Want to join Catharsis staff? We are currently looking for people to fill the following positions: assistant editor-in-chief, assistant managing editor, outreach advisor, acquisitions editor, social media manager, and typeset designer. Descriptions of each role can be found in our Instagram post as well as in the application form itself. A link to the application form can be found in the Apply tab above.

Submit to Catharsis Volume IV before February 16th! You can find the submission form link and guidelines under the Contribute tab. As a reminder, we accept nonfiction written by UIowa undergrads of any major. Nonfiction broadly encompasses many genres including memoir, essay, travel writing, poetry, narrative, analysis/critique, and reporting (Gonzo journalism/alternative journalism). One of our main goals as a publication is to fight the misconception that nonfiction is all boring, textbook-like informational writing by exposing our readers to diverse styles. We hope to inspire writers to explore and give new genres a try. Any form of writing, no matter how creative, artistic, abstract, opinionated, funny, dramatic, or dreamlike can be nonfiction as long as the story it tells is true.

Submit to Issue 3 of Catharsis! Click the Contribute tab to find our Microsoft Forms which include submission guidelines. We’re interested in nonfiction work of any kind, including but not limited to narratives, poetry, travel writing, memoirs, imaginative nonfiction, lyric essay, personal essay, literary journalism, and historical essay/archival. We can wait to read your work!