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Rookie is an online magazine and book series for teenagers. Each month, a different editorial theme drives the writing, photography, and artwork that we publish. Learn more about us here, and find out how to submit your work here!
I just wish for the world to become a safe space wherein everybody’s free to love who they want to love without having to fear. —Jao
I know college doesn’t determine your life’s trajectory in the way the College Board explains, but it certainly feels like that now! Read More »
I’ll be honest. This is not the idyllic summer of my early high school dreams. Read More »