Kids' Magazine Submission Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in writing for Cricket's family of award-winning children's magazines! We welcome submissions from writers of every level of experience, and we assure you that your manuscript will be read and reviewed when submitted. Unless otherwise noted, we consider all submissions for all our kids' magazines, so if you submitted an article for publication in SPIDER, we may deem it more suitable for
LADYBUG, CRICKET, or another of our publications.
Cricket Magazine Group Literary Magazines for children ages 0-18
BABYBUG magazine for babies and toddlers
LADYBUG magazine for very young children ages 3-6
SPIDER magazine for young children ages 6-9
CRICKET magazine for children for ages 9-14
CICADA magazine for teens ages 14 and up
Our “bug magazines” accept unsolicited manuscripts.
CICADA is currently open to submissions through December 31, 2010.
Cricket Magazine Group Nonfiction Magazines for children ages 6-14
CLICK magazine for very young children ages 3-6
ASK magazine for young children ages 6-9
MUSE magazine for children ages 9-14
Our science and discovery magazines seek writers with subject expertise. Those interested in writing for these magazines should submit a resume and several writing samples.
Cobblestone Publishing Nonfiction Magazines for children ages 6-14
APPLESEEDS magazine for children ages 6-9 features general social studies
CALLIOPE magazine for children ages 9-14 explores world history
COBBLESTONE magazine for children ages 9-14 is all about American history
DIG magazine for children ages 9-14 presents the latest in archaeology
FACES magazine for children ages 9-14 introduces world cultures and geography
ODYSSEY magazine for children ages 9-14 is full of adventures in science
Cobblestone Publishing magazines select articles by detailed query letter and are also interested in illustrators.
Additional Information
Cricket Books is currently closed for submissions.
We also welcome Children’s writing and art.
Author and artist guidelines and submission addresses for each magazine are available by clicking on the magazine titles at the top of this page or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Carus Publishing
Attn: Submission Guidelines Request - magazine name
70 East Lake Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601
Submissions or guideline requests without a self-addressed, stamped envelope will not receive a reply.
If you would like to know what kind of features we publish, please review copies of our children's magazines. You may also purchase a sample copy of any of our publications to get a better idea of our content.
