Tricia Vita

When I was the littlest carny kid with Colbert's Fiesta, I was a pro at calling the people in to play my Mom's Balloon Dart. Today I'm a New York-based journalist who has successfully pitched dozens of story ideas to the editors of national magazines.

My articles have appeared in such consumer magazines as Art & Antiques, Islands, and Travel + Leisure, as well as the out-of-home entertainment trade publications Amusement Business and Funworld.

I'm a contributing editor of Games (“The Magazine for Creative Minds at Play®”), a contributing writer for Luxury Log Homes & Timber Frame and Country's Best Log Homes, and a frequent contributor to the National Trust's Preservation. I've also written for custom magazines produced by Pace Communications and Haymarket Publishing.

My specialties include travel, the arts, and quirky subjects that evoke the razzle-dazzle of the midway. To read an archived feature on Coney Island's sideshow, Nathan's hot-dog eating contest, the Great Houdini and more, click on the article's title or the Publications link above.

You'll also find links to features on the log home lifestyle, historic preservation, heritage tourism, and museums and attractions. "Short Takes" focuses on unusual or new travel destinations, including a globe-trotting landscape painter's favorite volcanoes and New York's newest national park. Reviews of my two books round out the selection.

My work has been translated into seven languages. Reprint rights are available for some articles, so if you're the editor of a publication, please contact me. I'd be happy to customize a piece for your readers. I also do magazine-quality features for newsletters, snappy content for Web sites, and ghostwriting for, well, I'm not allowed to say.

Ongoing projects are a travel memoir and a children's book. If you'd like to receive occasional news and previews of forthcoming publications, please sign up for my newsletter.

See you down the road,

Tricia Vita