by teens, for teens

mangosteen magazine

exploring world wide events through storytelling

Submission Guidelines:

we accept:

  • poetry

  • short stories

  • art

  • photography

all submissions must be journalistic in nature, meaning it must explore a worldwide event

we do not accept:

  • AI generated work

  • Work from people outside the ages of 14-22

  • Work over 2000 words

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Our Mission

first journalistic fiction magazine for teens

Mangosteen Magazine was created to help cultivate a space for teen writers to create, share & ultimately, express themselves through art! we coined the term, journalistic fiction, in order to portray our reverence towards pieces that explore worldwide events while utilizing storytelling.

  • published over thirty teen writers internationally

  • have two full publications

  • over 1100 follows on Instagram with 9.2k impressions!

The Publication Library

Kimberly Koo

Kimberly Koo is a rising junior at Brooklyn Technical High School. She enjoys reading & exploring nature! She joined Mangosteen to help foster a love for writing in teens just like her!

Angela Zhang

Angela Zhang is a rising junior at Brooklyn Technical High School. She loves exercising and volunteering at soup kitchens. She joined Mangosteen with the goal of creating a safe space for teens.

Submission Agreement & Grant of Rights
By submitting your work to Mangosteen Magazine, you agree to the following terms if your work is accepted for publication:
1    Grant of First Rights: The Author grants the Magazine exclusive First Worldwide Serial Rights to publish the Work in our upcoming issue (Print and/or Digital editions).
2    Exclusivity Period: This license is exclusive for a period of 3 months following the date of first publication. During this time, the Author agrees not to publish the Work elsewhere.
3    Reversion of Rights: Following the exclusivity period, all rights automatically revert to the Author.
4    Archival & Promotional Rights: The Author grants the Magazine a non-exclusive, perpetual license to display the Work in our online archives and to use short excerpts for promotional purposes on social media.
5    Credit: The Author agrees to acknowledge the Magazine as the place of first publication if the Work is reprinted in a future anthology or collection.