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

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: TRAILS

Deadline: 23 April 2023 (not a strict pitch deadline)

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

Issue Two of Trails will head to the printer in a couple weeks and we're already assigning stories for Issue Three. Our theme: Creativity.

There's no strict pitch deadline, but we'd love to get the big stuff assigned by the end of April (we pitch meetings starting this week). Drafts will be due around the beginning of June. Rates start at $0.50/wd. And we're interested in pitches for later issues too.

IS THERE A BROAD THEME FOR ISSUE THREE?

The outdoors are a big place and the time we spend out there is infinitely varied. There’s an awful lot of room for creativity, self-expression, and imagination throughout our adventures and ideas. For Issue Three, we want to get off the beaten path. We’re looking for stories about out-of-the-box ideas and solutions, unique personalities and trips, and creative angles that explore the infinite number of trails we can take as backpackers. Keep in mind: While we're always looking for creative story ideas, this issue we're specifically looking for stories about creativity.

Feel free to be liberal with your interpretation of that thread and how you choose to apply it to your pitches. It’s also not absolutely necessary that every pitch you send has an obvious connection to it. We’re happy to work with you to massage it into your stories, assign your story to a later issue, or frankly, to just ignore the prompt altogether (we don’t expect every story to fit perfectly). But the best pitches will have a subtle connection to it.

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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