TOAD - Travel Outdoor Adventure Destinations
Address: 110 Main St.
Oak Hill, WV 25901
USA
Contact: Carlos Steward, Editor
Email Address:
Website: http://www.the-toad.com
Phone: (304)469-6666
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Description of Publication:80% freelance. We cover outdoor travel and tourist destinations in West Virginia and outdoor travels taking place in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Fiji, Tahiti, Russia and South Africa. Welcomes new writers. Publishes 9 issues/year. Pays on publication. Usually publishes ms within 6 months of acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights, one-time rights, and electronic rights. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds 1 month or less. Sample for SASE with $2 postage. Subscription $16.95; $28 outside the U.S. Guidelines by email, or by mail with SASE.
Current Needs: Adventure-related articles and tourist attractions in West Virginia including rafting trips, kayaking, climbing, horseback riding, ATV trips, etc. FAM trips with rafting, kayaking, climbing, etc, lodging, and meals included are available to freelance writers at no cost if on assignment with magazine or newspaper in the US or Canada. Assignments can be arranged with TOAD. Submit query by email, or by mail with SASE.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays $0.10/word for 500-1500 words; more possible if on assignment or if a feature.
Hints: Please read our writers' guidelines.
Photos/Art: Low resolution photos should be sent with manuscript; high resolution photos must be immediately available on acceptance. Payment depends on need.