Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health

The Perch — 'The Mix' Open Call

Deadline
31 October 2026
Application fee
FREE
For
Writers, artists, scholars and psychiatric survivors submitting to a peer-reviewed creative arts journal with mental health themes

The Perch, a peer-reviewed creative arts journal produced by the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, opens submissions for its next issue — The Mix — launching October 2027. The theme refers to the double-sided nature of mental illness and mental health: the highs and lows, the joys and sorrows, and the brilliant things that can derive from the experience.

The issue seeks poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, artwork, visual art and scholarly pieces that illustrate the profound melange of mental illness. The editors are most interested in personal stories.

What to submit

  • Poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, artwork, visual art or scholarly pieces
  • Personal stories especially welcomed
  • Peer-reviewed open call — all are welcome to submit

Application

  • Submit via https://theperch.submittable.com/submit
  • Deadline: 31 October 2026
  • Questions: graziela.reis@yale.edu or jcriscola@ccsu.edu
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