Childlike: A Journal of Childhood

16/11/2021

28/10/2021

*** Want to win €50? ***
Enter our Creative Competition now! Find entry details below & on the following slides

To Enter:
1) CREATE SOMETHING ABOUT A 'GOOD' or 'BAD' KID:
This can be an autobiographical work, entirely fictional art, a stretch of the truth poem, or the story of someone you know...

- Keep it snappy -
Min. length 750 words (for prose)
Max. length 2,500 words (for prose)
If submitting art, please write a short description for accessibility purposes!

2) SEND US YOUR WORK & A SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Email your work to us at:
[email protected]

INCLUDING:
- Your name & pronouns (if you like!)
- Your work's name & short synopsis
- A 50-word max. biography of you
- Anything you'd like us to promote!

*** And that's it! ***

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU, HUH?:

The winner of our competition will win a €50 One4All voucher, as well as have their work feature as our opener for the 'Bad Kids Don't Exist, but Clever Children Do' section!

Our favourite runner-up submissions will also be in with the chance to win a €50 One4All voucher, and have their works feature in our 'Bad Kids Don't Exist but Clever Children Do' Section.

SO, GET CREATING!

COMPETITION CLOSES NOVEMBER 19TH AT MIDNIGHT!

All Creative Work is accepted!
Any questions, please feel free to DM us on Instagram

- Childlike

17/10/2021

I have been crazy busy in the last few weeks putting together the 'Bad Kids Don't Exist but Clever Children Do' section of Childlike Journal. Thank you all so much for your contributions!

If anyone still has a burning confession or hilarious story they would like to submit, please do so via our Google Form (anonymous) or by email at [email protected] (not anonymous!)
https://forms.gle/UfVXd6KXb9791PQp8

We are also accepting submissions for the issue, with the theme of 'On The Abnormal', to be interpreted as you wish. We accept academic and creative works, be that creative writing, reflective pieces, poetry, artwork, or academic work.

Thank you to all contributors to this issue so far and to all Childlike supporters! I really appreciate every share, like, comment and engagement with our posts.

Childlike

05/10/2021

An anonymous submissions option for those who were really, really naughty and not ready to face up to it! The badder, the better, so we say!

28/09/2021

Hi all,

We've had some incredible submissions so far on our anonymous Google Forms and through our Instagram! Thank you for participating.

We are still on the look out for stories about being a 'bad' kid or, 'outsmarting the adults' stories! (As often, these are one in the same....)

If you'd like to submit, please do so on our Form, found at the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NueonDYbeDtZCARhYwTYOOGJzu3xG5jZ2rnTP2ErHrY/edit

The prompts are just suggestions! Tell us your story however you wish!

Thanks again and take care,
- Childlike

An anonymous submissions option for those who were really, really naughty and not ready to face up to it! The badder, the better, so we say!

25/09/2021

BAD KIDS DON'T EXIST, BUT CLEVER CHILDREN DO

Got something you want to confess?
What is the weirdest, rudest, boldest, baddest, evilest, silliest, hilarious thing you have ever done as a kid? (or as a Big Kid!)

Did anyone ever find out?

Do you remember your first lie?

Do you remember when your own children lied to you?

Do you remember a time when you were really bold and got away with it?

Here at 'Childlike', we encourage all kinds of bold and bad. To kick off our issue 'On the Abnormal', we'd love to hear from you!
Send us your childhood/adulthood stories to [email protected]

If we like your story, we'll feature you in our latest edition of 'Childlike,' in our new section:

'Bad Kids Don't Exist, but Clever Children Do'

Email us at [email protected]

OR

Submit your stories on Instagram or Facebook by DM to

05/09/2021

Listen here to our founder and exec. editor Ciara O'Siorain talking all things 'Childlike': A Journal of Childhood to Shelli Ann Garland on her incredible podcast A Dash of SaLT!

In this episode, Ciara talks about what inspired her to start the Childlike journal. She was very inspired by the theories that she was studying and the concept of what really is ‘childhood’? She discusses the differences between the negative connotation of ‘childish’ and the positive and creative connotation of being ‘childlike’. What do we think of children and the concepts of childhood?

Ciara explains the themes for contributions to the journal through concepts that she is reading and questioning about childhood, herself. She asks contributors to consider their relationships with childhood. What do they hold dear and what do they hope will come from their submissions? The themes center around relationships, normalities and abnormalities, and responses from open surveys and interviews that she conducts. She talks about her favorite survey responses and the deep questions that were generated from the conversation. The short stories and reflections present very moving and intimate depictions of childhood and memories of childhood.

