Pitches wanted (transition, adventure, outdoors) | 50+ cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: TRAILS

Deadline: 1 November 2023

Ryan Wichelns, Founding Editor of Trails, is looking for pitches:

We are always looking for pitches. Focusing on Issued 5 and 6 now!

The focus of Trails is on backpacking and other human/naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors: bikepacking, canoe camping, even things like rafting or mountaineering are fair game (feel free to be creative with those criteria—we covered “skatepacking” in Issue One).

But remember: Human-powered, and overnight are the important pieces. We’re also more interested in multi-day trips than short day hikes. Backcountry and wilderness destinations are preferred.

We also primarily focus on North American destinations. Articles that focus specifically or heavily on a destination should be focused within that region. Articles where the geography is really just the setting of a different story (profiles, adventure stories, etc.) have a little more flexibility with place, but North America is still the preference.

We don't "theme" issues like other magazines. Instead, we like to create a "thread" in each issue that, while we might not advertise it on the cover, readers can feel as they go from story to story. Consequently, these threads are a little more broad and open to interpretation.

Issue Five

Thread: Transition (Spring Issue)

Publishing Date: February 2024

Approx. Due Date: November 2023

Issue Six

(Summer Issue)

Publishing Date: May 2024

Approx. Due Date: February 2024

We pay our writers a minimum of $0.50/word—that climbs based on the story and your experience.

Read the full contributor information here: https://trailsmag.net/pages/contributor-information

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

• Submissions: ryan@trailsmag.net
• Website: https://trailsmag.net/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Trail Magazine focuses on backpacking and other human/naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors: bike packing, canoe camping, even rafting or mountaineering in North America. It also features multi-day trips to backcountry and wilderness destinations. More information here.
• 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 paragraph 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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