A dream list of all the publications I want to write for
Updated: Jul 12, 2022
The 80 newspapers, journals, magazines, and digital platforms where I wish to see my byline
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One of the greatest moments for any freelance writer that makes them whoop in the air with delight is seeing their name in a story they’ve penned for a world-class publication.
I’ve had the good fortune to write for the likes of Fodor’s Travel, Indiatimes, and Architectural Digest India and experience such periods of jump-in-the-air joy. And of course, for Condé Nast Traveller India, where I have worked full-time on the editorial desk as a digital writer for 3 years.
But I still have a long way to go when it comes to scoring more bylines while also earning a good amount of money and writing cred in the process.
That’s why I’ve compiled a wish list of publications so I can put this goal of mine out there in the Universe.
These are a mix of print and digital titles, irrespective of their openness to freelancer pitches or whether I have a story idea befitting them.
I’d love to explore all sorts of content formats for these, including stories, features, and essays connected to PiKu & ViRu. (Buy/download, read, and review my book here; it’s FREE on Kindle Unlimited!) Among my to-dos, therefore, is to get myself to amp up my pitching activity in the next one year’s time from now to have this dream turn into a reality.
Of course, this isn’t the complete list but an ongoing one. I’ll update it as and when I come across a publication that catches my fancy.
At the same time, the idea isn’t to keep pushing myself to achieve this aim but to let things happen rather than make them happen. I don’t want to end up piling so much on my plate that it makes my mind switch off from my work and gives me needless burnout.
Also, the pandemic has made me realise the importance of celebrating what I’ve achieved, rather than criticising myself for what I haven’t. I’ll bear this in mind during the pitching and writing process as well so I can be kinder and more compassionate to myself.
For now, here are the 80 platforms I have in my sights for my article- and essay-writing goals, put together in alphabetical order:
Aeon
Al Jazeera
(The) Ascent (by Medium)
(The) Atlantic
Atlas Obscura
Basically
BBC Travel
Bon Appétit
Business Insider
Business Standard
Bustle
(The) Caravan
Catapult
Christian Science Monitor
CNN Travel
Cosmopolitan
Culture Trip
Eater
(The) Economist
Elemental (by Medium)
Elle
Elle Decor
Entertainment Weekly
Esquire
Fifty Two
Financial Times
Firstpost
Forbes
Fortune
Gastro Obscura
Good Housekeeping
Goya Journal
GQ
(The) Guardian
Hakai Magazine
Harper’s Magazine
Healthyish
Hollywood Reporter
(The) Juggernaut
(The) Ken
Khaleej Times
Literary Hub
Longreads
Los Angeles Times
Mental Floss
Mint Lounge
Modern Farmer
Mongabay
Narratively
National Geographic
Nat Geo Traveller India
(The) New York Times
(The) New Yorker
NPR Goats and Soda
OZY
Reader’s Digest (DONE for ReadersDigest.in; see my story here)
Rest of World
RoundGlass
RoundGlass Thali
Scroll.in
Slate
Smithsonian Magazine
SodaMonk
South China Morning Post
(The) Swaddle
Teen Vogue
Tenderly (by Medium)
Thought Catalog
Time Magazine
Travel + Leisure
Variety
(The) Verge
Verve Magazine
Vice Magazine
Vogue
Vox
Vulture
(The) Washington Post
Whetstone Magazine
Wired
Which are the publications you’re aiming to break into? Let me know down below in the comments.
Post updated on Tuesday, 12 July 2022
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