us a representative sampling.” Response time is about three weeks, though Salon cannot always respond to all queries.
Send submissions to the relevant editor; for instance, queries for the Life section should be directed to: life@salon.com
5 (Paying) Travel Writing Markets
1. The Guardian
One of the UK’s leading newspapers, with both an online and in-print travel section. Submit by pitch.
Travel Editors: Joanne O’Connor (online), Andy Pietrasik (print) // Email travel@gaurdian.co.uk (online), travel.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk (print)
2. Verge Magazine
Verge is “the magazine for people who travel with purpose. It explores ways to get out and see the world by volunteering, working and studying overseas. Our readers are typically young (17-40 yrs)”.
Verge will respond to successful queries within 8 weeks. Submit either a completed manuscript or a detailed query outlining your idea. Manuscripts may be submitted via email as a Microsoft Word document; queries should be pasted into the body of the email. First time contributors are paid a rate of $0.10 (CAD) per word.
Send submissions and/or queries to: contributing@vergemagazine.ca
3. World Hum
World Hum publishes a variety of travel features. To contribute, paste your submission or a pitch, as well as a short bio, directly into the body of your email. In the subject line of the email, include the section of the site you wish to contribute to. Submissions should not be more than 1,500 words. No multiple submissions.
Writing submissions should be no more than 1,500 words. Do not send multiple submissions. Include the section of the site you want to contribute to in the subject line of your email.”
Senior editor: Eva Holland // Email: dispatches@worldhum.com
Payment varies. World Hum may not be able to respond individually to every submission.
4. The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor’s “Home Forum” is looking for upbeat, personal essays from 400 to 800 words. The editors say: “These are first-person, nonfiction explorations of how you responded to a place, a person, a situation, an event, or happenings in everyday life. Tell a story; share a funny true tale. The humor should be gentle…We are always looking for essays on travel.”
Editors: Susan Leach and Marjorie Kehe // Email address for queries and submissions: The Home Forum
All material must be original and previously unpublished. Do not e-mail the section’s editors directly. They will not respond to individual submissions but will contact you within 3 weeks if they plan to use your essay. Include your contact information (e-mail address, daytime telephone, mailing address) and a word count with your submission.
5. Salon
Not a travel publication, but still a possible market for broader topics, Salon, “the award-winning online news and entertainment Web site, combines original investigative stories, breaking news, provocative personal essays and highly respected criticism”.
Submit via articles and story pitches via email, with the text of the query or article in the body of the email and “EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS” in the subject line. Also include a brief bio, with “your experience and background as a writer and qualifications for writing a particular story. If you have clips you can send us via e-mail, or Web addresses of pages that contain your work, please send us a representative sampling.” Response time is about three weeks, though Salon cannot always respond to all queries.
Send submissions to the relevant editor; for instance, queries for the Life section should be directed to: life@salon.com