Hopscotch for Girls
HOPSCOTCH is a magazine created for girls from 6 to 13 years, with girls 8, 9, and 10 the specific target age. Their point of view is that every young girl deserves the right to be a young girl for a number of years before she becomes a young adult. As a result, HOPSCOTCH looks for articles, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that deal with timeless topics, such as pets, nature, hobbies, science, games, sports, careers, simple cooking, and anything else likely to interest a young girl. They leave dating, romance, human sexuality, cosmetics, fashion, and the like to other publications. Each issue revolves around a theme.
The ideal length of a HOPSCOTCH nonfiction piece is 500 words or less, although they are not about to turn down a truly exceptional piece if it is slightly longer than the ideal. They prefer fiction to not run over 1000 words. They will pay a minimum of 5 cents a word for both fiction and nonfiction, with additional payment given if the piece is accompanied by appropriate photos or art. They will pay a minimum of $10 per poem or puzzle, with variable rates offered for games, crafts, cartoons, and the like.