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Backpacking Light accepts contributions from anyone who has a passion for lightweight backpacking and a desire to share that passion with our community.

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What Kinds of Content Does Backpacking Light Publish?

We are open to virtually any type of content (text, photos, audio, video, etc.) suitable for publishing online, but it has to be consistent with our Core Mission:

To promote self-sufficient (e.g., “human-powered” and “backpackable”), multi-day backcountry travel in a lightweight style.

Gear Reviews

  • Gear Reviews (types of reviews)
  • Gear Guides & State of the Market Reports

News & Opinion

  • News:  current events, expedition news, event reports, trends
  • Op-ed: trends, essays, and commentary

Skills & Techniques

  • Gear Lists (annotated)
  • Tips, tricks, and wilderness skills
  • Make Your Own Gear (MYOG)

Science & Technology

  • Technology Reviews
  • Testing & Research
  • Theory and Modeling

People

  • Biographies (“Profiles”)
  • Interviews (“Faces”)

Places

  • Expedition/trip reports, notes from the field, photo essays

Author Resources

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From Proposal to Publication: How it Works!

  1. AUTHOR submits Proposal.
  2. BPL reviews the proposal and notifies you of its status, usually within 10 business days.
  3. BPL emails author a Purchase Order for the article. The Purchase Order will include the deadline date, compensation, and other terms.
  4. BPL creates and assigns author a Google Doc for developing their content.
  5. AUTHOR develops and submits content to BPL before the deadline date. Backpacking Light reserves the right to reject content received after the deadline date. Authors may request deadline extensions, but please do so well in advance of your deadline date.
  6. BPL and Author proceed through our manuscript review and editing process.
  7. BPL schedules article publication date and and converts article to production-ready online version.
  8. BPL publishes article.
  9. AUTHOR is paid upon article publication.

Opportunities for Professional Freelancers and Interns

The core of our content comes from voices within the lightweight backpacking community. However, we do contract professional freelancers from time to time to commission investigative pieces, and we do consider any unsolicited content from freelancers. In particular, we are interested in the following content types from freelancers: Technology Reviews, Biographies, and Investigative Reports.

Compensation

Backpacking Light offers a combination of cash honoraria, free gear (for some gear reviews), and complimentary memberships to contributors.

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