Looking for children's magazines where you can submit your work for consideration? I've got you covered with these eight different options!
Description: Young Rider is a horse-themed magazine for teens ages 8-15, mainly girls. They prefer that you read a copy of their magazine before sending them any of your work.
Sample Issue: I haven't found a full sample issue, but they do have Mini Digital Issues that you can access after giving them your email address.
Newsletter/Email List: Yes. Scroll down to the bottom of their site, the subscribe form is on the right.
Rights: 1st North American rights, after 1 year can be re-published elsewhere (If you are curious where I found this information, I emailed Young Rider and got a response from the Editor in Chief herself. Moral of the story, if you are not sure what kind of rights a magazine requests, go ahead and ask them! Many will answer you, although it can take a bit to get a response).
Pay: While pay is not specifically stated, I am fairly certain that they do indeed pay their writers, and fairly well. Doing a quick Google search may help you.
Writer Guidelines: The submission guidelines are actually found on the website for Horse Illustrated magazine, another magazine in the same family as Young Rider. You can find links to submission guidelines for both magazines here. AQUILA
Description: AQUILA is "for curious readers of 8-14 years." "General knowledge, nature, history, science, animals and crafts in every issue."
Sample Issue: One can be found here.
Newsletter/Email List: Yes. Go to their Home page, and scroll down until you find the form.
Rights: Again, I contacted the magazine itself, and I am told that rights are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Pay: £105 per short story or feature, paid upon publication. As of the time of writing, Google tells me that £105 is $178.26 in Canadian dollars, or $132.25 USD.
Writer Guidelines: The submission guidelines can be found here.
Description: Fun For Kidz is a monthly magazine for kids aged 6-12 years. "Fun For Kidz publishes articles and activities that deal with timeless topics, such as pets, nature, hobbies, science, games, sports, careers, and anything else likely to interest a child."
Sample Issue: Cannot find one. It would seem you must purchase your own.
Newsletter/Email List: Yes. Go to their site. The subscriber form is at the bottom of the page.
Rights: "Fun For Kidz buys first American serial rights and pays upon publication. It welcomes the contributions of both published and unpublished writers. We reserve the right to publish all material from the magazine on our website as a sample of the magazine. This is for display only on a limited time basis. Contributors will be compensated whenever their work is published to generate revenue and not strictly for exposure."
Pay: What I found says that it is a five cent minimum per word, they'll pay more for work accompanied by art or photographs. They will pay at least $10 for a poem or puzzle. Fun For Kidz will also send you a complimentary issue if they accept your work. But it is only complimentary for those of you who live in the US. For the rest of us, the cost of shipping is deducted from our total pay.
Writer Guidelines: The submission guidelines can be found here. Additional information for writers can be found here. Do check out the second page. It tells you which issues they are currently seeking submissions for.
Description: Nature Friend is a Christian magazine for children ages 8-16, best I can tell, but they want their magazine to be something that the whole family can enjoy. The quality is excellent. I will say I am slightly biased, as they have published one of my stories, but if you compare their sample issues to samples of many other children's magazines, I think you will find that NF far surpasses them.
Sample Issue: Nature Friend goes above and beyond in this area. You can find FIVE different issues by following this link, which can also be found under the Magazine tab at the top of their website, or in the website footer. I will note that there is a link to their sample issues in the Writer's Guidelines, but as of the time this post was written, that link does not work.
Newsletter/Email List: I don't believe that they have one.
Rights & Pay: Here is what they request: "Full rights, .10 per edited word; 1st rights, with right to reprint in our publications, .08 per edited word; 2nd rights, with right to reprint in our publications, .05 per edited word."
Writer Guidelines: The writer guidelines can be found here. Yes, they are quite lengthy, but read them. They have a lot of things to teach you. Additional NF tips can be found here.
Description: I grabbed this description off of Kazoo's website: "Kazoo is an award-winning, ad-free, indie magazine for girls, 5 to 12, that celebrates them for being strong, smart, fierce and true to themselves."
Sample Issue: None found.
Newsletter/Email List: Not that I can find. You can follow them on Twitter/X, FaceBook, YouTube, and/or Instagram.
Rights: Unknown. They may possibly be available upon request.
Pay: Unknown. It may possibly be available upon request.
Writer Guidelines: Not found. Again, it is possible that they have a set that you could get your hands on if you contact them.
Description: Cricket is for ages 9-14. It is part of a very large magazine family. "CRICKET magazine publishes only the highest quality fiction and classic literature and nonfiction stories on culture, history, science, and the arts. Each issue includes a signature cast of rambunctious bug characters who offer humorous commentary on the stories."
Sample Issue: Find a sample issue here.
Newsletter/Email List: Yes. Sign up here.
Rights: They vary. Read the submission guidelines.
Pay: "Stories and articles: up to 25¢ per word Poems: up to $3.00 per line; $25.00 minimum Activities and recipes: $75.00 flat rate."
Writer Guidelines: You can find them here. Please note that Cricket does not accept submissions from those under 18. That is not going to stop me from trying anyway.
Description: "Helping girls (ages 8-12) discover their unique stories within God’s story."
Sample Issue: Yes. It is right here.
Newsletter/Email List: Yes. Scroll down this page to find it.
Rights: Unknown.
Pay: Unknown.
Writer Guidelines: None found. Honestly, I am not completely certain whether or not they accept freelance submissions. You can certainly email them to check it out. The Contact page is found here.
Description: Cute magazine based in the UK, for kids 3-9.
Sample Issue: There is a video on this page that will show you an issue of the magazine. Also on this page is an offer to pay postage for a "free" copy of the magazine.
Newsletter/Email List: You can follow Storytime on Twitter/X, Pinterest, FaceBook, and/or YouTube.
Rights: They purchase all rights. It says so here on their Licensing page. For me, I don't think it is worth it if getting published means losing all rights (aka all control).
Pay: Unknown.
Writer Guidelines: Guidelines are found here.