Contests

Fantasy Art Contest

In the Crowd-Sorcery story “The Girl Who Writes the Future,” Fred Durbin and Emily Fiegenschuh have created an amazing fantasy world with the help of Cricket readers. Imagination is the spark of so many great characters like Fable Thatcher, Luminé, and the omnidriem Khaos, and magical objects and places such as The Book of Shadows or the library of the Silent Sisters. And who wouldn’t want to catch a ride on the Dragonfly, the fantasy flying machine on our cover? For this month’s contest, everybuggy wants to see your best fantasy drawing of a place, character, or creature that exists only in your imagination.

Will your art feature a strange, mythical creature? A fantastic, futuristic invention or machine? A glorious hero, formidable villain, or a magical place or object? Will you portray a sci-fi world of the future, a time long past, or perhaps a land that exists only in myth and legend? Maybe you will illustrate one of the characters or fantasy objects you find on the Crowd-Sorcery thread on the Chatterbox at cricketmagkids.com/sorcery (please label who or what it is), or be inspired to add a new one you make up yourself.

Whatever you choose, let your imagination run wild! The wizards, heroes, and weird creatures of Cricket Country (that is to say, everybuggy) will be waiting impatiently around the mailbox, casting their magic spells to help you conjure your very best art of a fantasy world or character that exists only in your imagination.

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    1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
    2. If you're 14 years old or younger, your entry must be signed by your parent or guardian, saying it is your own original work, that no help was given, and granting Cricket permission to publish prizewinning entries in the April 2015 issue or on our Web site. If you're older than 14, you must sign your own work, verifying that it is original.
    3. Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.
    4. Only one entry per person, please.
    5. If you want your work returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
    6. Incomplete entries cannot be considered. Your entry will be incomplete if you forget to include your age or a signature verifying that your work is original.
    7. Your entry must be received by February 25, 2015.
    8. Enter online at www.cricketmag.com/cricketcontest or mail entries to:
      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354