KMC prefers to accept short query letters instead of spec articles. Please get a hold of a few back issues of the magazine or read them online to get a sense of our edit direction and style. To submit story queries and request writer guidelines and rates, please contact Managing Editor Tara Cunningham: tcunningham@kmcmag.com.

KMC Editorial Departments

Skintrack/Approach – Editor’s Introduction

Interview – A question-and-answer profile of a prominent mountain culture personality.

Backyard – Stories highlighting outdoor winter and summer activity destinations within or around the Kootenay region.

Ecos – A section focused on environmental issues in the context of mountain living. Stories are focused on happenings in the natural environment that affect the outdoor experience, both positive and negative, man-made or naturally occurring.

Adventura – An edgy, adventure-rife first-hand account of a significant outdoor epic: a first ascent or descent, a near-death experience, a harrowing rescue, comical misadventures well off the beaten path.

Dispatch – News from the world of mountain culture: everything from real estate booms in Nepal to mountain bikers taking back the land in Utah, this department knows no geographical boundaries.

High Culture – A department solely reserved for the arts and culture as it relates to mountain culture: micro breweries, Highland scotch, artists and artistic movements

Gallery – A collection of stunning photos from some of the best outdoor and action sport photographers in the world.

Feature Well
Every issue (Winter/Summer) KMC’s editorial team will produce a number of feature-length stories built around a specific theme. The “well” will contain a collection of related pieces aimed at providing a balanced, broad overview of one important, compelling topic. Inquire as to current themes before pitching.

Stash – A miscellany of story shorts and interesting non-timely news bits. This is a great place to submit spec essays or to pitch to the magazine for the first time.

Backside – Reserved for the weird and often humorous musings of Editor, Mitchell Scott.