Query Mike Goldman, articles editor. Column headings are science, nature, earth, health, sports, space and aviation, cars, computers, entertainment, pets, history, music and others. Each issue uses seven columns, on average. Query Rachel Buchholz, special features editor. Fiction runs 1,000 to 1,500 words.
All stories feature a boy or boys.
We use humor, mystery, science fiction and adventure. We use one short story per issue. Articles for Boys' Life must interest and entertain boys ages 8 to 18. Write for a boy you know who is 12. Our readers demand crisp, punchy writing in relatively short, straightforward sentences.