SUBMISSIONS

EDITORIAL AND MEDIA SUBMISSIONS

Thank you for your Interest in submitting to Wrecked Magazine!  

This page provides guidelines for submitting, whether for our online platforms or print edition, and offers tips on the best ways to get your photos, videos, or story ideas in front of our editors.  

The easiest way is to submit things that are related to drifting. It doesn't need to be 100% exclusive to drifting, as there are plenty of other things that crossover or apply to drifting from other motorsports or regular everyday life things. So feel free to think outside the box, it makes the world more colorful. 

Most importantly, we encourage you to submit photos, videos, and stories as often as you like. 

Thank you, 

the Wrecked Team  

NEWS TIPS a.k.a. RUMOR MILL

[Most] everyone loved Wrecked's Rumor Mill, so we're bringing it back. Let's embrace the leaks and gossip and find out what's going on in drifting early and make it more exciting. While there are plenty of other sites and social accounts that make memes or spoofs on drifting, we will try as diligently as possible to only report on things that we know to the best of our ability are accurate. Please do not submit made-up stories, there's already plenty of accounts you can share those with and we don't want to compete with them (plus, we probably already follow them anyways cause they're funny). 

If you have a breaking story, leaked photos, etc. please feel free to submit them to us on our social accounts. We won't reveal our sources (unless you want us to credit you). A good tip is specific, backed up by evidence or documentation, and includes the names of people or organizations whom we can contact to verify the information if needed.

We review all messages we receive but may not respond to all of them. If our staff have questions, they may reach out to you on the platform where you contacted us. Remember, we have nothing without you. 

GUIDELINES FOR FREELANCE WRITERS

  • Attach your story submission as a Microsoft Word or RTF document and email it to wreckedmagazine@gmail.com.
  • Be sure to include your name, phone number, social media handles, and mailing address in the email.
  • Make sure to have grammar and spell-check enabled when writing your story, those who do have a better chance of getting selected. 
  • Avoid double-spacing between words and lines.  

GUIDELINES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

We receive hundreds of photo submissions, so sorting through them takes time. We appreciate your patience, but we cannot respond individually to every submission.  

DRIFT OF THE WEEK SUBMISSIONS:
Want your photo featured as "Drift of the Week"? Send a vertically composed image at 1080 pixels wide by 1920 pixels high, with an aspect ratio of 9:16 to chuck@wreckedmagazine.com.

Include the following in your email:  

  • Driver name(s) and Instagram handle(s)
  • Location of the photo
  • Photographer’s name and Instagram handle  

GENERAL PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:
By submitting photos, you are granting Wrecked Magazine permission to use them free of charge. Photos may appear on the website, socials, in the next issue, years from now, or not at all—there’s no guarantee of publication.  

Send your photo submissions directly to wreckedmagazine@gmail.com. 

To help us organize submissions properly, each photo file should clearly state the following:  

  • Driver name(s) and Instagram handle(s)
  • Location of the photo
  • Photographer’s name and Instagram handle

Ideally, the file name itself should include: Driver’s name, date (mm/dd/yyyy), location, and photographer’s name.

Example: john_doe_10152024_irwindale_speedway_jane_doe.jpg

IMPORTANT: If you want your photos considered for print, they must be at least 3" x 4" at 300dpi. Anything smaller cannot be used.  

FOR FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHERS:

If you’re submitting your photo portfolio, but DO NOT want your photos published, please make that explicitly clear in your email.  

The best way to showcase your work is to post it online and send a link to chuck@wreckedmagazine.com.

While Wrecked primarily works with staff photographers (95% of the time), we do keep an eye out for skilled motorsports photographers. If you consistently send in strong work and update your portfolio regularly, you will get noticed over time.  

GUIDELINES FOR VIDEOGRAPHERS

DRIFT OF THE WEEK SUBMISSIONS:
Want your video featured as "Drift of the Week"? Send a vertically composed video with the following requirements to chuck@wreckedmagazine.com:

  • Minimum resolution of 720p.
  • Aspect ratio between 1.91:1 and 9:16 (with 9:16 being ideal).
  • Minimum frame rate of 30FPS.
  • File format of MP4 or MOV.
  • Maximum file size of 4GB.
  • Minimum length of 15 seconds.
  • Driver name(s) and Instagram handle(s)
  • Location of the video
  • Videographer’s name and Instagram handle

GENERAL VIDEO SUBMISSIONS:
By submitting videos, you are granting Wrecked Magazine permission to use them free of charge. Videos may appear on the website, socials, in the next issue, years from now, or not at all—there’s no guarantee of publication.  

Send your video submissions directly to wreckedmagazine@gmail.com. 

To help us organize submissions properly, each video file should clearly state the following:  

  • Driver name(s) and Instagram handle(s)
  • Location of the video
  • Videographer’s name and Instagram handle

Ideally, the file name itself should include: Driver’s name, date (mm/dd/yyyy), location, and videographer’s name.

Example: john_doe_10152024_irwindale_speedway_jane_doe.jpg

IMPORTANT: If you want your videos considered for use, they must meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum resolution of 1080p (1920x1080 pixels).
  • Aspect ratio of 16:9.
  • Minimum frame rate of 30FPS.
  • Codec H.264.
  • File format of MP4. 
  • Maximum file size of 4GB.
  • Minimum length of 30 seconds.
  • Driver name(s) and Instagram handle(s)
  • Location of the video
  • Videographer’s name and Instagram handle

FOR FREELANCE VIDEOGRAPHERS:

If you’re submitting your video portfolio, but DO NOT want your videos shared, please make that explicitly clear in your email.  

The best way to showcase your work is to post it online and send a link to chuck@wreckedmagazine.com.

While Wrecked primarily works with staff videographers, we do keep an eye out for skilled motorsports videographers. If you consistently send in strong work and update your portfolio regularly, you will get noticed.  

Good luck!