Get Involved with Momentum!

Momentum – the magazine for self-propelled people – is always on the lookout for writers and photographers for stories relating to all aspects of everyday cycling and self-propelled living.

Working for us is usually a volunteer gig, though we are sometimes able to pay small honoraria - and we're working to improve this!

To submit a story, or to be added to our editorial email list, please contact: sarah(AT)momentumplanet.com

Momentum publishes four regional editions - covering local news, events and stories about people making cycling a part of everyday life in their communities. Please use the following emails if you are in one of these regions and would like to contact your local editor:

Chicago – Editor: Greg Borzo – chicago(AT)momentumplanet.com

San Francisco/ Bay Area – Editor: Deb Greco – bayarea(AT)momentumplanet.com

British Columbia – Editor: Terry Lowe – terry(AT)momentumplanet.com

Come join us...

• Bask in our friendly and welcoming approach.
• Adopt a story that needs a writer.
• Enjoy long lead times, and friendly editors available for questions. (Supervision is minimal, but deadlines are sacrosanct.)
• Get busy! Uncover previously unknown or hidden facts and opinions;
  do deep research, and bring it back. The public has a right to know!
  And then:
• Expect honest appraisals and editing (at times ruthless) of your work.
• See your beautiful paragraphs reduced to two terse sentences
  (well, not always, but it does happen once in a while). You can also
  become an editor and do the same to other people’s work, heh! (We are
  NOT responsible for lives or loves lost, sundered, or otherwise
  demolished).
• Sit through tiresome proofreading sessions where you get to read
  the same pages over and over to ensure that errant commas were, in
  fact, removed. (It’s almost as much fun as it sounds.) And once all
  that is done, and the next issue is in the bag:
• Join uproarious wine-fuelled meetings at the plush Momentum clubhouse!
• Argue about punctuation! (And verb tenses! No, really!)
• Propose your own story ideas!
• Meet many interesting, creative, and friendly people!
• Have fun!
• Make a difference!
• Earn tiny amounts of money!

And finally, over time:

• Admire your published work in North America's coolest magazine.
• Gain your own momentum, and ride off happily into the sunset, tra la.

PS: possession of a well-ridden bike is pretty much a requirement.

Downloadable submission guidelines below.