By Chantal Panozzo
Whether you’re living abroad or just dreaming of it, the following are good markets to consider for your work. They are especially advantageous if you’re already living the international writing life—or if you just can’t seem to stop traveling.
1) Glimpse.org
Supported in part by the National Geographic Society, glimpse.org hires a group of writers and photographers each fall and spring to serve as correspondents for their respective countries. The program is open to anyone between the ages 18 and 34 who is working, volunteering, or studying outside their home country for at least 10 weeks. I had the honor to represent Switzerland last spring, and I recommend the program to all writers and photographers. The program taught me to dig deeper to find stories and also helped me improve my photography. Besides a stipend and guaranteed publication on glimpse.org, correspondents also have the possibility of being featured on NationalGeographic.com.
2) Travelers’ Tales
Chances are, you’ve probably read a Traveler’s Tales publication. With over 100 titles in print and publishing at the speed of six to eight books a year, Travelers Tales is a market that wants your stories about the places you’ve been (or the places you’ve lived). They also sponsor several contests. One of the previous contest winners whose stories have also appeared in several of the anthologies is travel writer Celeste Brash, who I interviewed over on my blog, Writer Abroad.
3) The Christian Science Monitor
If you live in a foreign country, you’ll have a different perspective on things abroad—and also on things at home. For both, an international newspaper like the Monitor might be a place for your work—whether it’s on op-ed on how it feels to be a Muslim living in Switzerland after the recent Minaret ban or a personal essay on raising a child that grows up to speak a language that you will never quite master. For example, I wrote a piece about being at Swiss Gardening Boot Camp and you’ll see that many of the Monitor’s featured pieces also have an international point of view.
4) WorldHum.com
First person travel narratives, rants about any travel subject, or how-to stories that reveal ways to dive deep into cultures around the world, as a writer abroad, you’ll have an advantage when it comes to pitching these. Not to mention, World Hum has gained quite the reputation since its founding in 2001. Stories published on World Hum have also appeared in “The Best American Travel Writing” anthologies. Check out the submission guidelines.
Chantal Panozzo lives in Zurich, Switzerland where she blogs about the international writing life over at Writer Abroad. She’s always on the lookout for new writers to feature. Contact Chantal if you’re interested. For Part Two of “8 Good Markets for Writers Abroad,” please visit Writer Abroad.
Flickr photo courtesy of LucasTheExperience