Proposed commission: “A river I travelled on”

What we want: a first-person account (800–1,200 words) of a river journey you have actually taken, by ferry, boat, raft or on foot beside the water. The story should have one clear setting, one specific moment, one human encounter and a changed view.

What we need from the contributor: a true story; photographs you own, with permission to publish; a short trip recap (route and dates, duration, transport, budget range with currency and date, one thing you wish you had known).

Rights: the contributor retains copyright; we ask for permission to publish and archive with credit. We will show the edited text before publication.

To contribute, write to us via the contact page — and please do not send invented or composite stories.