The magazine bursts with games, stories, and opinions all by and for kids ages 8-14. Cricket Magazine Original stories, poems, and articles for children and young adults. Also includes letters and book reviews by students, and a new story, art, poetry or photo contest each month. An online and quarterly printed publication of worldwide authors of short stories, poetry, essays and book reviews. Also sponsors quarterly writing contests.
Readership consists of all ages.
Send in your best work for publication consideration. Merlyn's Pen Students in grades 6-12 may submit writing. Art is not considered. Submissions are considered for both Merlyn's Pen Magazine and the American Teen Writer Book Series. The magazine features In Your Own Write, which invites kids and teens to submit poetry, letters, artwork, and very short stories.