Cicada®

CICADA^® is the literary magazine for teenagers who appreciate terrific writing. No other magazine confronts the joys and absurdities of growing up like CICADA. Exceptional stories and poems written by established adult writers and teens themselves explore the issues that todayís young adults find most important.

• Respects teenagers' creativity and intelligence
• Stories with characters facing situations teenagers grapple with
• Accompanying site The Slam gives teens an opportunity to have their poetry critiqued by peers

"CICADA^® will grab teens who like to read. It will make them feel pat of a community." - Hazel Rochman, Booklist

Cicada November/ December 2009 (Nov, 2009)

Features include: An Alphabet of Birds; The Wrong Girl; Stray Dog; The Varieties of Canine Experience; Creative Endeavors: Escapade; Killing Aunt Mathilde; The FastWeb Blues; Driving Blind; Expressions: Queen Anne's Lace;Spot Artist Extraordinaire: Sam Bosma.