Submissions wanted (history, layers of meaning) | up to 25 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: MUSE MAGAZINE

Deadline: 15 January 2020

September 2021: LAYERS OF MEANING

Organizing questions: Which places and things reveal overwritten histories, and what stories do they tell?

Possible  topics: Specific places/cities as the layered text of history; Urban  archaeology; Myths and languages that build on one another; medieval  palimpsests; Artwork overlaid on earlier works or drafts, and how  discovered/restored; 20th anniversary of Wikipedia

Queries by: January 15, 2021

GUIDELINES

MUSE® is a discovery magazine for children and teens. It takes intellectual curiosity seriously, while never taking itself too seriously. The editors seek fresh and entertaining articles from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Timeliness and trustworthiness is essential, but humor, irreverence, and atypical angles are also hallmarks of MUSE.

Each edition of MUSE focuses on a central theme and open-ended organizing questions about the theme. Although articles will provide different angles and perspectives on a theme, we aim for every article in an issue to help a reader begin to form at least an initial answer to the organizing questions.

Ideal MUSE articles build on and extend the existing knowledge most young people in grades 4–8 have. We value articles that feature innovators, scientists, and engineers who can explain what they’ve done in a clear and understandable way. Articles that explore new developments related to the organizing questions are especially welcome.

We seek articles that describe how things and processes work, and we look for claims or assertions to be backed up with evidence.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via the webform
• Website: https://shop.cricketmedia.com/magazines/MUSE-Magazine-for-Kids.html

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: MUSE is a science and arts magazine for kids that’s spot on with the facts and off the wall with the jokes. Kids who can't help wondering whether video games really kill their brain cells, or what a gentleman ladybug is called, will find the answers here. More information here.
• Review the submission guidelines here.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.