About & Our Mission

Est. June 2025

Bubble Tea Literary is an independent literary magazine that aims to spread awareness and knowledge through writing and art. The name of the magazine was created through a love for bubble tea (from Taiwan!) coupled with a passion for writing and all things related to the arts. So, we encourage all bubble tea lovers, writers, and artists to submit to our opportunities and to spread their own knowledge, culture, ideas, and voices with everyone. Share with us something we may not have known or understood before!

We offer submission opportunities in magazine issues and contests (among other things), and they are all completely free to submit to. (We also give out prizes sometimes.)
Submissions are also open to ANYONE regardless of age, gender, location, experience level, etc.
We primarily look for writing, art, photography, and comics, but if you have something interesting and unique to send in, send it in! We will ALWAYS be happy to take a look.
However, we will not tolerate anything that expresses hatred in any way. This includes expressing hatred or violence towards a particular gender, race, ethnicity, ability, sexual identity, socioeconomic class, or other status. We also do not tolerate extreme violence or graphic imagery.

"During the summer of 2025, I participated in an international creative writing workshop online where we were told to introduce ourselves by typing into the chat on Zoom what country we were calling in from. At the time, I was in Taiwan for the summer, so I simply typed, "Taiwan!" However, when the results of all the countries were shown to us on an online global map, I did not see a pin anywhere for Taiwan. I merely saw one pin on Thailand. The writing instructors had mixed up Taiwan with Thailand and had thought I had simply made a typo. This served as an exigence for me to start Bubble Tea Literary." --- Chloe (EIC)

At Bubble Tea Literary, we believe that writing and creating art can help spread awareness on a multitude of ideas and topics. There are so many things in the world that a lot of people don’t know about or understand, so we hope to help fix that through the art of writing and creating. Each issue theme that is chosen at Bubble Tea Literary will give YOU the chance to be unique and to share what YOU know.

We also believe that publication should be accessible and available to EVERYONE. So, submit, submit, submit!!!

Please send any questions, concerns, mail, etc., to bubbletealiterary@gmail.com. We can't wait to see what you send in!

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Founder & Editor-in-Chief: Chloe Lin

Chloe Lin is a Taiwanese-American student from Pennsylvania. She is recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Young Writers Journal, and JUST POETRY!!! The National Poetry Quarterly and is also a Kenyon Young Writers Alum. Her work can be found or is forthcoming in The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine, Bridge Ink, Eunoia Review, Vellichor Literary, Youth of Letters, Paper Lanterns, and TPC Review. She loves reading all types of books and novels, but she often finds herself gravitating toward contemporary fiction and memoirs. Her two favorite seasons are autumn and winter, especially when the air is cool and crisp.

Staff Poet: Bonime M. Apordo

Bonime "Vhee" Apordo is a fresh psychology graduate who rediscovered her childhood love for storytelling and poetry after earning her degree. Her writing journey began early, spanning years of contributions to school publications through high school. Today, Vhee serves as the podcast head and a staff journalist for Free Your Mind Blog, and also recently became a staff writer for Bituin Literary Magazine. Her poem was recently featured in Nexus Publishing’s anthology titled Solivagant, and she regularly shares her latest pieces on Instagram under the username @v.vhee_writes.

Staff Poet: Caroline Miller

Caroline Miller is a poet, essayist, and editor from Pennsylvania. She studied creative writing and publishing & editing at Susquehanna University and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wyoming. Her work has been published in Glassworks, West Trade Review, Yellow Arrow Journal, and elsewhere, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and listed as notable in Best American Essays 2022.

Staff Poet: Radhika Sharma

Radhika is an aspiring writer who enjoys literature, film, and music. She loves reading, and it is actually what inspired her to write her own stories, poems, and essays. Films such as The Dark Crystal, Saw, and Scream are what led her to dabble in videography and photography. She also plays the guitar and sometimes fiddles with songwriting.

Staff Artist: Gwyneth Johnsen

GM Johnsen is an illustrator specializing in comic art, visual development art, and animation. She was born and raised in the Midwest and is fond of the uncanny, strange, and eerie. She studied illustration, creative writing, and animation at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her work can be found on her Substack, Moongranatum’s Sketchbook, and on social media (@moongranatum). She hopes you enjoy and connect with her work.

Staff Artist: Yazmin Aguilar

Yazmin Aguilar is a Puerto Rican-Honduran artist born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She received a BFA in Painting, with minors in Illustration and Religious Studies from Wayne State University in 2025. Aguilar currently resides and works in Detroit, Michigan. Yazmin has been included in several notable group exhibitions, including the 111th Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition at The Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan; Art of Basblue Spring/Summer Exhibition at the Basblue Cafe; Detroit, Michigan, Artology x Talking Dolls exhibition in Hamtramck, Michigan; Wayne State’s Undergraduate Exhibition in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

General Submissions Reader: Madelyn Hennig

Madelyn Hennig is a recent college graduate with her BFA in creative writing. Mainly focusing on short form fiction, she also writes the occasional poem or script. When she is not writing, you can find her teaching fitness classes, reading, playing video games, or just spending time with her two dogs.

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