Pitches wanted (travel, Europe) | £150 to £400 per piece

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: ROUGH GUIDES

Deadline: 24 October 2023

Joanna Reeves, Editor of Rough Guides travel guidebooks, is looking for pitches:

Rough Guides is publishing a new coffee-table book, "The Rough Guide to Slow Travel in Europe." This book will feature unique/interesting journeys by road, rail, and sea, including off-grid campervan trips, emerging sleeper train routes, and no-fly adventures across Europe. We welcome pitches for these exceptional slow travel routes by October 24th, with a deadline of January 4th, 2024 for commissioned copy. Compensation will range from £150 to £400, depending on the complexity and length.

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions/submissions: joanna@insightguides.com
• Website: https://www.roughguides.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Rough Guides is a pioneering global travel brand that provides trusted travel advice. Combining a journalistic approach with an understanding of what travellers need to know, the book’s instant success spawned a series that quickly covered dozens of destinations. More information here.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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