Clubhouse is a magazine with Christian values for kids ages 8-12 with fun stories and articles that, I’m not going to lie, I enjoy reading as much as most kids do.
On their submission page (HERE), they give a list of what they’re looking for. What’s nice is that they also provide lists of what they aren’t looking for to better guide you on your short story development.
If you would like to buy a sample issue to get a better feel of the type of content they publish, you can purchase a single magazine on their website HERE.
So, let’s get into the details:
What Clubhouse is wanting
Fiction stories
- They are wanting stories that are between 1,800-2,000 words
- A kid about the same age as the audience (8-12) should be the main character
- Humorous and contemporary are good
- They are wanting historical stories about Christians
- Fantasy or sci-fi, but nothing gory.
- They do not want mysteries as they have a column already set for that
Nonfiction stories
- Depending on the type of nonfiction story you write, it can be anywhere from 400-500 words or 800-1,000. I’ll explain:
- Interviews with well known Christians OR
- Features of kids doing great things OR
- Factual stories such as archeology or apologetics
Any of those will probably veer closer to the 800-1,000 count
- Crafts
- recipes
- activities
- personal quizzes
These will probably be closer to 400-500 words
On their submissions page (HERE), they offer lists of what they are not looking for as well.
If you are wanting to submit something that goes with a specific season, they recommend sending it at least eight months ahead of time. What I like to do, is write ideas and stories during a specific season (like Halloween, Christmas, Easter, etc.), because that is when the inspiration hits the most. Then, I wait a few months before sending it in. That way, I’m taking advantage of the inspiration and sending my stories ahead of time to meet their seasonal deadline.
When you are ready with material to submit, they have information at the bottom of their SUBMISSION PAGE on where to send everything. They seem to only accept mailed in submissions.
Go forth and write!