So ... what's the deal?
Truly*Adventurous is a digital magazine built with reckless faith in the power of true storytelling. Think of us as a storytelling laboratory. We commission original works from the best nonfiction writers working today and distribute them here and in partnership with great publications.
Submissions
Truly*Adventurous accepts pitches for longform, character-driven nonfiction work. Please direct pitches to the editors below. We review and respond to pitches within ten business days.
Longform nonfiction means a lot of different things to different people. For T*A, it’s all about characters that drive rollicking plots with plenty of twists and turns to keep us reading. This means stories that have a beginning, middle, and end with rising and falling tensions throughout. We accept pitches that are historical or current and span topics including crime, adventure, sports, and more. We are not assigning profiles, trend pieces, opinion pieces, or reviews.
What kinds of stories?
Unlike most magazines, we have no topical mandates and couldn’t care less about chasing the news cycle. We tell incredible true stories. That’s it. We work with a diverse array of longform writers including Pulitzer winners and nominees, award-winning magazine writers, and up-and-coming journalists to create one-of-a-kind storytelling for readers.
We publish true-crime stories and real-life mysteries—subjects we love—as well as stories about wild adventures, clashing cultures, and unsung heroes.
Our stories are often shared by the most respected curators of journalism and storytelling—Longreads, Sunday Longread, Pocket Discover, and others. Our stories have been included in anthologies and collections like The Best American Sportswriting. And many of our pieces have second lives in spaces like film & TV, theater, animation, etc. Here’s some press.
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Yes. Subscribe here. Our email newsletter is the best way to see all our stories before the rest of the world. We also give exclusive access to our subscribers when we interview big players in the storytelling world. (We also keep it fresh on Twitter.)