Market Leads

Job Lead: Freelance Travel-Writers Globe Pequot Press

Date: February 7th, 2008 |

Give some insight on life of a travel-guidebook writer, and voila, a relevant job lead comes flying in!
Globe Pequot Press is looking for freelance travel-writers.
Wanted:
1) A cruising expert/writer/editor wanted to update a book of advice for cruise travelers.
2) Local writers in South Carolina and in the San Diego area
The work for the above involves [read more]

Moon/Avalon Publishing Looking for Authors

Date: January 26th, 2008 |

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Avalon Publishing is looking for authors for a number of Moon guidebooks and their Moon Living Abroad Series:
-Moon Cleveland
-Moon Minneapolis/St. Paul
-Moon Living Abroad in Great Britain
-Moon Living Abroad in Guatemala
-Moon Living Abroad in India
-Moon Living Abroad in Panama
-Moon Living Abroad in Thailand
-Also numerous Outdoor and Hiking guides.
Writers should live in the areas mentioned or have [read more]

Market Leads: In the Know Traveler, Wend Magazine

Date: January 6th, 2008 |

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In the Know Traveler is seeking new writers. If your looking to break in with a low paying market here is your chance. Pay is $10 for articles 500-650 words and $20 for features on selected countries.
For more info see their submission guidelines.
Also, Matador’s Bounty Board has a few recent postings of publishers looking [read more]

Job Lead: Quebec City Guide Writer

Date: December 4th, 2007 |

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Globe Pequot Press is looking for a travel-guide writer to cover Quebec City, Canada.
The book will be 64-pages and will include the regular categories of sights, shopping, entertainment, restaurants and hotels.
A few travel-guide writers, including Written Road’s very own travel-guide expert Nicholos Gill and Moon Handbook author Sean McLachlan, told me that once you [read more]

Travel-Writing Getaway in Spain!

Date: December 1st, 2007 |

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I have never been on a travel-writing getaway where you take a trip to do a short intensive course. I’m normally in the wrong continent or have been stuck in a cubicle working; now my life is different and it’s definitely the next thing on my list.
I often get disappointed that most travel-writing courses [read more]

Matador Travel Merges With Brave New Traveler

Date: February 1st, 2008 |

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Check out my post on Gadling as to why I’m thrilled about this merger! Ian Mackenzie and Tim Patterson from BNT have joined Matdor’s editorial team and I’m really looking forward to seeing more great content.
Also, mergers means expansions, which for us translates into more paid writing opportunities at Matador! They did a great job [read more]

Travel Writing and Photography Workshop in Rome

Date: January 19th, 2008 |

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It’s not often that good-quality travel-writing workshops come to Europe. Other than Rolf Pott’s July Paris workshop, I’m not aware of any other regular one. It’s annoying all the good ones are normally in the US, so when I hear of ones in Europe I get more excited than normal!
This year, from April [read more]

Job Lead: Travel Writers Wanted For Asia

Date: December 17th, 2007 |

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The Internet is rapidly moving into audio-visual content, the future is definitely podcasting and more so video-casting, so if you have the skills to write and produce audio and/or visual content for the Internet, now’s the time to start.
Podasia is a company that does travel podcasts covering a wide range of travel topics and is [read more]

Job Lead: Write Scripts for Audio and Video Travel Guides

Date: December 2nd, 2007 |

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Podasia.net, a website that allows you to download free travel guide podcasts, is expanding into providing video content for guides and integrating with online and print travel publications.
For this, they are looking for freelancers interested in generating content for specific theme-based travel guides. Current countries of interest are:
-India
-China
-Vietnam
-Japan
-Singapore
Basic job description: Translate, research, write, compile and [read more]

Vagabondish call for writers

Date: November 13th, 2007 |

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Vagabondish has put out a call for writers and contributors to its features section.
Sadly, it’s no pay, but they say they will be in the near future.
Contact: Mike via the Vagabondish website: vagabondish.com/contact/ and be sure to include your name, contact info, a bit about you and why you’d be a good fit, and links/attachments [read more]