"Cathartic Youth Literary Magazine is an online platform dedicated to using writing as catharsis, breaking the barrier around mental health, and providing an open platform for middle school to college age writers to express themselves."
Open for submissions
Introduction
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
one month / 45 days
Average acceptance rate
100%
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Payment
No
Fee
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
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Important stuff
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility06
Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Anything
Max pieces: 3
Hybrid
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
any creative writing - really this is a space for any ramblings or strokes of genius!
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
creative nonfiction
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
flash fiction; short stories
youngAdult
Anything
Max pieces: 3
Hybrid
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
any creative writing - really this is a space for any ramblings or strokes of genius!
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
creative nonfiction
Magazine
Founded in 2020 | United States
Masthead
We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)
Anna Kiesewetter
Editor-in-Chief
Eliza Mahon
Managing Editor
Ella Paul
Managing Editor
Natalie Hampton
Managing Editor
Alex Choi
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
4
Average acceptance rate
100%
Average response time
45 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
45/-
Fastest response time
43 days
Slowest response time
46 days