FIELDNOTES is inviting submissions for its eighth issue!
DEADLINE: 9 March 2026
We are searching for fresh departures. We are seeking submissions of text and visual material across all forms, including but not limited to: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, interview pitches, conversations, collaborations, work-in-translation, photography, drawing and collage. We welcome non-conforming submissions, works between text and image, experimental forms and poetic innovations. Writers and artists anywhere in the world are encouraged to submit.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND MATERIALS:
FN008 OPEN CALL GUIDELINES (PDF)
FN008 OPEN CALL FAQs (PDF)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FORM (LINK)
Contributors selected from the Open Call will be paid a fee (between £150-£250) for original content not published elsewhere. We will work collaboratively with contributors to develop and edit all works before publication.
The best way to get a sense of the kind of work we publish is to buy a previous issue! Copies and concessions are available in our online shop.
SUBMISSION FEE:
£4 / FREE for those on low incomes or unwaged / FREE for subscribers
You can claim the cost of submission as a discount against any purchase from our online shop using the discount code FN008SD at checkout.
SUBMISSION FORMATS:
- Text submissions: maximum 6000 words or 15 pages in total, in Word or PDF format.
- Image submissions: maximum 15 images in total, maximum size 2 MB, images can be sent in JPEG or PDF format.
- Mixed submissions of text and image are welcome.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
- Please pay the submission fee here or request a concessionary code by emailing info@fieldnotes.site.
- Include the completed order number in the subject line of your submission email.
- Title each submission file with your name and a file number (example: Jane_Smith1.jpeg). This is important! Otherwise we can’t track your submission once it enters our database.
- Send your submission via email as attachments to: submissions@fieldnotes.site
- Please send submissions as attachments not as images embedded in the body of the email or as links for Wetransfer, Google Drive or similar.
- Complete and submit an Equal Opportunities Form online.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
- If you are unable to pay the submission fee due to lack of funds please get in touch with us at info@fieldnotes.site and we will send you a concession code. This is available to Universal Credit claimants, those in receipt of the Disability Living Allowance or any other kind of income support, those on minimum wage or in similarly low paid jobs. Please note: this is not a student discount. If you are able to, please consider paying the fee, we are a registered charity run primarily on volunteer time and goodwill.
- We are actively seeking contributions from underrepresented groups. Those who face cultural, social, physical or economic barriers to applying for opportunities in the arts are particularly encouraged to submit.
- We are committed to a rigorous editorial process and we expect to edit all text submissions. This process is collaborative and based on mutual consent. Please only submit if you are happy to enter into this process with us! If visual works are selected for publication we will need high resolution print quality images (minimum 300 dpi) in order to publish them.
- We have a policy of not publishing work by the same author twice so if we have already published your work we wont be able to do so again but please do stay in touch!
- We are keen to be inclusive communicators, if you have any access requirements please feel free to share via: info@fieldnotes.site
- Please note: we automatically add the emails of those who submit to our monthly mailing list, if you would rather not be subscribed then please let us know when you submit.
