[NYAPRS Enews] New Yale Magazine Seeks Submissions from Recovery Communities

[Harvey Rosenthal]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Michael Miriello who urges
submissions to a new publication of Yale University named The Perch,
which is intended to be "a 'venue' of kind for artists, particularly the
literary and visual artist whose life has been affected by mental
illness, it's lived  experience, or by any kind of patient or ex-patient
status within psychiatric practice. 

Michael goes on to write that "as a published poet I am very
enthusiastic about this publication and what it represents in the way of
opportunity for the artist.  I have no doubt that artists who have their
work successfully accepted for publication will continue to experience
the opportunity for positive feelings of self-esteem and pride in their
work.  And anyone who submits can be proud to be an artist living in a
world where such prospect for recognition is available."   

 

The Perch 

An arts and literary magazine from the Yale Program for Recovery and
Community Health 

 

Mission: 

Our arts and literary magazine, a publication of the Yale University
Program for Recovery and Community Health, aims to present a wide range
of voices on mental health and recovery-both from established writers
and from new, emerging authors and artists. We look to publish original,
creative work in a variety of genres, including but not limited to,
essays, poetry, fiction, and personal narratives. In addition, we
welcome visual artwork and multi-media contributions for publication in
our Parachute Factory section. The Perch is a venue for
individuals-whether living with a mental illness themselves, friends or
family of someone who has a mental illness, working in the mental health
field, or simply interested in exploring issues related to mental
health-to share their work. 

 

About the title: 

We conceptualize a "perch" as both a higher vantage point from which to
survey an area and gain a new perspective as well as a place upon which
to rest. Our magazine's goal is to paint a broad landscape of the many
paths to recovery, and offer a vantage point from which to listen to
voices that are often silenced or ignored. We also see the image of an
object perched on a branch as a metaphor for what can be, for some, a
delicate balancing act of attending to wellness while at the same time
living a full life in which mental illness is just one component. Last,
but not least, we chose the title because we are a publication of the
Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH). 

 

Our section for visual and multimedia art is called The Parachute
Factory, a gesture towards the history of the building where Yale-PRCH
is housed, which was used to manufacture parachutes during World War II
and which currently serves as a gallery space. We also like to think of
our magazine as providing a comfortable space for risk-taking in the
arts and self-expression, much like a parachute allows for soft
landings, even amidst the harshest territory. 

 

Instructions for submitting your work: 

Writing: All submissions should be double spaced, in 12-point font, and
under 5,000 words. You can submit one piece of prose (fiction or
nonfiction) and up to five poems at a time. Please include a brief
description of your work (e.g. nonfiction, poem) and tell us how you
found out about The Perch. 

Arts & multimedia: If you are submitting artwork to the Parachute
Factory section, we require a high resolution image of your piece. You
can also submit multimedia files. 

Privacy: Please make sure not to include identifying information for
individuals other than yourself in your work. You can refer to HIPAA
guidelines to make sure that you are respecting others' privacy. 

Emailing submissions: You can email your submissions, including artwork
and multimedia pieces, to erica.stern at yale.edu. Please attach your
submission as a word document to an email with the subject line 

 

"SUBMISSION: THE PERCH." 

Mailing Submissions: If you are mailing a hard copy of your piece,
please include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please do not send
your original manuscript as we will not be able to return submissions. 

 

You can send copies to: 

Erica Stern, Managing Editor 

The Perch 

Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry 

Program for Recovery and Community Health 

Erector Square, 319 Peck Street, Building 1 

New Haven, CT 06511 

 

Queries? Email erica.stern at yale.edu 

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