Submission Guidelines

Our submissions are now CLOSED.

In the 16th issue of The Fieldstone Review, we're exploring the theme of SILENCE. We want to cut through the noise, (human and otherwise) and draw attention to the silences that abide in and around us. We want silences that are resounding in their depth and breadth. Send us your poems, stories, and essays about moments you’ve chosen silence, or else felt the world went at your tongue with a fire axe. Go personal or political. Use your imagination – that fugitive, non-artificially intelligent part of yourself – to experiment with language and form. Spin surprising substance from the quiet. Speak to us from the void. Stun us into —

Our 2024 issue SILENCE will be published near the end of summer. We are also proud to announce that this year we will offer a literary prize of $100 CAD for the best submission as chosen by our editorial team!

FORMAT

• The Fieldstone Review practices blind reviewing. 
• Please do not indicate your name or any identifying information.
• Submissions should be in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins.
• Poetry submissions may vary as necessary.
• Documents should be attached in .doc/.docx format. However, .pdf is suitable for poems with unique formatting.

GENRE

• POETRY: One submission per author to a max of six pages, sent as a single attachment.
• FICTION: One submission per author to a max of 5,000 words.
• NONFICTION: One submission per author to a max of 2,500 words, OR two submissions to a max of 1,000 words each. 
• REVIEWS: Responses to works published in the last two years (fiction, poetry, film, etc.) to a max of 2000 words. Submit a pitch first of one short paragraph, including: what content your review will explore, why, and estimated word count.

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.