[Cindyb Posts: 393 Status: Offline]

First time I've seen them request for their bug magazines, on their submission page. Have I just missed this before?

[Starfish Posts: 229 Status: Offline]

Hi Cindy, Where are you seeing this? I just went to cricketmedia.com and it looks the same to me (at least it looks like the same info as what I've seen in Submittable).

I did read that they are revamping their websites. There was a separate website for Spider which is no longer accessible - it redirects to Cricket Media. I think the same is true for some of the other bug mags.

[JodyJS Posts: 1,407 Status: Offline Preorder now! Out Jan. 7, 2020! WWW]

Maybe she was looking at this...

https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit

Which leads to this...

http://www.cricketmagkids.com/files/cricket/CallforSubs24AUG2015final.pdf

All very interesting!

[Starfish Posts: 229 Status: Offline]

Oh! That IS interesting! They must've updated their needs recently. I checked Submittable last week and don't remember seeing the call for submissions or even their frequent needs. Thank you for sharing this!

[Andi W. Posts: 576 Status: Offline WWW]

Thanks for sharing, Cindyb. Very cool!

[onestepp Posts: 207 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Thanks for sharing.  At a writer's group, one person gave us a prompt.  We wrote for fifteen minutes, and now I think I have a story for the Flash Fiction submission at Cicada.

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Thanks for posting!!

[Meredithmiller1 Posts: 21 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Thanks

[Cali Posts: 218 Status: Offline Twitter: (csuefrye) WWW]

Very interesting!  Thanks for sharing, Cindyb!!

[poet Posts: 150 Status: Offline WWW]

This is interesting.  Thanks for letting us know.

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Anyone else having trouble getting into submittable today? I keep getting "Page Not Found". Ugh. Trying to sub to Spider.

[JodyJS Posts: 1,407 Status: Offline Preorder now! Out Jan. 7, 2020! WWW]

I had that yesterday, Diana. I just went to a different web page of theirs with a different submittable link, and it worked. Try this:  https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Thanks, Jody! It just worked off the Cricket mag page.

I sent them an email so maybe the Spider link will get fixed.

Good luck with your sub!

[JodyJS Posts: 1,407 Status: Offline Preorder now! Out Jan. 7, 2020! WWW]

You, too!

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Ah, they just emailed me back that the issue has been fixed. Wow, that was fast!

[onestepp Posts: 207 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

What do you do when you forget to add you contact information to a manuscript.  I just realized that I sent a story to CICADA, for the flash fiction, and didn't include anything but my name.   How do I add my address and e-mail to this submission.  It is in the IN-progress stage with CICADA  - the story is THE CHOCOLATE BALL.  What's the best thing to do in this situation? 

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Well, if you subbed through submittable, then the info will still be available in your Submittable Profile.

Also, there's an "edit" button next to each sub. Maybe you can still do a quick edit?

[onestepp Posts: 207 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Thanks for responding to my concern DianaM.

[Cindyb Posts: 393 Status: Offline]

Cricket media has a new "active call for submissions"!

[JodyJS Posts: 1,407 Status: Offline Preorder now! Out Jan. 7, 2020! WWW]

Yay, Cindyb!

Here's the link: https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit

[MysteryRobin Posts: 810 Status: Offline]

Thank for this!

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

Thanks so much!!

[stephanie-lucianovic Posts: 121 Status: Offline Stand picky, stand proud. WWW]

Does anyone know if Cricket Media allow multiple submissions when they put out a call for submissions? Like, for the current call, is it okay to submit multiple poems (on different subjects)? I have looks at the guidelines and I don't see anything saying only one submission allowed per writer.

[JodyJS Posts: 1,407 Status: Offline Preorder now! Out Jan. 7, 2020! WWW]

Submit as many good things as you've got, Stephanie. (as separate submissions) Good luck!

[DianaM Posts: 1,189 Status: Offline Writer, rhymer, runner, punner. WWW]

I don't know for sure, but my guess is that it's fine. I've sent them multiple subs for non-calls and it was never a problem.

[stephanie-lucianovic Posts: 121 Status: Offline Stand picky, stand proud. WWW]

Thank you, JodyJS and DianaM! I'm on it!

[Cindyb Posts: 393 Status: Offline]

Two new requests up on the website for Cicada and Ladybug.  Has anyone had any luck with past requests?

[Ev Posts: 4,496 Status: Offline Making learning fun! WWW]

Thanks for the update, Cindy! You're thoughtful to keep us in the loop. 

[Starfish Posts: 229 Status: Offline]

Thanks, Cindy! I haven't responded to a call for submissions yet, but I did hear last week that Spider is still considering my fiction revision from early June (original sub early Feb.) for a specific 2016 issue. Between this and the call for submissions, I wonder if the Cricket magazines are moving more toward purchasing for specific issues rather than general acceptances as in the past?