The Fieldstone Review is now accepting submissions for our 2026 issue! This year, we invite writers and artists to explore the theme WILD SPACES in imaginative and creative ways. Wild spaces might be jungles, rivers, prairies, or shorelines, but they might also be interior landscapes: kitchens, bars, back stairwells, a football stadium, or a Mardi Gras party on the pool deck of a cruise ship on a hot afternoon. 

We welcome original, previously unpublished work across a wide range of genres, including poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art and photography. A $100 cash prize will be awarded to the best submission. 

Submission Deadline: April 30th, 2026

We look forward to reading your work! 

General Guidelines 

The Fieldstone Review accepts electronic submissions only. Please send all submissions as attachments. Documents should be attached in .doc/.docx format. However, .pdf is suitable for poems with unique formatting. Please submit visual art in .JPG format. 

The Fieldstone Review practices blind reviewing. Please do not indicate your name or identifying information anywhere on the attachment containing your submission. Instead, please include the following in the body of your e-mail: 

• full name
• contact information
• a biography of 50 to 100 words 
• the title(s) of the work(s) submitted
• notification if the work is a simultaneous submission
• submissions should be formatted in 12pt Times New Roman font
• all submissions except for poetry should be double-spaced

An e-mail acknowledging the receipt of the work will be sent within seven business days during the reading period. Submissions received after the reading period has ended and works that exceed the word and/or page limits listed in the appropriate categories will not be considered. 

Genre Guidelines 

FICTION: One submission per author to a max of 4,000 words.

POETRY: One submission per author to a max of six pages, sent as a single attachment.

CREATIVE NONFICTION: One submission per author to a max of 2,500 words, OR two submissions to a max of 1,000 words each. 

VISUAL ART and PHOTOGRAPHY: One submission per artist. 

Authors may submit to more than one category if they adhere to the above guidelines. Submissions that violate the above guidelines may not be considered for publication.