The following is a list of magazines and websites that pay up to $100 or more for the articles they publish. All of these magazines accept submissions or pitches from freelance writers. –– Tatiana Claudy.
Pathfinders Travel Magazine (The Travel Magazine for People of Color) is a quarterly publication containing articles on travel destinations (domestic and international) and vacation tips. The magazine’s goal is “to tell its readers where to go, what to do, where to dine, and how to get there from a cultural perspective.” Editors buy only original material; they do not publish historical pieces or travel essays.Payment is $150 for features (800-1000 words), Chef’s Table/Post Cards from Home (500-600 words), Wine Column, and Looking Back Column. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines:
http://pathfinderstravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/WRITERS-GUIDELINES1.pdf.
AAA Midwest Traveler is a bimonthly magazine published by the AAA Auto Club of Missouri. Editors’ goal is to provide readers with useful information on travel and auto safety. The best time to query is from January to April.Editors buy the First American Serial rights and pay on acceptance.
Payment is $400 for a 1200-word feature. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines:
http://services.autoclubmo.aaa.com/traveler/media/mid/WritersGuidelines.pdf.
Salt (Fine Living and Travel on Vancouver Island) is a semi-annual Canadian magazine published by Page One Publishing,Inc. Articles cover the following topics: “high-end adventures,” regional travel destinations, homes and home décor, local cuisine and beverages, real estate and development, art galleries and shopping.Editors buy only original articles and do not consider simultaneous submissions.
Payment is 40 cents per word for features (1,200-3,000 words) and for shorter pieces. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: https://www.pageonepublishing.ca/handsomehank/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Salt-Submission-Guidelines.pdf?x37414.
Travelers’ Tales collection accepts nonfiction travel essay for consideration in its anthologies.Editors look for personal nonfiction stories reflecting “that unique alchemy that occurs when you enter unfamiliar territory and begin to see the world differently as a result.”Previously published essays are considered.
Shorter pieces have a better chance of being accepted. Payment is $100. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://travelerstales.com/submission-guidelines/.
The Los Angeles TimesTravel section includes original sophisticated and compelling destination articles that evoke “a strong sense of place (sounds, colors, smells, tastes), time (when did you go?), expertise and personal perspective.” Trips must be taken within the previous two years.
Editors consider only original stories and do not consider simultaneous submissions.
Editors look for first person experiential pieces (about 2,000 words) and Guidebooks (about 500 to 700 words). Payment is $200-$750 for print stories and $500 for online only stories. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.latimes.com/la-trw-guidelines-story-story.html.
Cruising Outpost Magazine is a quarterly magazine available in print and electronic versions. It has been “designed from the waterline up to provide people who love the cruising lifestyle with entertainment, information and most of all, a look into what it is really like once you cut your dock lines.”Editors look for article and photo submissions from boaters worldwide.
Note: Be sure to specify if you are submitting for internet issue (no payment, one-time use), print issue, or both.
Payment for a print edition is $250 for a 500-1,500-word feature story and for a 500-1,000-word feature boat (with 10-12 good photos of a boat under sail). Payment is $50-$100 for departments: “Latitudes & Attitudes” (true stories from Cruisers around the world) and “Minor Features” (anecdotes about experiences while at sea or at anchor). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.cruisingoutpost.com/submissions/.
Traverse, Northern Michigan, and
Northern Home & Cottage magazines traditionally covered the Northwest Michigan, but now include pieces based in the northeastern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula. Editors look for strongly rooted in the region articles on regional culture, food and dining, home and cottages, history, nature and the environment, arts and crafts, and personalities.
Editors buy one-time right to publish in magazines and right to publish on the web site.
Payment is $200-$700 for features (1,500-3,000 words) and departments (under 700 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: https://mynorth.com/contact-us/Writing-Submission-Guidelines/.
10. ROVA is a new print and digital magazine published by Executive Media Global LP (an extension of Australian publishing house Executive Media). ROVA “stands for road vacations and recreational vehicles, and it is about taking all roads – those less-taken or the most well-worn – to your own personal destination.” Editors look for articles about “sharing North America as it is seen through the eyes of wanderers, writers, photographers, and amateur adventures.”
Writers and photographers are paid a flat fee of $200 per article/photo essay. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: https://rovamag.com/be-a-contributor.
Westworld (WW) magazine (the largest-circulation publication in Western Canada) is primarily a travel publication: its editorial content includes local, regional, and international travel stories.
WW buys First North American rights for the WW magazine network – all editions (WW may bank a story for one year or more). Payment includes $50 for use on the BCAA, AMA, CAA Saskatchewan and/or CAA Manitoba websites.
WW writer fees start at 60 cents per word (85 cents a word in the B.C. edition). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines:
https://files.caask.ca/Writer%20Guidelines.pdf.
Perceptive Travel is a monthly web magazine dedicated “to plug a hole, to fill a niche, to serve an unserved need for quality writing aimed at independent travelers.”
Note: Editors accept only articles from authors with book(s) in print.
Payment is $100 for a 1,200-2,000-word article. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://www.perceptivetravel.com/guidelines.html.
Baja Life (The Journal of Mexico’s Magnificent Peninsula) is a quarterly magazine published by Baja Communications Group. It is dedicated to advancing tourism, education, and protection of the Baja Peninsula’s environment. Editors want to take their readers “on a colorful journey of adventure featuring Baja’s unique and fragile eco-systems, remote and exotic treks, marine and desert ecology, ‘green living,’ luxurious resorts and boutique hotels, plus unlimited outdoor activities.”
Payment is $0.10 per features (2,000 words) and travel reports (600-1,000 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines:
http://www.bajalifemag.com/Writers.htm.
