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Section: Freelance job vacancies for writers, guides, moderators, journalists
Specialization: Authors for India Travel Books
Available till: 2007-06-20
Wages: Royalties with Advance
Contact info:
E-mail: acquisitions@avalonpub.com
Full description:
Avalon Travel Publishing is seeking professional writers to author the Moon
Mumbai & Goa and/or Moon Delhi, Agra & Jaipur guidebook. THIS
IS A CONTRACT POSITION, NOT A FULL-TIME OFFICE JOB.
The writer should live in or near the cities or must have very close ties to the
cities and visit often. The writer must be very knowledgeable about the cities'
attractions, should be able to provide strategic planning advice for travelers,
and should have previous experience writing about Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, Agra or
Jaipur.
ATP writers are compensated with an advance and royalty. This guidebook will be
in the Moon Handbooks format, and the writer selected to be the guidebook author
will be responsible for updating the book every two to three years.
Interested applicants should send a resume, a cover letter, up to five relevant
clips to acquisitions@avalonpub.com as attachments. In the cover letter, explain
why you are the best person to write Moon Mumbai & Goa and/or Moon Delhi, Agra &
Jaipur. Please include "Moon Mumbai & Goa" (or the title for which you are
applying) in the subject line of your message. Visit
www.travelmatters.com/acquisitions for more information about our expectations
and the work involved.
No phone calls, please. Qualified applicants will be contacted and invited to
submit a proposal for further consideration. (Note: There is no need to submit a
full proposal at this point.) We apologize that we may not be able to respond
personally to each applicant.
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