While new cities will be added to the site soon, we would especially like to hear from you if you have traveled to and/or previously written about the following cities: Dakar, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa.
World Trade Press is currently in development of a subscription-based world city and country travel website, AtoZ World Travel.
We need several professional travel writers to produce editorial content for as many as 200 world cities.
Please have existing published work to your credit (include clips in your application if possible). You'll also need to have intimate, first-hand knowledge of various world locales, and professional travel-writing experience is strongly preferred.
The assignment involves writing five to eight articles per city, including:
City View (500–550 words) Neighborhoods (1,200–1,800 words) Excursions (1,200–1,800 words) Insider's Guide (800–1,000 words) Attractions (up to 2,500 words) Restaurant, Nightlife, and Shopping listings (up to 3,300 words total)
We have a style guide and very specific instructions for content, structure, length, and style, and we do regular checks for copyright infringement. While these are freelance positions, we are looking for people who can commit to supplying us with a new city guide every week to 10 days, so this is a fairly labor-intensive project.
Pay is at the rate of $0.05 per finished word requiring only a brief copy edit and proofing. You can work from anywhere—we currently have writers based around the world, from Prague to Quito to San Francisco. Payment can be sent via Paypal if requested; we generally make payments on a bi-monthly basis.
If you're a world traveler with travel-writing experience, we'd love to hear from you. Email michelle@worldtradepress.com with "Travel Writer" in the subject line and include a resume (attachments okay) and detailed cover letter with a list of cities you have visited and feel capable of covering. (Be sure to make special note of which cities on the above list you can write about.) We take cover letters very seriously; please, NO phone calls.
World Trade Press is a publishing company that develops electronic information products for the academic and public library market. We have been in business since 1993 and are located in Petaluma, California.
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