Writing for Go World Travel

Thank you for your interest in Go World Travel Magazine. Our mission is to provide top-quality writing that will not only entertain, but inspire our readers to explore the world for themselves.

Go World Travel provides ongoing content that goes beyond the usual articles carried in newspaper travel sections. We want to know more than how to get to a place or what to do there.

Tell us about the people who call this destination home, the treasured regional customs, or the places where locals hang out. We want to smell the aromas, taste the food, explore the streets and walk down hidden paths. Go World Travel aims to help our readers experience a destination.

Please review our site. Go World Travel is written from an international perspective. More than half of our readers are Americans with incomes of $50k+, but readers also include English-speaking travel lovers from all over the world.

The features of Go World Travel fall under categories such as: World Spotlight – a main destination piece that focuses on one particular place in the world; Fascinating People – an article profiling a person of interest in any part of the world; Eco-Travel – trips that focus on environmental awareness; Off-the-Beaten Path – a special find that many travelers would never see; and It Really Happened – a first-person essay on a crazy, heart-warming or entertaining tale of life on the road. These are just a few of the categories we carry. For additional categories, take a look at our website and past issues.

We’re looking for honest, down-to-earth descriptive writing. We're not interested in a laundry list of things you saw and did; rather, we look for vivid descriptions, lively anecdotes and straightforward language that shows a sense of curiosity and interest in the destination.

An "If You Go" section at the end of the piece should include address, phone and website info of destinations covered.

Feature word length is 800-1200. Pay is US$ 35 upon publication for nonexclusive online rights to text and accompanying digital photos. Reprints will be considered. Please list where and when the article appeared.

Department pieces are 500-900 words in length and include the following: Short Trips – a short piece on a side trip that could be taken in any given destination (ie. museum visit, hike, boat excursion, etc.); Where to Hang Your Hat — review of a unique resort or hotel; Reflections — thoughtful commentary. Department pieces pay US $30 upon publication.

The site is very visual. Please let us know if you have photos to accompany your piece. If we purchase your article, we will ask you to email the photos, credits and captions. If you do not have your own photos, please suggest a tourism office that might be able to provide them.

Submitting articles:  We accept only stories from trips taken within the last year. Before sending in your story, please fact check. Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot reply to every submission. If accepted, the managing editor will contact you.

Please submit articles to submissions@behinddoor7.com and include the following:

• Article title/location in the e-mail subject line
• A completed article
• Word count
• State whether images are available

A few things to keep in mind:

Accuracy: Ensure all names are correctly spelled. Phone numbers, addresses and websites should be double-checked for accuracy.

Conversions: American writers please include metric conversions in parenthesis after any American measurements; i.e., 50 miles (80 km).

Thanks for your interest in writing for Go World Travel. We look forward to hearing from you.