Roadtrippers Magazine

Roadtrippers Magazine “celebrates road culture, Americana, and the great outdoors.” They are occasionally seeking new contributors to tell stories from the North American road. They are not always open to submissions. According to their pitch guide, they typically pay $100 to $600, based on length, article type, and how much reporting is required. 

News & Pitch Calls from Roadtrippers Magazine

Thursday, October 15th 2020

Roadtrippers Magazine is open for submissions

This online publication is looking for US- and Canada-based road trip features and articles. They publish features, profiles, and news. They are mainly looking for boots-on-the-ground storytelling and reported pieces with a clear hook; they do not want roundups, listicles, trip guides, or personal essays. They are looking for stories that writers have first-hand experience of, ideas that tell the surprising, unexpected, or untold story of a place, person, event, route, etc., interesting, relevant news on road travel and road culture, interviews with unique characters, and stories on Americana and the great outdoors, camping, museums, and more. They say they pay rates competitive with other online publications. Seasonal pitches have to be sent at least four weeks before the publish date. For December, the themes are Holiday Season, and New Year’s. Apart from these, they are also looking for timely pitches on COVID-19 – their guidelines say, “travel has changed drastically in just a few months. While we are mainly looking for more evergreen and inspirational pitches, we are also open to interesting and timely takes with a focus on COVID-19. These can include pandemic and quarantine history that ties into a current event or location, or ways specific destinations are dealing with or affected by the pandemic.” Details here.