We invite you to participate in the 2021 Hektoen Grand Prix Essay Competition in honor of Hektoen Institute Board Member Mrs. Hella Mannheimer (1924-2020).
Two prizes will be awarded: $5,000 for the winner and $2,500 for the runner-up. Please read the instructions carefully before submitting your article for publication.
Topics might include art, history, literature, education, etc. as they relate to medicine. In order to ensure the receipt of a wide variety of articles, we have decided to exclude those dealing with COVID 19 from this contest. We have many articles on medical history, so please search for your topic to see if it has been extensively covered before submitting an article.
Essays should be under 1,500 words. The deadline is September 15, 2021, at 12 pm (Noon) CST.
Contest submissions should be sent to contest@hektoeninternational.org or submitted using the form below.
In Memoriam: Hella Mannheimer (1924-2020) was a longtime Board Member of the Hektoen Institute of Medicine and served as President of the Women’s Auxiliary Board. She faithfully attended every meeting of the Hektoen Board of Trustees and was a fervent supporter of the humanities. The Hektoen Institute of Medicine thanks her for her years of dedication, and remembers her this year by naming the Hektoen International Grand Prix Essay Competition in her honor.
Contest rules and guidelines
- Submission of an article implies consent to publish in Hektoen International. If accepted for publication, an article may be published at any time regardless of the outcome of the competition. If major edits are made, proofs will be sent to the authors before publication.
- The contest is open to participants 18 years or older.
- For multiple author articles, only one person should submit the entry and communicate with the editors.
- Entries should be no longer than 1,500 words and must follow our article guidelines, including a cover page and proper formatting of both text and illustrations. Incomplete submissions will be deemed ineligible for submission.
- Articles may include images. If you provide an image, please review the guidelines in the Illustrations section below.
- Contest submissions should be sent to contest@hektoeninternational.org or submitted using our form by September 15, 2021, at 12 pm (Noon) CST. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Submissions will be read by the editors and contest judges for Hektoen International. The editors of the journal will recommend submissions and edits for publication and contest judges will read the original submission presented by the author.
- The winners of the contest will be announced by email in 2021 and winning articles will be published in a 2021 issue of Hektoen International.
- Participants should certify that their work is original and that they have copyright ownership and permission to use any images submitted.
- Please send inquiries to contest@hektoeninternational.org.
Article guidelines
Articles must be unpublished, original work that relates medicine to the humanities and no more than 1,500 words in length. Each submission should include:
- A cover page with:
- Author(s) names, titles/degrees, professional affiliation, and location (as you would like it listed in the journal)
- A biography no longer than 100 words
- The author’s contact information
- Article text with:
- The title and page numbers in the document header
- The full text of the article in Times New Roman, size 12, and double-spaced. Please format in Chicago style (chicagomanualofstyle.org) or AMA style (www.amamanualofstyle.com)
- References for quoted and cited material formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style or AMA Manual of Style, with the endnotes in numerical order.
File format/name
Please save the submission as a Word document by the author’s last name followed by the title (or abbreviated title).
For the article “Big Hugh” by Dr. Smith, save as follows:
Smith_Big Hugh.doc
Image guidelines
Please include at least one image that complements the article being submitted. Final image choice will be determined by journal staff. Rights to images must be acquired by the author prior to submission.
Images must be:
- High quality and saved as a .JPG
- Titled by author’s surname and short article name. For example, an image to accompany the article “Big Hugh” by Dr. Smith would be saved as follows: Smith_Big Hugh.jpg Add a number at the end to distinguish additional image e.g., Smith_Big Hugh2.jpg
- Accompanied by a caption. Provide a Word document with the following information:
- Caption and source (including address of website where you found the image)
- For artwork, please provide the title and date of work, the artist’s name, and the location of the artwork (museum or private collection)
- The caption should be sent as a Word document by author last name. In the example of Dr. Smith, the illustration would be captioned as follows: Smith_Caption.doc
Be sure you have the rights to any images prior to including it with your submission
Who should submit?
We welcome submissions from health professionals, students, and scholars of the humanities and social sciences. We also encourage patients to contribute pieces that reflect their experiences or perspectives on healing and health.
Where do we publish?
Accepted articles will be published on a rolling basis and included in their appropriate sections and New Arrivals. Winning articles and finalists will be featured in a future issue of Hektoen International.
Articles may also be publicized in our regular e-newsletter and across Hektoen International’s social media outlets, including Twitter and Facebook.
We DO NOT accept clinical studies
Patient Consent/Confidentiality
Our confidentiality policy is based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Please refer to this document if you have any questions: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/. Authors/artists should protect the confidentiality of all persons and not reveal personal details without their consent.
