Tabula Rasa Anthology is a medical humanities journal featuring contributions in writing and visual arts from members of the Vandy Med community.
The 2026 edition of Tabula Rasa is now available! Click on the cover below to access this year’s edition.
How to submit your work
Have a creative work that you’re particularly proud of? We invite you to submit it for inclusion in Tabula Rasa.
To submit a piece to be considered for publication in the upcoming volume of Tabula Rasa, email it as an attachment to postcallanthology@gmail.com.
All submissions should meet the following guidelines:
- Written submissions should be typed and double-spaced.
- For fiction and non-fiction, please limit submissions to 2,000 words. Excerpts of longer works are welcome, if self-contained. If you have a work that is longer than 2,000 words, we can feature an excerpt in our publication with a full version online.
- For poetry, there is no line limit.
- For artwork and photography, we accept pieces in either color or black-and-white. We recommend submitting works in .tif format, but will accept submissions as .jpg, .gif, .png, or .pdf files as well.
- If accepted, we ask that you submit a one-paragraph biography (max. 75 words) written in third person. Include your full name, current degree program and year (for students), and professional title and department at VU/VUMC (for faculty/staff).
Previous issues
Older editions:
Read extended versions of the following works from the 2020-2021 edition of Tabula Rasa here:
- Coping With COVID – Aida Yared
- Heather Jordan – Acts of Love
- Lewis Schrager – A Short Walk After Work
- Lewis Schrager – Safekeeping
- Lois Greene Stone – From Mister to Doctor
- Steven Scaglione – The Voice on the Other Line
Read extended versions of the following works from the 2019-2020 edition of Tabula Rasa here:
- Ah, You’re the Doctor? – Denise Raynor
- Hulling the Heart – Lori Anne Parker-Danley
- Rose – Karl Misulis
- Where Am I Now – Nanette Bahlinger
“Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art.”
Paracelsus