A Call For Fine Writing For The Left Atrium
November 17, 2008
A Call For Fine Writing
The Left Atrium, the medical humanities section of the CMAJ, is seeking finely crafted, accessible submissions that are relevant to the experience of being a physician, including:
Narratives
- Narrative medicine articles (with pertinent patient consent), poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction (700-1000 words; 75 lines for poetry)
Reviews
- Art and architecture, dance and theatre, books and electronic media (700 words)
Essays
- Primarily medical history and philosophy, but open to all relevant subject areas (1400 words; max 10 references)
Prior to submission, please discuss your ideas with Barbara Sibbald, Deputy Editor, News and Humanities CMAJ ([email protected] or 613-732-8610 x2230)
