We accept submissions from writers & photographers for all locations. All submissions must be original work and not previously published. We do not pay for posts, so if you are looking to receive additional exposure for your writing and showcase your travel adventures we’d love to help you build your portfolio! Should you be looking to place links to a client or company, contact us for our rates for content based advertising and sponsored posts.
You do not need to have been published before.
What you get
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Exposure on an established Travel website.
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All stories will remain the property of the writer who is granting a non-exclusive license for the story to appear on thetravellingfool.com.
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Articles will be promoted on the Traveling Fool’s social media sites.
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The story will appear under the author byline and will end with the author’s biography which can and should have links to the author’s website or social accounts.
Writers Guidelines
The Traveling Fool concentrates on little known, out of the way places that most tourists just don’t know about and places of cultural and historic interest. Places and locations that have played a part in history, little known museums, interesting towns that are not known to most tourists all are subjects of interest.
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Email [email protected] with your story idea first.
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Final submissions should be 800+ words.
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Submissions must be 100% original and not have been previously published.
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A minimum of 3 photos, submitted in JPEG form. Please name your photos in the following format: cityname-countryname-description.
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There will be no out bound links authorized. Prior to publishing the editor of The Traveling Fool will link to authoritative outbound sites and internal sites for SEO purposes.
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Submit a profile photo along with a 2-3 sentence bio along with personal website link and links to social media accounts.
We do reserve the right to touch up your work and render it more in line with the overall voice and tone of our website.