Write For Us!

Recovering The Self : A Journal of Hope and Healing is actively seeking submissions of previously unpublished material in the form of informative articles, poetry, artwork, short stories, memoir, film and book reviews, opinion, and commentary. Article lengths are suggested to be from 750 to 2,500 words although we do make exceptions when the situation demands it.

Subjects

We are tracking the following subject areas with respect to adults, children and elders in America and abroad:

• Personal growth,
• Relationships and family
• Trauma recovery
• Living with disabilities
• Proactive measures to improve health (lifestyle, diet, mind/body)
• Substance abuse recovery, co-dependence, and addiction
• Military veterans’ issues
• The struggle for cultural or gender identity, and
• Bereavement

Submission Details

Articles should be submitted in Microsoft Word 2003 format (or something equivalent) with as little formatting as possible.  It is not necessary to write a query letter in advance. We do accept work that has appeared before on the web, but generally are not interested in reprinting work that is already published in print. You will receive an email acknowledgment within a few days that your item was received. Please direct all inquiries to editor@recoveringself.com

Rights Requested

RTS requests only First English Anthology Rights.  That is, we want to be the first anthology to publish a submitted piece of work.  We also reserve the right to reprint in a special “Best of Recovering The Self” anthology at an undetermined date. You retain all other rights to your work including the right to self-publish, submit to other journals, and so on.  We ask that you abstain from having the article published again within six months of appearing in RTS, but this is not strictly required.

Editorial Deadlines

In general, the submission deadline is 60 days prior to publication.

Circulation

RTS is available for sale at fine eTailers worldwide including Amazon, BN, BooksAMillion, and others in the USA.  Also at Agapea (Spain), The Hachette Livre (France), Bertram Books (UK), and Angus & Robertson (Australia).  Additionally universities and cities around the world with an Espresso Book Machine (EBM) can request instant-printed copies. Our prime distributor is Ingram Book Group. We are seeking placement in libraries and appreciate any inquiries.

A Token of Our Appreciation

As a small token of our appreciation, we will send TWO post-paid copies of the journal edition in which your work appears.  Additional copies may be purchased for US$5.95 plus cost of shipping.