RATES:
Rates are listed next to each department. Please understand that we are an employee-owned, independent publication, printed on FSC-certified sustainable paper (which is crazy expensive), and, therefore, can’t afford to pay as much as some of our bigger brothers. But we’ll probably let you have more fun with your story than other publications, so there’s a tradeoff.
Payment will be made 30-45 days after publication. It is unlikely that we would ever pull your story from the lineup once we’ve committed, but this is publishing and once in a while circumstances beyond our control require us to do so. While these instances are rare, they do come up. We do not pay a kill fee.
DEPARTMENTS:
Wendex: Wending by the numbers. A collection of interesting facts and figures from the outdoor-adventure community, this section is compiled in-house. Do you have a legitimately sourced, interesting factoid that could work in this section?
* Tip your editors
Playground: Celebrating the places where we play. Photo essay showcasing human-powered outdoor adventure activities, with a focus on place. Whether it’s hiking the Continental Divide, ice climbing the Rjukan region of Norway or cycling the Serengeti, this section celebrates the places where we play.
* Photos: 4 – 8
* Writing: Introduction (150 words)
* Payment: $400
* Submit proposal to Playground
Now & Then: Timeless adventure. Historic and current ‘found’ outdoor adventure news. From the 1893 New York Times article claiming cyclists should be governed by the same speed laws as horse-drawn carriages to a mountaineer’s failed attempt to send a tweet from the top of Everest, Now & Then is full of fun, found news you never knew you needed to know. This section is compiled in-house. Do you have an interesting piece of found news?
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Wipeout: Welcome to the hurt gawker. Full-page shot of someone eating shit really, really hard.
* Photos: 1
* Writing: Description of the event (150 words)
* Payment: $100
* Submit proposal to Wipeout
Greenery: Green gear and the technology of sustainability. Roundups of green gear as well as interviews with gear designers about sustainable technology and environmentally conscious manufacturing processes in the outdoor industry. This section is compiled in-house. Do you know of an outdoors brand that is particularly progressive?
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Platform: You write the message, we amplify it. In this section, we connect readers with nonprofits by donating space to organizations that promote an active, outdoor-adventure lifestyle or that advocate for environmental policies that will protect the places where we play.
* Photos: 5
* Writing: Description of organization and why there is a need for it (350 words)
* Payment: Publication
* Submit proposal to Platform
Feast: Tales of adventurous gastronomy. From eating snakes, scorpions and sparrows in China to hitting bottom in Mexico’s Tequila Town, Feast stories are first-person narratives exploring some of the world's most fun, frightening, dangerous and downright strange food and drinks.
* Photos: 10
* Writing: Short feature (1,000 – 1,200 words)
* Payment: $400
* Submit proposal to Feast
Snap: Photo diary of outdoor adventure. Whether bikepacking the Rockies, surfing Haiti, trekking Tasmania or diving beneath glaciers in Antarctica, Snap authors use cutting-edge photography to tell the stories of real people (sorry, Lance Armstrong) on extraordinary outdoor adventures.
* Photos: 6 – 20
* Writing: Introduction (350 words)
* Payment: $600
* Submit proposal to Snap
Footprint: Environmental and human impact stories reported from the edge, in a narrative nonfiction style. Whether they are sailing the Atlantic to discover gigantic oceanic garbage patches, ski traversing across the Flathead wilderness to investigate trans-boundary conservation issues, or kayaking a wild river in Laos to gather information that could save local fishing economies there, authors of Footprint stories include their own human-powered outdoor adventure as part of the reporting process.
* Photos: 20
* Writing: Feature story (2,500 - 3,000 words)
* Payment: $1,300
* Submit proposal to Footprint
Wanderlust: Memoir or personal essay exploring the meaning beyond the author’s outdoor adventure experience. From Chelsey Gribbon, who underwent a miscarriage just days before she was to run an adventure race in Patagonia (and ran it anyway) to Eric Larsen, who pushed through 750 miles of mind-numbing white nothingness to reach the South Pole, Wanderlust pieces are both thought provoking and inspirational.
* Photos: 20
* Writing: Feature story (3,000 – 3,500 words)
* Payment: $1,300
* Submit proposal to Wanderlust
Passport: Narrative nonfiction reportage on subjects ranging from history and the natural world to non-timely current events and anthropology. Whether they are trekking the Voodoo Trail in West Africa, canoeing the mostly unknown waters of the Canadian Arctic, or cycling through the mountains of Central Asia to learn about local music, authors of Passport stories include their own human powered outdoor adventure as part of the reporting process.
* Photos: 20
* Writing: Feature story (2,500 - 3,000 words)
* Payment: $1,300
* Submit proposal to Passport
Survival Kit: Outdoor brands pay our bills and we thank them by gearing models out in their products, having a Wend-style photo shoot, and featuring the photos in the magazine. From urban kayaking to rooftop camping and hobo travel, we like to make every shoot unique. Want your gear to be featured in Wend?
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Trailhead: Formative moments from formidable adventurers. First-person personal essay taking a reflective look at an inspirational moment on the author’s road to adventure, written by an established outdoorsperson. We solicit most Trailhead stories, but are open to considering story pitches.
* Photos: 4
* Writing: Short feature (800 words)
* Payment: $400
* Submit proposal to Trailhead
Sketchbook: Illustrating adventure. Sketchbook celebrates the outdoor-adventure lifestyle through illustration.
* Illustration: 1 full page
* Payment: We’ll work something out
* Submit proposal to Sketchbook
Sanctuary: Nature Divine. Ideal shots produce the same take-your-breath-away-and-speak-in-a-whisper sense of awe that a devout person might experience when stepping into a Mosque in Turkey or a Cathedral in Rome. Submit a photo for the opportunity to win green gear. We choose a new winner every Sunday. If your shot is compelling enough to make us believers, then we’ll feature it in the magazine.
* Photo: 1
* Payment: Fame, glory, green gear, publication (not necessarily in that order)
* Submit proposal to Sanctuary
Seen, Read, Heard: Adventure vicariously. Reviews of books, music and videos that inspire readers to set out on an adventure of their own. Do you have a recommendation of media that our readers might like?
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