Description

Please See Me is published two to three times a year, and seeks to elevate the voices and health-related stories of vulnerable populations and those who care for them. Our style can be thought of as a cross between the creative vibe of your favorite literary magazine and the healthcare-narrative focus of The Intima. Each issue will suggest a theme as a starting point for content, and we welcome creativity in your approach to that theme. We are especially looking for content that connects us, make us feel something, or helps us see illness, wellness, health, or the healthcare environment differently. If you aren’t sure if your work fits, please feel free to query us.

What We Publish

We accept previously unpublished, creative, and high-quality work in the form of: poetry, creative nonfiction/essays, fiction/short stories/flash fiction, and digital media (photography, drawings, paintings, podcasts, and short films). 

What We Ask of You

Upon acceptance, Please See Me retains first-time publishing rights, and the work will be published online. We also reserve the right to publish in a print anthology for promotional purposes at a later date. All rights revert back to authors and artists 30 days after publication, and we ask that if the work is published elsewhere at a later date that Please See Me is credited as first-time publisher.

Please wait to hear back from us before resubmitting.

Compensation

We are currently seeking grant funding to compensate our writers and staff for their talents. At present, we are a volunteer organization and offer publication credit for your work. We have been fortunate to work with writers, poets and artists in all stages of their careers and love nothing more than to celebrate the past and future success of our Please See Me family!

General Submission Guidelines

Poetry
Please submit a maximum of three poems at a time.

Fiction
Please submit short stories up to 4,000 words in length, double-spaced, 12 point serif font.

Creative Nonfiction
Please submit nonfiction pieces up to 4,000 words in length, double-spaced, 12 point serif font.

We will look at excepts of longer works on a case-by-case basis; please query us with a description of your project before submitting longer work.

Films
Please submit short films up to five minutes in length.

Other Media
We welcome submissions of photography, podcasts, and other media. If you can create it and relate it to health and wellness, we will consider it!