This article was last updated 2nd October 2026.
Collage by Templeton Elliott
Getting a foot through the door is one of the hardest aspects of entering any creative industry. The microcosmic nature of skateboarding, and its media landscape, can be a both a positive and negative for those finding their feet. As a small culture, perhaps there is a stronger likelihood of meeting people involved with publishing or knowing a sponsored skater who might point you in the right direction. But if you don’t live in a scene which is already getting attention then the chances of forging those in-person connections maybe be slim. On top of that, only a handful of magazines have a formal masthead or easily located contact details. Whether personally or digitally, simply lacking the means to bridge a connection can be discouraging overall.
With that in mind, Skate Bylines reached out to various magazines around with hopes broaden up accessibility to entering the world of skate media. The titles featured here have published work by authors who aren’t their in-house staff or regular contributors and have confirmed they’re open to pitches.
If your publication or platform fits that bill please contact us via skatebylines@gmail.com with the subject ‘Skate Bylines — Open To Pitches’. Likewise, if you have a story you’re thinking of pitching somewhere but aren’t sure who could be a good fit or sure how to approach a publication, don’t hesitant to get in touch and we might be able to help bridge a connection.
To learn more about pitching, visit our resources on how to pitch to magazines and brands. ‘Making The Big Leagues’ features writers Cole Nowicki, Ian Browning, Claire Alleaume and Josh Sabini, photographer Norma Ibarra, documentary maker and videographer, Greg Navarro and brand manager, Alex White whose collective CV include work for Quartersnacks, Closer, Thrasher, Free, Jenkem, Mess, and many more publications. We also have a follow-up feature with the founders of Free, Dolores, Skate Jawn and Mess who share their what makes a good pitch from an editor’s perspective.
Skateboarding Magazines, Publications and Publishers Who Are Open to Pitches
4PLY Magazine
4PLY are an online magazine which focus on data driven analysis of skateboarding and skate-adjacent articles.
Pitch to 4plymagazine@gmail.com.
Closer Skateboarding Magazine
Closer are a quarterly print magazine based in San Clemente, California. Closer publishes interviews, profiles and photo stories focused on contemporary professional skateboarders and skateboarding history.
Pitch to jaime@closerskate.com
Dolores Magazine
Dolores are a print and online magazine based in Barcelona, Spain published stories focused on women’s, queer and gender-expansive skateboarding, often through a European lens. “We focus on stories and milestones that have to be told by featuring skateboarders who inspire and empower community, the industry and future skateboarders,” says Raisa Abal, photographer and founding editor of Dolores.
Pitch to submissions@doloresmagazine.com
Free Skate Mag
A pan-European magazine with a worldwide lens, Free publish six times a year and are based in London England. Free are open pitches for print and web stories focused on European skateboarding, think pieces, essays, interviews and video features. “We’re always interested in receiving something that differs from those. It doesn’t have to be a story about a pro or sponsored skater, just something related to skateboarding in some way. Whether it’s an observation, an opinion piece, a critique, fiction, poetry, or something that’s hard to categorise, we’re open to everything,” says Will Harmon, co-founder and co-editor of Free.
Pitch to freeskatemag@gmail.com
Mess Skate Mag
Mess are based in Canada and are open to submissions worldwide. They focus on producing stories which are either light in tone or document underrepresented skateboarders, whilst bridging a gap with mainstream skateboarding to “authentically represent the stories of skateboarding’s more diverse audience which doesn’t always have a voice in media,” says co-founder, Jessie Van Roechoudt.
Pitch to info@messskatemag.com
Plank Skate Mag
Plank is a bi-annual skateboarding and culture magazine based in Brooklyn, New York which looks at art and culture through a skater’s lens. Plank publishes interviews, essays, comics, poetry, and fiction both about skateboarding and not.
Pitch to plankskatemag@gmail.com
Skate Jawn
Founded in Philadelphia and now based in New York, Skate Jawn publish six print issues a year with a focus on the East Coast of America, underground and independent projects, community initiatives, smaller skate scenes, and international stories. “A lot of people approach us with ideas but not so much pitches and we try to work with them to develop something. We’re always looking for original ideas and creative approaches,” says Marcus Waldron, founding editor of Skate Jawn.
Pitch to homies@skatejawn.com
SAUCE Journal (Skateboarding and Urban Cultural Ecologies)
SAUCE is a print and online journal for academic studies of skateboarding. They accept submissions in the form of research articles, essays, field notes or case studies, artwork and reviews and “All submissions must demonstrate a clear connection to skateboarding, whether direct or conceptual.” SAUCE also have essential criteria regarding length, formatting and other aspects that are essential and due to the academic nature of the journal, texts are subject to peer-review ahead of publication.
You can find SAUCE‘s submission guidelines here. SAUCE encourages submissions from a diverse range of perspectives and subjects. If you are unsure on how to pitch in the context of an academic journal, please contact
and encourage as many diverse submissions as possible so if at any point you feel uncertain about your submission or how to respond to any of the questions below, please contac saucejournal.editor@gmail.com for clarification or assistance.
Quartersnacks
Quartersnacks are based in New York and publish stories about NYC, East Coast skateboarding, skate videos, and observations on skateboarding media.
Pitch to quartersnacks@gmail.com
The Skateboarder’s Companion
The Skateboarder’s Companion are U.K.-based and cover stories focused on British skateboarding across skaters both new to the scene those well established.
Pitch to theskateboarderscompanion@gmail.com
Vague Skate Mag
Vague Skate Mag are based in Leeds and Liverpool, U.K. They accept pitches about skateboarding and overlapping cultures from anywhere in the world.
Pitch to vagueskatemag@gmail.com
Wider Circulation Publications — Open to Pitches
The following publications aren’t skateboarding magazines but published features on skateboarding and are open to pitches.
Huck Mag
Huck are a culture magazine, based in London, England, who occasionally publish stories about skateboarding.
print stories, pitch to joshjosnes@tcolondon.com
web stories, pitch to ben.smoke@tcolondon.com