Our Story
The Yale Literary Magazine, founded in 1836, is the oldest student literary magazine in the United States. We are a print and online literary journal publishing outstanding poetry, fiction, and visual art by Yale University undergraduates. We publish twice per academic year.
Notable alumni featured in the magazine while students include Sinclair Lewis, Susan Choi, Meghan O’Rourke, ZZ Packer, Max Ritvo, Sarah Sze, Thornton Wilder, and many others. Wikipedia.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Xavier Blackwell-Lipkind
PUBLISHER
Ann Zhang
MANAGING EDITOR
Uma Arengo
SENIOR EDITORS
Chidima Anekwe
Abigail Dixon
LITERARY EDITORS
Olivia Bell
Kaya Dierks
Maia Siegel
Daniel Zhang
ARTS EDITOR
Chesed Chap
WEB EDITOR
Kaya Dierks
COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Khelan Parikh
PUBLICITY & EVENTS COORDINATOR
Maisie Bilston
The Yale Literary Magazine is a registered non-profit organization. The views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of the staff and do not reflect the opinions of Yale University, which is not responsible for the contents of this magazine.
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Questions? Ideas? Want to collaborate? Drop us a line at yaleliteditors@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @yalelitmag or on Twitter @theyalelit.
Are you a Yale student interested in working on the staff of a literary publication? We are always looking for poetry readers, prose readers, and art staffers. We’ll teach you how to evaluate submissions, and you’ll have a direct stake in what gets published in our issues. No publishing experience or application required. Email yaleliteditors@gmail.com, mentioning the role you’d like in the subject line, to join our team.