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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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Acceptance Rate
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.
Statistics
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10
Total submissions tracked
67 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
9 days
Fastest response time
149 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
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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
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