Ciara believes that the way the writing moves the authors and the reader is the whole point. Rather than reading something in static form, these stories could be anyone’s history, anyone’s story. They are meant to provoke thought and relate to some element of the stories. She talks about her hope for the themes and the ‘state of childhood’ in the next issue, as well.

We discuss the call and process for those interested in contributing to the journal. Whether it is art, poetry, short stories or any other medium, she wants to see it! She is open to international perspectives, as well. Ciara recommends some incredible books and childhood literature that anyone interested in children’s literature should check out. Cameron Garrett, Oliver Jeffers, Alison Bechtel, GD Baker, and several more.

Find out more about 'A Dash of SaLT Podcast: Fresh discussions on Society and Learning Today. Seasoned with just the right touch of experts in education, and a dash of sociological imagination' at the links below:

Twitter:
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In this episode, I am joined by Ciara O’Siorain to talk about the exploration of what it means to be ‘childlike’ through curated stories and narratives. Ciara is currently a Masters in Philosophy student at Trinity College Dublin studying Children’s Literature. She is also the executive edit...

18/08/2021

Hello everyone,

The submission box for our upcoming Issue: "On the Abnormal" is now open! We accept all academic and creative work.

If you have any questions, please feel free to message us here or at our Instagram , or alternatively, you can email us at [email protected].

I'm looking forward to reading this issue's submissions!

Take care,
Childlike

05/08/2021

Hi everyone!

After a long summer, we are reopening our submissions box for the upcoming issue of ‘Childlike’: A Journal of Childhood! The theme for this issue is ‘On The “Abnormal”’

All interpretations on this theme are welcome from all creative and academic angles.

If you’d like to submit for this issue or if you have any questions about submissions, feel free to email us at [email protected] or message us on our Instagram page

Thanks, as always, for your support of ‘Childlike’ and I look forward to reading your submissions.

20/06/2021

A journal exploring all aspects of childhood and childness. This issue focuses on the relationship between adults and children.

18/06/2021

Hello everyone!

Today is the day!
I am happy to announce that Issue 2 of 'Childlike': A Journal of Childhood is now released! This issue has been a pleasure to put together and I really hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have loved seeing it come together.

Below you will find the links to Issue 2 on Issuu as well as our Adobe Spark page.

After our last edition, it came to my attention that the Issuu version is not as accessible as I had hoped, so I have created the Adobe Spark version with full descriptions of page design and the full text of each page. I hope this has helped to make 'Childlike' a more accessible journal for all, but if there are any issues with this, please do let me know.

Issuu link: https://issuu.com/childlikejournal/docs/_childlike_issue_2_
Adobe Spark link: https://spark.adobe.com/page/rcC4FP1mFNVa6/

Thank you again to all contributors and supporters of 'Childlike'. I am forever grateful.

Love and best wishes,
'Childlike'

A journal exploring all aspects of childhood and childness. This issue focuses on the relationship between adults and children.

13/06/2021

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!

Just 5 days until Issue 2 of ‘Childlike’ releases! I am so incredibly proud of this issue and cannot wait for you to see it. Stay tuned and follow on Instagram to stay updated if you haven’t already!

12/05/2021

Hello everyone!

A quick post to say thank you to all contributors for Issue 2 of 'Childlike'! I have absolutely loved reading your submissions and working with you over the last few weeks.

2021 has been crazy busy, but we have finally secured a date for the release of Issue 2.... (drum roll please!)

SAVE THE DATE:
Friday, June 18th 2021!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support of 'Childlike' and stay tuned.

- 'Childlike'

01/04/2021

Hello Everyone!

Thank you so much to all who submitted for the upcoming issue of 'Childlike'. The standard is incredibly high and I cannot wait to share the journal with you later this year.
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With that said, the submission box is officially CLOSED.
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Keep your eyes peeled for a release date!

Take care,
'Childlike'

05/03/2021

Have you filled out our questionnaire on childhood and adulthood? Have your say NOW!

See the link below:
https://forms.gle/F9vVdt8uD9bpXn9t5

(All answers are completely anonymous and will remain anonymous for the publication)

Questions on the relationships between Adult and Child generally

26/02/2021

Submissions are open until March 31st!
Get Writing!

- Childlike

20/02/2021

Hello everyone!

We are collecting public responses for our Issue 2 Big Kids Think Big Thoughts section of 'Childlike'.

The topic this time around is 'Relationships between Child and Adult' and involves a quick questionnaire (less than 5-10 minutes) which I have linked below.

