You can find more places to publish travel writing in an updated post here.
It's divided into three sections: General Travel, Asia Travel, and Korea.
Check back for updates.
General Travel
Matador Network"The world's largest independent travel magazine" consists of 12 blogs, each with a different focus such as sports, traveling for change, and destination guides.
To contribute, read the full submission guidelines and upload an article on their contributors' page.
Draft guidelines:
1. Write an original draft that does not exceed 2,000 words.
Do not send an article that has already been published somewhere else, including any work that has been published as a blog.
2. Check your spelling, punctuation, grammar, and — important — facts. Submissions sent with numerous errors are unprofessional and will not be considered for publication.
3. Submissions received without all the accompanying information requested on the submission form will not be considered.
4. Do not include photos in your submission. If you have photos you’d like the editors to consider, please include a link to an online photo album in your draft. The same applies for photographers interested in submitting materials for a photo essay.
Matador Network pays $25 (Paypal) for published articles.
BootsnAll
A "one-stop indie travel guide," BootsnAll.com publishes - Feature Articles ($50)
- Expert Travel Articles ($30)
- Travel Essays ($20-40)
(Click on the links for guidelines specific to each.)
BootsnAll is looking for feature articles related to travel, which appeal to a wide audience (rather than an audience specific to people researching one destination). Articles can certainly be about one specific destination, as long as the theme or topic might interest a broad group of people. Large and famous cities and places do have some potential if your angle is really unique and attention-getting, but lesser-known places just don’t have a large enough audience on our site.
Feature Article Requirements & Rights Information
- Word Count: 1200-1600 words is preferred, though the word count will actually relate more to the topic of the article and to the number of points covered within it. We will generally accept anything from 1200-2800.
- Pay: $50 upon publication.
- Photos: One big, beautiful, eye-catching photo (that tells the same story as the text) is required for each item on your list. The photos don’t have to be yours - they just need to be Creative Commons licensed.
- Publication Rights: We are only interested in articles that aren’t yet published, and BootsnAll owns all future rights to the paid pieces you publish through us. If you prefer to maintain future rights, please submit your article through our unpaid articles program.
Asia Travel
Action Asia
"At the forefront of adventure travel since its inception in 1992, Action Asia is a 'must read' for outdoors types who want to do more with their time off than simply hang out on a crowded beach."
Action Asia does accept unsolicited submissions but please note the following points on the content:
- It should be based in Asia (though we stretch the definition to take in Australia, NZ, Siberia, Central Asia and even parts of the Middle East).
- It should be adventure-based - bikes and hikes not buses and trains; boarding in the surf not boarding a cruise.
- Great pictures are crucial. They need to be available as large files too. At 300dpi, a typical double-page spread pic is tens of Mb and even small spot pics are 1-2Mb minimum.
- It should be as edgy and off-the-beaten-track as possible eg. no general travelogues on the 'adventure' of discovering Thailand please. It has been discovered. Tell me how you biked the entire coastline or helped open up some new climbing routes. As a further pointer, places such as much of China and India, Central Asia, Papua New Guinea and the more remote Indonesian and Philipine islands would all make good subjects.
If you have a story that fits these requirements, send the text and some sample low res pics to Steve White (Editor-in-Chief) at aa@bluincmedia.com.
Action Asia typically pays $100 per page for a package of words & photographs.
Article length depends on the content and its location in the magazine, but they generally accept pieces between 500 and 1500 words.
Action Asia typically pays $100 per page for a package of words & photographs.
Korea
From their submissions page:
If you would like to become a contributor for 10 Magazine’s blog or website, just send an email to contribute@10magazine.asia, and tell us how you would like to contribute. Some ideas:
Article photography
Writing Articles
Blog entries
Website management
Vlogging
Video editing
Here are some additional guidelines from Assistant Editor David Carruth:
1) We prefer receiving a query first to establish the possibility of an article but will consider completed article submissions. However, interested writers should know that they may have to edit their article considerably to meet our standards and formatting requirements.
2) We're looking for anyone who is passionate about living in Korea and sharing their experiences and expertise with others.
3) Most of our feature articles are written by volunteers and freelancers. Other content is usually written by the staff.
4) As most of our writers and photographers are not legally able to be compensated for their submissions, 10 Magazine does not generally pay its contributors, though we do sometimes offer gift certificates of various kinds.
2) We're looking for anyone who is passionate about living in Korea and sharing their experiences and expertise with others.
3) Most of our feature articles are written by volunteers and freelancers. Other content is usually written by the staff.
4) As most of our writers and photographers are not legally able to be compensated for their submissions, 10 Magazine does not generally pay its contributors, though we do sometimes offer gift certificates of various kinds.
Article length depends on the content and its location in the magazine, but they generally accept pieces between 500 and 1500 words.
