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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
Uma Arengo

MANAGING EDITORS
Kaya Dierks
Daniel Zhang

LITERARY EDITORS
Sabrina Guo
Joon Whang
Daniela Woldenberg

PUBLISHER
Kate Choi

ARTS EDITOR
Edie Lipsey

WEB EDITOR
Olivia Bell

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Maisie Bilston

PUBLICITY & EVENTS COORDINATOR
Lily Shukla

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.