Pitches wanted (pets, outdoors, road trips, etc.) | $1 per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: DRIVE

Megan Bungeroth, Editorial Director of Drive, is looking for pitches:

Attention freelance writers! We are currently accepting pitches for digital content for Subaru Drive in 2024. We're looking for reported feature articles on topics such as:

• Pets, including travel, general care, how pets enhance one's life, adventures with pets, care of dogs/cats with special needs, senior dogs, rescue/adoption.
• Outdoor lifestyle activities/trends, with a how-to angle. What's a new sport (e.g. pickleball, which we've covered) and how could our readers get into it? We want to hear about new & useful gear, products, apps, resources and experts who can help our readers live an adventurous lifestyle.
• Subaru owners doing amazing things in their lives/communities – volunteer work, running a small business, completing a milestone journey/accomplishment.
• Environmental conservation & tips, especially related to National Parks (with a need for more content on the less-popular Parks, i.e. not Yosemite, Yellowstone, etc.), ways for individuals and communities to make an impact, camping/hiking/traveling following Leave No Trace principles, etc.
• Road trip & vehicle-related stories. We have an EXTREMELY HIGH BAR for this content. We're looking for unexpected road trip narratives with a beginning, middle and end, and a narrative arc. In other words, what changes from the start to the finish? What unique path/approach did you take to this trip, and could our readers follow that same path?

Here is a Guide to Pitching, PLEASE read it before sending your pitch: https://lnkd.in/gH29eHve

It requires permission to access; give me 1-3 business days to approve your request.

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing examples of great stories pitched to us by freelancers along with why we accepted the pitch and published the piece.

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

• Questions/submissions: mbungeroth@dciartform.com
• Website: https://subarudrive.com

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Drive Magazine is a free publication with feature stories, travel articles and product information that reflect active lifestyles and interests.
• Read through its selection of recent articles/stories, categorized into: Lifestyle, Vehicle
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• 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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