QUESTIONNAIRE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyZtLIJYEgM62wMvhrDBD-uB_XWo3KAKcRkADEhOvJhpJF3w/viewform?usp=sf_link

We are also open to submissions for Issue 2! If you have an academic essay, literature review, art work, poem, anecdotal story or a creative writing piece on childhood or adulthood, we would love to publish it!
Send your submissions to : [email protected]

Take care of yourselves!
-Childlike

Questions on the relationships between Adult and Child generally

12/02/2021

Hello everyone!

We hope you are taking care of yourselves and your loved ones during these difficult times.

With the announcement of a further lockdown into the summer months, we here at ‘Childlike’ are feeling a bit blue and can imagine the feeling is mutual across the country! More than ever, it is important to mind each other and ourselves as we go forward into 2021.

With even more time indoors, I challenge you to create and reflect and WRITE!

Our submissions box is open for ISSUE 2. We are keeping our themes open to interpretation and reinvention however you wish to write! We are looking for academic work from all fields, reflective essays, poetry, prose, anecdotes, artwork & opinion pieces about childhood/adulthood/childishness/the child-the adult/child agency.

If you’d like to submit work or have any questions, you can reach us here on Facebook, on our Instagram or by email at [email protected]

As always,
Stay safe and take care,
Childlike

28/01/2021

Have you checked out our latest post? If you’re considering submitting to the journal and have questions about what you can submit, please feel free to email us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram at !

Hello everyone,

We hope you had a restful and well deserved break!

We are finally coming out of our Winter hibernation here at 'Childlike' and setting our eyes on Issue 2!

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A reminder of our mission:
To explore and examine how childhood is treated across academic disciplines, across cultures and across age categories. What does it mean to be a child and how is it different to adulthood? In what ways can childhood be lost or found? What is it exactly that we mean when we speak of childhood or childish things? How has childhood changed?

We are looking for submissions from all different forms of expression: academic essays, creative works, anecdotes, articles, opinion pieces, poetry, art and reviews!

If you have a work about childhood, the child in history, the child as consumer, childish things or states of childlikeness, we would love to publish your work in Issue 2!

Email us at [email protected] or DM us on instagram at for more information.

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As always,
Stay safe and take care of yourselves!

- 'Childlike'

20/01/2021

Hello everyone,

We hope you had a restful and well deserved break!

We are finally coming out of our Winter hibernation here at 'Childlike' and setting our eyes on Issue 2!

***

A reminder of our mission:
To explore and examine how childhood is treated across academic disciplines, across cultures and across age categories. What does it mean to be a child and how is it different to adulthood? In what ways can childhood be lost or found? What is it exactly that we mean when we speak of childhood or childish things? How has childhood changed?

We are looking for submissions from all different forms of expression: academic essays, creative works, anecdotes, articles, opinion pieces, poetry, art and reviews!

If you have a work about childhood, the child in history, the child as consumer, childish things or states of childlikeness, we would love to publish your work in Issue 2!

Email us at [email protected] or DM us on instagram at for more information.

***

As always,
Stay safe and take care of yourselves!

- 'Childlike'

11/12/2020

Hello Everyone

Well, our Winter Edition is finally here!

Thank you to our incredible contributors and for all your work over the last few days. It was a quick turn around from the last issue and I appreciate all of your support over the past weeks.

And thank you to our supporters and readers! The response to Issue 1 was overwhelmingly positive and I really appreciate the support you have given to the journal. I hope you enjoy the Winter Edition and have a happy holiday season.

With love and take care,
Childlike

Issuu link for our Winter Edition:
https://issuu.com/childlikejournal/docs/childlike_winter_edition_2020

Or, you can view our Winter Edition on our Spark Page:
https://spark.adobe.com/page/yT0PuW8LYbypX/

A journal exploring concepts of childhood and child experiences

10/12/2020

Hello everyone and Happy Hanukkah

Just one day until the release of 'Childlike's Winter Edition!

Here's a quick peak at our Hanukkah feature from our 'Festive Figures and Festivities from Around the World' section.

I can't wait to show you the Winter Edition and all of the incredible essays and art in store!

Andddddd, thank you for all the love on Issue 1! Over 400+ reads in just 6 days is incredible, so thank you thank you thank you!

Take care,
Childlike

06/12/2020

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Just a quick post to say thank you so much for all the love you've given to our first issue - over 300 reads of the issue in just under 48 hours! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Just 5 short days left until the Winter Season Edition of 'Childlike' is released (Friday December 11th!)

