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"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."
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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

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      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 & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Anything

Max pieces: 3

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Hybrid

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 3

any creative writing - really this is a space for any ramblings or strokes of genius!

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 3

creative nonfiction

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Fiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 3

flash fiction; short stories

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anything genre icon

Anything

Max pieces: 3

hybrid genre icon

Hybrid

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 3

any creative writing - really this is a space for any ramblings or strokes of genius!

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

nonfiction genre icon

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