Write for Drailegirut: Share Your Voice, Blaze New Trails
At Drailegirut, we don’t just map the wilderness — we carve paths through it with courage, knowledge, and creativity. Founded by Ozirian Esthoven, our mission is to equip adventurers with the tools and insights they need to thrive beyond the horizon. Through trail mapping, essential outdoor skills, survival tactics, and practical camp setup techniques, we empower explorers to take on the wild with purpose and confidence.
Now, we’re opening our compass to writers like you — story-sharers, knowledge-keepers, and trailblazers who live for the crackle of a campfire and the quiet charge of a mountain wind. If you’ve got a guide, hack, field-tested method, or unforgettable outdoor chronicle, we want you in our circle.
From our headquarters at 1660 Kimberly Way, Trufant, Michigan 49347, United States, we operate 9 AM to 5 PM, but our editorial spirit never rests. Join the community that’s building a richer, bolder discourse about living with nature. Reach out to [email protected] to pitch your piece, ask questions, or simply say you’re ready to write with fire in your pack.
Why Write for Drailegirut?
- Make Your Experience Matter: Your story from the edge of the map might just be exactly what a beginner needs to take their first confident step into the unknown.
- Amplify Your Voice: Our wide-reaching platform grows every month with outdoor enthusiasts, survivalist learners, and weekend trekkers searching for grounded knowledge and lived expertise.
- Join a Purposeful Community: Drailegirut is more than a publishing platform — it’s a connection point for writers, creators, and adventurers alike who believe in preparation, resilience, and deep respect for the wild.
- Your Words, Our World: We treat every contributor as a vital voice shaping the next generation of outdoor thinkers and doers.
What We’re Looking For
We’re eager to publish content that reflects the full spectrum of wilderness experience, especially from diverse storytellers, passionate instructors, and curious explorers. We accept original, quality content aligned with Drailegirut’s core topics, including but not limited to:
- Horizon Headlines: Innovations, breakthroughs, or reflective essays on the evolution of outdoor exploration and self-reliance.
- Wilderness Survival Tactics: Practical, informed articles on gear use, shelter construction, primitive skills, water filtration, and food sourcing.
- Core Outdoor Skills: Navigation, orienteering, building a fire under pressure, cold-weather layering — we want grounded insight from the field.
- Trail Mapping & Route Planning: Feature guides, detailed trail reviews, or technical explorations of mapping tools and GPS devices.
- Camp Setup Essentials: From tent selection to stealth camping etiquette, shine a light on the quiet but critical craft of dependable camp planning.
Who Should Write for Us?
You don’t need a journalism degree or a Pulitzer under your belt — just experience, sincerity, and a desire to help others navigate the outdoors more skillfully. Whether you’re a thru-hiker with 1,200 miles on your boots, a scout leader, a mapper outfitting the next digital topography, or a weekend adventurer whose skills have been forged through trial and mud — you belong here.
Drailegirut is committed to giving voice to contributions that educate, inspire, and challenge. If you’ve journaled about a life-saving maneuver in a snowstorm or tested four fire-starting techniques on a soaked trail, we know our readers will benefit from your insight.
Submission Guidelines
- Length: We welcome articles between 900–1,500 words. The long-form format allows for thoughtful strategy, reflection, or technical walkthroughs.
- Format: Submit your draft as a Word document or Google Doc with a working title and short author bio (75–100 words).
- Tone & Language: Active, direct, and descriptive. Speak to your fellow explorer — clear, compelling, and with grounded authority.
- Originality: Your submission must be original. Plagiarism, rehashed content, or AI-generated bulk writing will not be accepted under any circumstances.
- Photos (Optional): High-quality original images (JPEG/PNG) that support your article are encouraged — especially for gear walkthroughs or step-by-step setups.
Please submit articles or questions to [email protected]. All accepted submissions are subject to light editing for clarity and tone, but we’ll always maintain the integrity of your voice.
Response Time
We do our best to respond to all submissions and inquiries within two weeks. If you’re submitting a time-sensitive or seasonal piece, please indicate that clearly in the subject line of your email. We appreciate your patience — thoughtful reading takes time, and your work deserves that attention.
A Few Things to Keep in Mind
- We don’t do fluff. Our readers want detail-rich, grounded content written by people who’ve done the hard thing and lived to tell it. If you’re just writing from web research, it probably won’t fit.
- We encourage edge-of-map thinking. What uncomfortable lesson taught you more than any textbook ever has? What unexpected gear swap changed your overnight game? Bring us the real stuff.
- Be ready to engage. Our readers often ask real questions and leave thoughtful feedback. If your post sparks dialogue, we may reach out to you for follow-ups or expert Q&As.
The Reward: Impact and Recognition
When you write for Drailegirut, you’re not just filling a blog post — you’re fueling the fire for someone else to take that first step off-grid with confidence. You’ll be credited as author, receive a byline bio pointing to your projects or platform (as applicable), and join a cadre of contributors influencing the next generation of wild-seekers.
Your words could be the difference between a hiker turning back or pushing through, a first-time camper finding joy or frustration, a child remembering how their parent showed them how to set up a fire ring.
Ready to Begin?
If you’re prepared to teach from the trail, share what matters, and write with clarity and purpose, we invite you to step into the contributor circle. Learn more at our Writers Join page and take your first step by sending a pitch or submission to [email protected].
The horizon is waiting. Lend your words to those who walk toward it.