Contest Winners
- February 2024
- January 2024
- November/December 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- July/August 2023
- May/June 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
Contests
New Poetry Contest: Summer Night
What could be more pleasant than lying in a field on a warm summer night watching the stars go by, like the kids on our cover? Whether you’re telling stories around a campfire, chasing fireflies with friends, or listening to the night songs of thousands of crickets, summer evenings can be magical. For this month’s contest, everybuggy would love to see you best poem inspired by a summer night.
Maybe you will ponder the mysteries of space as you gaze into the night sky, or marvel at how ancient people crossed great oceans guided by the stars. You might imagine an astronomer making a thrilling discovery, or dream of exploring the galaxies yourself, even riding a spaceship to the stars. Or perhaps you will write about having fun with your friends and family on a summer evening—playing flashlight tag in the backyard, toasting s’mores at camp, gathering for a picnic and fireworks in the park, eating hot dogs at a night baseball game, or playing board games on a screened-in porch while vacationing at the beach.
Whether you write about the moon rising over a meadow, wishing on a shooting star, or escaping an army of determined mosquitoes, everybuggy will be shining their flashlights around the Cricket Country mailbox as they await the midnight delivery of your best poem—of 24 lines or less, please—inspired by a summer night.