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WORDWORM’ S MISSION
AQUiLA MAGAZINE
VICTORIAN CRIME

AQUILANAUTS, WE

NEED YOU … AGAIN!!

Pitch us your idea for Readers’ Takeover 2027!
Did you enjoy our first ever Readers’ Takeover this month? Did you send in your ideas or work, or has this issue inspired you to want to get involved next time?

WORDWORM’ S MISSION

Working with you bonkers bunch on our November 2026 issue, Victorian Crime, was an absolute blast! So much so that we’ re doing it all over again next year. Huzzah! But we can’ t do it without you. We need your ideas!
What topic should get the AQUILA treatment in 2027, and WHY? A suggestion alone won’ t cut it. We need a punchy pitch! Tell us:
What would be inside? What do you want explored? Which puzzles would you include? Maybe a whodunit or an escape room?
ACTIVITY SKILLS
Less than 30 Mins
DIFFICULTY
What does the front cover look like? Picture it, then describe it! Why would your fellow AQUILAnauts love it?
Top tips for a pitch-perfect idea
Start with what you love. Think about your favourite books, films, games, museum trips and rabbit holes( not literally). The best pitches come from real enthusiasm.
Ask‘ what if?’ What if you could explore a topic as a detective, an explorer or a time traveller? A great theme gives readers something to DO, not just read.
YOU WILL NEED o Pen and paper or computer o Research materials
Look for the hidden stories. What’ s the weird, surprising or little-known side of your
topic? AQUILA loves the tenuous links to a topic! Think flea circuses in a Cats issue or the
history of hot dogs in a Dogs issue!
Check it has legs. Could it fill a whole issue? Try listing five different things you could
explore, such as a science feature, a history story, a puzzle, a creative challenge. If you
can’ t get to five, your topic might be too narrow.
Not too big, not too small. Space is a huge and rather overwhelming topic so you could narrow it to something like The Moon( November 2021). Pencils might be too small, but a topic like Titanic( September 2024) worked really well.
Do some detective work. Browse your library, museum websites and documentaries to find out what’ s out there and where your topic could go.
Test it on friends and family. Do they say,‘ ooh, tell me more!?’ That’ s a good sign!
Send it in!
Email your perfect pitches to takeover @ aquila. co. uk
Be sure to put READERS’ TAKEOVER 2027 PITCH followed by your topic in the subject line!
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