Discussion → Upcoming Anthology
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Subject: Seeking Essays on Mental Health for Upcoming Anthology
For its debut print anthology, Lime Hawk literary Arts Collective seeks creative nonfiction essays about mental health.
We are seeking original narrative essays from a variety of perspectives that touch on issues of illness, hospitalization, medication, stigma, self-awareness, recovery, friendship, family, and hope. We are looking for well-crafted nonfiction pieces with strong and compelling narratives that are both personal and informative. Each essay should contain rich prose, dialogue, and a distinctive voice. Creative nonfiction, personal essays, literary journalism, lyric essays, memoirs, and experimental forms will all be considered for publication.
This anthology is slated to release in late 2014 in both print and electronic formats. The deadline to submit is April 15, 2014.
Full submission guidelines at www.limehawk.org
Mental Health Anthology
Mental illness affects 1 in 4 Americans. What’s your story?
This year, 60 million new cases of serious mental illness, including bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, will be diagnosed in the United States, affecting 1 in 4 people across all ages, ethnic groups, religions, and economic brackets.
For those affected by a diagnosis, the eye-opening and often difficult process of finding successful treatment and restoring health will begin. Goals and expectations will change, family dynamics will shift, and a new understanding of normal will set in.
Those unaffected may never become aware of this plight. Mental illnesses are widely undiagnosed and misunderstood despite their prevalence. Social stigmas surrounding mental illness have formed barriers that hinder awareness, limit research and treatment, and prevent advancements in public policy. The time to take down these barriers is now.
For its debut publication – an anthology of personal essays – Lime Hawk Literary Arts Collective aspires to unite and empower those affected by mental illness, promote awareness of mental health issues, and challenge the social and political stigmas associated with those who suffer from mental illness.
We are seeking original narrative essays from a variety of perspectives that touch on issues of illness, hospitalization, medication, stigma, self-awareness, recovery, friendship, family, and hope. We are looking for well-crafted nonfiction pieces with strong and compelling narratives that are both personal and informative. Each essay should contain rich prose, dialogue, and a distinctive voice. Creative nonfiction, literary journalism, personal essays, lyric essays, memoirs, and experimental forms will all be considered for publication.
This anthology is slated to release in late 2014 in both print and electronic formats. There is a $10 reading fee for each submission. The deadline to submit is April 15, 2014.
Please visit our submission manager for additional guidelines and to submit your work.
Some important links:
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health
American Psychiatric Foundation
American Psychiatric Publishing
Time To Change
Bring Change 2 Mind
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
For additional questions regarding the submission process, please email information@limehawk.org
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CRWROPPS-B listserv and Lime Hawk (limehawk.org) are my sources for the call for essays cited above.
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Anyone can see it and join.