Friday, September 1st 2023
Trails is a quarterly, print-only magazine for “the backpacking and trail community.” They cover backpacking and other human or naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors e.g. bikepacking, canoe camping, and even rafting or mountaineering. They’re always accepting pitches. They’re currently focusing on Issues Five and Six. They pay writers at least $0.50 a word. To learn more, refer to their founding editor’s post and their contributor information page.
Thursday, August 10th 2023
Trails is a quarterly, print-only magazine for “the backpacking and trail community.” They cover backpacking and other human or naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors e.g. bikepacking, canoe camping, and even rafting or mountaineering. They’re always open to pitches. They pay writers at least $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their founding editor’s post and this page.
Tuesday, August 1st 2023
Trails is a quarterly, print-only magazine for “backpackers and people who sleep in the dirt.” They’re looking for pitches. The theme of the issue is resilience. You can interpret it however you want. They pay their writers at least $0.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their founding editor’s tweet and this page.
Deadline: August 3rd, 2023
Friday, April 21st 2023
Trails is a quarterly, print-only magazine for “backpackers and people who sleep in the dirt.” The focus of the magazine is on “backpacking and other human/naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors: bikepacking, canoe camping, even things like rafting or mountaineering are fair game.” Their managing editor is seeking pitches for essays. Their essays are 500 to 1,000 words. Rate is at least $0.50 per word. If interested, send your pitches to stasia@trailsmag.net. To learn more, refer to their managing editor’s Twitter thread and this page.