Cricket Magazine: Make a Splash
Theme: Make a Splash
Deadline: August 15, 2018
Cricket (for ages 9-14) seeks manuscripts with a watery theme. We’re looking for well-crafted contemporary stories set on a rocky seashore, along a backyard creek, or at the city swimming pool. We want well-researched stories about life along the world’s rivers; legends from around the world about river monsters, sea serpents, and water divinities; engineering stories about the challenge of building boats, bridges, and dams; exciting adventures of pirates, ancient explorers, dangerous ocean crossings, and water gone wild in monsoons and floods. We also like pretty poems about the gentle rain that falls from heaven upon the place beneath.
Stories and articles: up to 25¢ per word
Poems: up to $3.00 per line; $25.00 minimum
Activities and recipes: $75.00 flat rate