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Deadline

Apr 15, 2024

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"An annual journal published by SUNY Upstate Medical University's Center for Bioethics & Humanities. We welcome fiction, poetry, narratives, memoirs and visual art, particularly but not exclusively focusing on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing."

"An annual journal published by SUNY Upstate Medical University's Center for Bioethics & Humanities. We welcome fiction, poetry, narratives, memoirs and visual art, particularly but not exclusively focusing on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing."

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

67 days

Acceptance Rate

25%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: 2 free, and additional copies are available at a discounted rate.

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

no more than 10 pages total.

Art

Visual art is not reviewed and accepted until after July 1.

Photography

Visual art is not reviewed and accepted until after July 1.

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

no more than 10 pages total.

Art

Visual art is not reviewed and accepted until after July 1.

Photography

Visual art is not reviewed and accepted until after July 1.

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Track submission

10

Total submissions tracked

67 days

Average response time

25%

Average acceptance rate

9 days

Fastest response time

149 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Identify piece as fiction or nonfiction, type double-spaced, and put word count on the first page (2,500 word max). Pieces that exceed the 2,500 word limit will not be reviewed.

Rights for published work

We ask authors whose work is accepted to sign a statement declaring that their work has not been previously published by them or under another name. We screen submissions for plagiarism. We require First North American Serial Rights (the rights to the written work return to the author after the journal is published). We reserve the right to edit the work to be consistent with the journal's specifications.

Additional info

Please submit only once during the submission period.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2000 | United States

The Healing Muse is a journal unique in its approach to illness, medicine, and the body. Composed of narratives, short stories, and poetry, this magazine can help those experiencing illness to understand and reflect on the healing process.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Deirdre Neilen, PhD

Editor-in-Chief

Andrea Chiaravalloti

Managing Editor

Kathy Faber-Langendoen, MD

Associate Editor

Nancy Schreher

Design & Graphics Editor

Examples

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