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    Literary Magazine

    Kathai Literary Journal

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    Kathai Literary Journal latest issue

    Kathai is for you---the teen author, artist, photographer, creator of any kind, hoping to kickstart their list of pubs!

    Highlights

    This magazine may have some eligibility requirements

    Please double-check before submitting.

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      21 days after submission*
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    • Acceptance rate:
      50%*
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    Publication

    • Accepts simultaneous submissions

      What's that?

      When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

    • Accepts previously published

      From the editors

      Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media

      What's that?

      When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

    • Nominates for prizes

      From the editors

      Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart

    • Active on social media

    • Available in print

    • Provides contributor copies

    • Has examples online

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Form

    • Cover letter

      We don't require a cover letter, but we do include a bio before the piece in the journal to celebrate the creator! - write in third person (please!) - keep it short (under 75 words is strongly suggested) - don't include websites/social media as we have a separate section for this

    • Eligibility

      Other, Young Creators
      Teen creators are strongly suggested. (Ages 30+ are unfortunately not what we publish, though you may still submit if you are a new creator and feel your work fits well.)

    • Formatting

      Fiction Writing (Short story): - Word limit of 1500 - Be creative! - No profanity - Submission must be docx. or .pdf ​ Flash Fiction: - Word limit of 500 - Be creative! - No profanity - Submission must be docx. or .pdf ​ Poetry: - Limit of 15 stanzas (can split into multiple poems, but these poems must connect. They cannot act like multiple submissions.) - Be creative! - No profanity - Submission must be docx. or .pdf ​ Essay or Creative Nonfiction: - Limit of 1500 words - Be creative. Give us your opinion in YOUR voice. - No profanity - Submission must be docx. or .pdf ​ Opinion Editorial: - Limit of 800 words - Be as opinionated as possible, without losing credibility. - No profanity - Submission must be docx. or .pdf

    • Author's rights

      Creators retain all rights to their work. We will not print this edition.

    • Additional info

      The Kathai Literary Journal is part of the Kathai Teen Literary Organization, which is dedicated to helping teens get involved in the publishing industry. So, many of our successful submitters also go on to become Kathai Ambassadors, who read Advanced Reader Copies of books, interview authors, and start book clubs. Check out our website for more info! Teens/young people only. 30+ not accepted into that program specifically as a hard rule, but are still considered for the literary journal.

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    About

    The Kathai Teen Literary Journal is for the teen/young creator of any kind who wants to share their work with the world in a space specially dedicated for them. Kathai comes from the word for "story" in Tamil, which is what we are committed to at Kathai. Endorsed by the Bill of Rights Institute, Big...

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    Founded

    2022

    Country

    US

    Masthead

      Editor Sanjana Senthil avatar

      Sanjana Senthil

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Tatum Danielle Stewart avatar

      Tatum Danielle Stewart

      Social Media Director

      Editor Khushi Gohel avatar

      Khushi Gohel

      Outreach Director