Congratulations!
We are pleased to announce that the essay by Jannie Edwards, entitled “The Desiring Soul: The Liver and the Writing Life,” and …
The Examined Life Journal joins The Short Coat podcast
The ELJ editor, Carol Scott-Conner, joins author Katie Runde, and medical students and authors Jeff Goddard and Linda Peng to discuss reasons …
Call for submissions
The Examined Life Journal opens its call for submissions on February 3rd! Volume 12 was launched at the end of 2024. After …
Volume 12 of The Examined Life Journal is now available!
The Examined Life Journal is a literary publication of The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine published annually by The Writing and …
Call for submission has been extended!
The Examined Life Journal has extended its submission window to April 14th! You have two more weeks to send in your poetry, …
Call for ELJ submissions!
We have launched Volume 11 of The Examined Life Journal! The journal is available online and in local Iowa City bookshops: Sidekick …
Just a little longer….
… to send in your writing! But just in case, to be sure everybody has plenty of time, we’ve scooched the deadline …
Check out the recent Examined Life Journal reading!
The Examined Life Journal submissions will be open for two more weeks. We would love to consider your work for our October …
The Examined Life Journal – news and updates!
We have loved sharing with you The Examined Life Journal, Issue 8 — if you haven’t had a chance to check it out, you …
We miss you, we can’t wait to read your words.
Dear Examined Lifers, We hope you are safe and well during this strange, often difficult time. We, at the Carver College of …