Travel Writing Writers Guidelines
Literary Traveler was launched in March of 1998. We currently have around 80,000 visitors per month and over 5,000 subscribers. Our audience is made up of people who love to read and travel and who are interested in literature and the arts.
We are seeking articles that capture the literary imagination. Is there an artist or writer that has inspired you? Have you taken a journey or pilgrimage that was inspired by a work of literature? We focus mainly on literary artists but we welcome articles about other artists: composers, painters, songwriters, storytellers, etc.
Subject matter can be anything artistic or creative. Each one of our articles in some way is about someone who creates. Some of our articles are subjective first person travel pieces. Some take a meditative slant on a visit somewhere, and reflect on a theme. Others are objective articles about places or writers, or artists.
ARTICLE GUIDELINES
- 1500 - 2000 words in length
- First-person narrative that inspires our readers
- Please send accompanying jpegs (sized small)
**We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to read our current articles before writing. New writers to LT often make this mistake and we have to ask them to rewrite. Our articles have a unique style (i.e. no travel guide writing).
RIGHTS
We run material that has not been previously published. We hold exclusive rights, and will keep your article archived on the web.
PAYMENT DETAILS
Currently, we pay $50 (fifty US dollars) per article. We pay via Paypal in American currency five to six weeks after the close of the month you are published. For example, if your article is published in November, you will be paid by mid-January. NO EXCEPTIONS. We do not pay for accompanying photos.
WHERE AND HOW TO SUBMIT
submissions (at) literarytraveler.com
Clearly identify the subject of your email. Do not send an untitled email or an email without a subject. If sending a completed article, copy and paste into the text. We do not accept attachments. We do not accept fiction or poetry.
OUR EDITORIAL NEEDS
Please join us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to find out the submissions we are seeking (these links can be found on our homepage).
RESPONSE TIME
Two weeks to a month. Please be patient. If you are accepted for publication, we will let you know the timeframe your article will be published.
ADVICE FROM THE EDITOR
Put your best foot forward with a polished article that suits our needs and/or a professional query letter tailored for our publication only. Make sure you are an absolute professional when you query or submit. We will immediately reject those who are not. A common frustrating mistake we see is that writers do not read our current articles before submitting and then wonder why they are rejected. It is especially crucial for us because we have a unique writing style. Our articles feature either a literary place and/or person.
We thrive on developing lasting relationships with our writers, thus we welcome new and experienced writers alike.
We look forward to hearing from you.