Do you have a perspective to share or knowledge that could benefit your fellow nurses? The Alaska Nurse magazine is looking for contributors for our upcoming 2026 issues! Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just passionate about a topic, this is a great opportunity to highlight your work, share your experience, and connect with nurses across Alaska.
Each issue of our magazine features a different focus related to nursing and healthcare. Articles do not have to fit the theme and can be personal, educational, or just plain interesting.
We welcome a wide range of formats, including well-researched articles, profiles, book reviews, visual art, personal stories, reflections from practice, and more. If you have something to say related to one of these topics—or a fresh idea we haven’t thought of yet—we want to hear from you!
New Submission Opportunities
For 2026, we’re particularly interested in book reviews, visual art, poetry, and personal stories!
Book Reviews
We’re interested in reviews of books related to nursing, care work, disability, healthcare, and more. There is no minimum or maximum word count requirement. Please send a pitch in to our editor, Mat Thomas, at ma*@ak*****.org if you’d like to write a book review.
Visual Art and Poetry
We’d love to highlight the work of nurse artists! Poetry can be submitted by email. Art can be scanned, or you can send a photo of your art for us to print. A wide variety of visual art will be accepted, including but not limited to: collage, paintings, earrings, sketches.
Reciprocity
Tell a short story in your own words! This column will center personal narratives by nurses, those we’ve cared for, and people who inhabit the intersection of both nurse and patient. The goal of this column is to encourage reciprocal understanding between those of us who give and receive care. Word count limit: 700 words.
Spring 2026 — Disability Justice
Submission Deadline: January 17
Created by queer, disabled activists, organizers, and cultural workers of color, disability justice is a framework that resists ableism, racism, capitalism, colonialism, and oppression in all its interconnected forms. In “Skin, Tooth, and Bone: A Disability Justice Primer” the collective Sins Invalid articulates a working definition, initially written by Patty Berne, which includes the following understandings:
- All bodies are unique and essential
- All bodies have strengths and needs that must be met
- We are powerful, not despite the complexities of our bodies, but because of them
- All bodies are confined by ability, race, gender, sexuality, class, nation state, religion, and more, and we cannot separate them.
For this issue, we’re interested in articles about the following:
- The intersection of disability and nursing
- How disability justice can, and does, change our nursing work
- How to combat ableism, advocate for our disabled patients, and resist stereotypes in the workplace
Upcoming 2026 Themes
After the spring issue, look forward to the following themes for 2026:
Summer: Transitions
Fall: Workplace Conditions
Winter: Refusal
Article Submissions
Interested in writing for The Alaska Nurse? Email ma*@ak*****.org to share your ideas, ask a question, or submit an article.
Submission guidelines:
- Articles should be your own original work. Any material made with AI must be disclosed.
- Articles typically range from 400 to 1,200 words, but word count is flexible.
- Submit all articles in Microsoft Word or Google Doc format.
- Include the full names and credentials of all authors. Author photos are appreciated when possible.
- Photos are encouraged! Please submit high-resolution images along with photo credits and captions.
- If applicable, include a list of references or sources used in your article.
Feel free to share our call for articles with interested friends and colleagues. We look forward to featuring your article in an upcoming issue!