Pitches Wanted (Adventures, Heritage) (Worldwide)
Starlight Williams, Editor at Nat Geo Travel, is looking for pitches: I am looking for amazing adventures. Epic experiences. Heritage highlights, etc. Include Hed/dek, lede, nutgraph, and clips in pitch. Please no profiles/ listicles/ travelogues/ hyperlocal content. Email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. 1000-1200 word count/$1000 to $1200. Emphasis on the NO profiles/listicles/travelogues/hyperlocal content. I am looking for more reported stories rather than first-person narratives/essays (not to say those aren't cool...just not what I need.)
Sample articles:
- See a real ‘house of dragons’ in this Slovenian cave: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/this-slovenian-cave-is-the-real-house-of-baby-dragons
- Italy’s last wild steppe is seeing a renaissance: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/italys-last-wild-steppe-is-seeing-a-renaissance
- Why do travel tales put people to sleep?: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/why-do-travel-tales-put-people-to-sleep
- Neon is making a comeback. Here’s why: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/why-neon-lights-are-glowing-again-across-the-us
- Follow in the footsteps of samurai on this ancient trail: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/follow-footsteps-of-samurai-on-japan-oldest-trail
- Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/discover-maya-history-on-mexico-first-long-distance-trail
- See the ocean’s glow-in-the-dark world on a fluorescent night dive: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/see-the-oceans-glow-in-the-dark-world-on-a-fluorescent-night-dive
- Can songs save an endangered language?: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/can-songs-save-an-endangered-language
- Want to help California’s kelp forests? Eat sea urchins: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/want-to-help-california-kelp-forests-eat-sea-urchins
Open to international writers? Yes! CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly): Submissions: starlight.williams@natgeo.com; Website: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/