Although I’ve never tried to break into ASK magazine, this theme is pretty tempting. The current theme is “making stuff.” This is what the editors of ASK have to say:
ASK is part of the Cricket group. They don’t want completed articles but queries. The editors are looking for feature articles (1200-1600 words); the occasional photo essay (400-600 words); humor (200-400 words); short pieces on rofiles of people, inventions, events, or art (200-400 words); and experiments that match the theme.
If, like me, you haven’t written for this magazine, be prepared to include a writing sample of 200 unedited words on any nonfiction topic.
Final copy must be scientifically correct and you will have to include a bibliography.
Interested? Check out their complete guidelines here.
–SueBE