If you'd like to have your say in our 'Big Kids Think Big Thoughts' section of the magazine, please fill out this anonymous survey below! I would really appreciate your input:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefJ43GetuvQhnLR6QIQVFscJZZ3qUUNYZSuX2yUb4gcodhow/viewform?usp=sf_link

Again, thank you for your continued support. I can't wait to show you the latest edition. Here's a little timeline to keep you up-to-date on festivities and festive figures your bound to see and celebrate in the coming days!

In the meantime,
Stay safe and take care,
- Childlike

05/12/2020

Happy Krampusnacht!

Do you fear the dreaded Krampus coming to beat you and take you away? Or do you know how well you've behaved this year; sure to be rewarded by St. Nicholas tomorrow?

We here at 'Childlike' sure are quaking in our boots!

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Here's a sneak peak of our 'Festive Figures and Festivities from Around The World' section of our Winter Edition, coming out next Friday (Friday the 11th) at noon! In this edition, come discover with us some of the unique and strange figures who will come to our homes over the coming days, and the different ways in which communities come together to celebrate in times of cold and darkness.
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Keep the submissions coming -- Our submission box is open until DECEMBER 8TH for poems, stories and anecdotes! Email us at [email protected].
OR
Have your say in our 'Big Kids Think Big Thoughts' survey!
Link: https://forms.gle/bhKNgEkzGT8qAcnj7
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Thank you for your support and guidance,
Take care of yourselves!
- Childlike

04/12/2020

And that's a wrap, kids!

'Childlike': A Journal of Childhood, Issue 1(Nov-Feb 2020/21) is here!

Thank you so much to all our contributors. It has been a pleasure to work with you and to publish your works. I hope you love the journal as much as I do!

Follow the link below to view Issue 1 as an e-journal:
https://issuu.com/childlikejournal/docs/18_november_2020_

Or, if the font is too small, go have a scroll through our journal over on our Spark Page!:
https://spark.adobe.com/page/L7urPxNahocTp/

Thank you all so much for your support and your enthusiasm for the journal. If you like what you see, come back next week for the Winter Edition release! It's shaping up to be a wonderful edition to the 'Childlike' family!

Stay safe and take care of each other,
'Childlike'

A story told with Adobe Spark

02/12/2020

*** CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! ***

Hello everyone! We hope you're safe and well. The countdown to Christmas is officially on!

More than ever, I feel it is important to come together in our communities to celebrate what the Winter Season brings.
The Winter Edition of 'Childlike' seeks to celebrate the many festivities of the winter season from all over the world and to explore creatively and academically what community spirit means in times of darkness; to both children and to adults (and all those somewhere in between)

If you would like to submit to our Winter Season Edition, please email us at [email protected]. Submissions are EXTENDED until December 8th!

If you would like to have your say, but haven't the time to put pen to paper, we'd still love to include you in our publication by submitting to our anonymous survey as part of the 'Big Kids Think Big Thoughts' section!
You will find the survey at this link: https://forms.gle/bhKNgEkzGT8qAcnj7

As always, thank you for your incredible continued support of 'Childlike'. I cannot wait to show you our first issue, releasing on December 4th, just THREE DAYS AWAY!

Take care of yourselves and each other!
Love,
'Childlike'

28/11/2020

A sneaky peak at what's to come next friday!
ISSUE 1 RELEASES ON DECEMBER 4th!!! Only 6 days to wait!

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'Childlike': A Journal of Childhood's 'Big Kids Think Big Thoughts' Section explores some common conceptions of childhood and creates an open discussion about what it is we REALLY mean when we talk about childhood, childishness & childlikeness.

We asked YOU to tell us what you thought and you definitely did deliver! Thank you all so much for your responses.
Here are the final selections of 'Big Kids Think Big Thoughts'!

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If you want to have your say on the Winter Edition of 'Childlike', follow this link to the anonymous survey below and tell us what you think! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefJ43GetuvQhnLR6QIQVFscJZZ3qUUNYZSuX2yUb4gcodhow/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Submissions for the Winter Edition are open until December 4th. If you have a poem, article, essay, story or anecdote about childhood, we want it! Email your submissions to [email protected]

Stay safe and take care!

24/11/2020

Seasons Greetings from 'Childlike': A Journal of Childhood
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We know - it's super early for that carry on! But we're looking for YOUR input for our Winter Season Edition!
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Fill out the survey below to have your say in our 'Big Kids Think Big Thoughts: Winter Edition' section of our seasonal special

https://forms.gle/syuynGTPndsFvCg58

Join the conversation and have your say!
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Take care of yourselves and wrap up warm!
Winter is coming.....