A carefully considered proposal combines support for doing a particular destination with some premise or hook. A good query has a headline that suggests what the story is, a deck that amplifies on that, a strong lead, and not much more than a page that clearly sets out the premise and approach of the piece. Please include your credentials, relevant published clippings and a SASE to insure that the requested materials are returned. They may use the name of the magazine only if they have a definite assignment. Compensation varies depending on the type of feature or department but is competitive with other national magazines.
Payment is made upon acceptance.
We buy all rights to manuscripts, although copyright is returned to the author 90 days after publication. Writers who work for us must see destinations with fresh eyes and real insight. And we prefer that our readers be allowed to experience a destination directly through the words and actions of people the writer encounters, not just through the writer's narrative. Beyond being strongly evocative of place, our articles attempt to speak to the soul of traveling. Every traveler, no matter how seasoned, wonders what awaits at a new destination.