Contests

Story Contest: Horses

When Muffin saw the beautiful “Sky Horse” on this month’s cover, she could hardly contain her excitement. She might never own a real horse, much less a magical creature like the one on our cover, but a bug can still let her equine imagination soar. For this month’s contest, Muffin would love to read herds of stories about horses.

Will you write a fantasy about a magical horse, or a more realistic story about a horse a boy or girl like you might own? Will your horse win races? Do brave deeds? Or be a little troublesome, as Freyfaxi is? Will there be people in your story, or just four-legged characters? Will your star be a working farm horse, or the steed of an Arabian prince?

The choice is always yours. Just send us your best horse story--350 words or less, please. Muffin will gallop ahead of everybuggy to the Cricket Country mailbox to see what the Pony Express brings.

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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 January 2011 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  September 25, 2010.
    8. Send entries to:
      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354