Write For Cairn & Cove

If you’re an exceptional travel writer, or think the story you have to share is unmissable, then we’re potentially interested in hear and publishing it.

To ensure our content has broad views, niche and off-the-beaten track narratives, interesting stories (with a point and insights) or something burning about a particular destination, we provide an open pitching opportunity, using the form below. We want to hear from people of all backgrounds, beliefs and

But before you crack on and start filling everything out, here’s our rules and guidelines for aspiring writers, which you absolutely have to read before you submit anything! It’s also a very good idea to read at least a handful of our current articles, so you can get a feel of what we are trying to achieve, and what we do and don’t have on the site.

There’s also a hand slider so you can get an idea of hour active we are in terms of accepting pitches – our content needs reflect our current workload, in-house writing staff and current campaigns, so we may have periods where we need lots of content, or no content at all.

As you can imagine, we can’t respond to every pitch, and we can’t take the time to feed back on every pitch we don’t take forward. But if you don’t hear back, don’t take that as a permnanent ‘no thanks’ – keep pitching, and you might get there eventually!

If we are keen on developing your pitch, then please be aware we have strict guidelines in terms of content, writing style, format and purpose. In return, you’ll get firm deadlines, payment terms (7 days maximum) and excellent communication. The thought of our writers being messed around makes us shiver.

We don’t have fixed rates, but we’ll be honest if we don’t think the rate you propose matches what the market is saying. We’re very good at sniffing out excellent writers from bots / AI spammers, so bear that in mind too.

So, read the rules, prepare your pitch and see you on the other side!

Please note we won’t respond to any pitches that aren’t related, or are tenuously related to travel (gambling writers, we’re looking at you), pitches that harbour extreme views or are skewed towards political, religious or social beliefs / viewpoints, or anything touches taboo topics like illegal drugs, adult interests and entertainment, so-called crime tourism or poverty safaris, or anything else that clashes with our ethics. See our editorial policy for more information.

Let’s Hear It

Use this form to share your pitch idea, once you’ve read the above.

What Happens if My Pitch is Accepted?

1. You’ll receive an email response to check your availability, confirm rates and agree timescales

2. We may wish to arrange a video call (common for first articles) so you can ask questions about our brand, which will help with your writing

3. We’ll share a contract that outlines expectations and delivery, as well as your rate an payment terms, so everyone is covered

4. You’ll then write your article, story or other work and send it to us for review

5. We’ll feed back with amends, revisions, or if we feel the article quality / subject matter doesn’t match the pitch / your other writing examples

6. Once we have a final version we’re happy with, we’ll take it forward to publish, and you’ll be paid. Publishing may happen weeks or months after you’ve been paid, but we’ll let you know when it’s scheduled.

7. We’ll keep in touch for further work

Terms & Conditions

• If your pitch is accepted, you’ll absolutely need to read our editorial policy before you actually start writing for us. You’ll also be given a contract which will need to be countersigned and returned.

• You will be paid on receipt of the final version of your article / story / other writing, with a 7 day payment terms, but we usually make same-day payments

• We reserve the right to reject work that doesn’t match the quality or subject matter of the original pitch, or is found to have been written with AI

• We will delete and remove any written content you have shared that didn’t hit the mark or was found to have been deceptive / of poor qulity

• All work delivered becomes IP of Cairn & Cove and may not be reposted anywhere else, without our permission and the correct canonical code to ensure duplication is avoided

• We will pay by bank transfer or to a PayPal account, but we’ll need to have a copy of your ID before any payment is sent

• You are responsible for tax payment in your country of residence

• Cairn & Cove offers freelance employment, so writers cannot claim working benefits, an employment contract or any other typical employment norms in their territory

• If we are happy with your work, we will happily write references and allow your work to appear in a portfolio, with canonical code required

Final Tips

• Remember we’re a high quality travel writing publication, so your written work needs to fit our standards, style and objectives

• We’re more interested in hearing from good writers than those with their own brand or online presence

• An angle or subject is just as important as the work itself

• You don’t need to be a highly experienced traveller - writing quality and how it makes us feel is most important

• High quality, original photos add value to your work!