An Ozarks-based quarterly independent review publishing art, comics, poetry, prose, and photography emerging from the margins. ‘Far Afield’ holds space for artists working at the edges, looking in. Sometimes strange, intuitive, unpolished, and a little off-center while still grounded in the natural world, the magazine speaks for voices that don’t quite belong—and don’t need to.

A design on the cover of Far Afield Quarterly Review, