McGovern Center launches Writing Awards in Fiction


By McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics
March 21, 2025

The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics is pleased to announce a nationwide open call for unpublished fiction that is medical or healthcare-related in theme or focus. Winners will receive $500 and an opportunity to publish in the Journal of Medical Humanities.

There will be three distinct prizes awarded, as follows:

  • McGovern Center Healthcare Provider Award in Fiction: open to any healthcare provider in the U.S., including residents and fellows. Applicants must be 18 years or older.
  • McGovern Center Student Award in Fiction: open to any student, undergraduate or graduate in the U.S. Applicants must be 18 years or older.
  • McGovern Center Community Award in Fiction: open to anyone in the U.S., 18 years or older.

For more information about how to submit, visit the McGovern Center Writing Awards in Fiction.

Questions may be directed to:

Pritha Bhattacharyya, Inprint Writer-in-Residence at the McGovern Center