Freelance writing, enRoute Canada, pays C$1 per word

Who are we?

enRoute, Air Canada’s inflight magazine, is a Canadian travel lifestyle magazine with an international reach. Each month, we explore what’s going on in the world through the people, places and ideas that move us. We aim to highlight that space where Canada and the world intersect through smart writing and superior photography and illustration. With this mandate in mind, enRoute showcases the best of our country – and the world – for its highly educated readership.

What makes an enRoute story? We engage our audience through intelligence, insight, humour, and spot-on service. Our stories exemplify narrative journalism at its best, exploring the world through first-hand, experiential pieces that highlight broader trends afoot. We look for articles with unique, unexpected angles and subjects that will remain fresh during our four-to-six month lead time. We commission stories that relate to our key lifestyle areas: travel, food, wine, spirits, wellness, beauty, design, architecture, style, technology, sports, social trends and the arts (including books, music and visual art). Our readers are immersed in the global media world, from blogs to Vanity Fair, so we watch for forward-looking stories that share something about the world not found anywhere else.

How do you pitch to us?

* Before you pitch, read some back issues (www.enroute.aircanada.com/en/magazine) so you can tell us which section or department you’re targeting.
* We do not accept queries from PR writers or related professions, only from journalists with no vested interests in the stories they query.
* E-mail editorial queries (info@enroutemag.net) with the word “query” in the subject line.
* Outline your story idea and your approach, writing your query in the same tone that you’re proposing for your piece.
* We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
* We do not accept verbal/phone queries (for your own intellectual property protection).
* Our policy is to reply in writing in 30 days or less, but due to the number of queries we receive, that’s not always possible. If you have not heard back from us in a month, please accept our sincere thanks and feel free to query other publications.
* Our base rate is Cdn$1/word; payment is upon acceptance, within 30 days of invoice.

We want you

enRoute is one of the country’s leading and most established (50 years and counting) magazines. Our high editorial standards reflect this, and so does our willingness to go to new places. Come and join us… Better yet, help take us there.

enRoute
4200 Saint-Laurent Boulevard
Suite 707
Montréal, Québec
H2W 2R2
info@enroutemag.net

More information here.