Contests

Story Contest: Original Myths

Ladybug so loved this month’s mythological cover and stories that she has been playing “Atalanta and the Calydonian Boar” with Zoot for weeks. (Can you guess who plays Atalanta and who the boar?) Our imaginative buggy heroine would love to read more myths, so her great idea for this month’s contest is for you to create your own original myth.

What fantastic creatures will be in your myth? Will they be frightening monsters, or cute, kind, and helpful? What special abilities will your hero or heroine have? Will he or she be helped--or opposed--by a mythological god or goddess? Will your myth be set in the classical Greek world of Mount Olympus? In the Valhalla of the Norse myths? Or will your story involve a mythological creature appearing in today’s world, or even in a futuristic time?

You can imagine completely new mythological creatures and characters, or write a wholly new adventure drawing on characters from famous myths--the choice is yours. The goddess Ladybug will be galloping her centaur to the Cricket Country mailbox so she doesn’t myth--er, miss--even a minute of enjoying your fantastic original mythological story of 350 words or less.

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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 October 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 May 25, 2011.
    8. Send entries to:
      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354