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The Caterpillar Magazine

A project of The Moth Magazine (see other related projects).

Do not submit here! This project is permanently closed to submissions (June 2023). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

The Caterpillar is a unique magazine of poems, stories and art created by adults for children between the ages of 7 and 11(ish). It includes some great writing by the likes of Michael Morpugo, Meshack Asare, Chrissie Gittins, Janet Wong and Dennis Lee (the man who wrote the words to Fraggle Rock!).

Country of Publication & Year Established

Ireland
Established in 2013

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 4 x per year

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Audience:

Children, Middle grades.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Children, Middle grades.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 6 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Closed

Audience:

Children, Middle grades.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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The Caterpillar Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
The Caterpillar Story for Children Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
The Moth Art Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
The Moth Magazine CLOSED
The Moth Nature Writing Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
The Moth Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
The Moth Short Story Prize  Charges fees for all submissions

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Dates

Last Updated: 25 Mar 2025
Date Added: 28 Apr 2014