Contests

New Story Contest: On the Job

Eri in “Business and Bows” is proud to start her own business tying kimono bows. And Nabi-sin in ancient Babylon works first as a cook and then as an apprentice to a seal cutter. People always have work to do. For this month’s contest, everybuggy wants to read your best story about the challenges and fun of doing a job.

Maybe you will write about trying to earn money for something you really want, or saving up your allowance to buy a gift for someone special. You might write about someone doing a job in history, like delivering messages for the Roman army, or a printer’s apprentice in the American Revolution, or working to help a poor family during the Depression. You might even make up a fantasy story about a young wizard’s apprentice or dragon tamer in medieval times, or a science fiction story about a futuristic job working with robots.

Whether you write about doing volunteer work for free at a retirement home or animal shelter, or running into hilarious problems as a dog walker or babysitter, or getting your dream job as a songwriter or chef or horse trainer, everybuggy in Cricket Country will be enjoying their dream job of reading your best story—of 350 words or less, please—about doing a job.

 

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    1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.

    2. Your entry must be signed by your parent or guardian, stating that it is your own work, that no help was given, and that Cricket has permission to publish it in the magazine and on our website. 

    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. Your entry must be received by April 25, 2020.

    7. Send entries to Cricket League, P.O. Box 300, Peru, IL 61354. (No faxes or email submissions, please!)

    8. We will publish winning entries in the September 2020 issue and on the Cricket website.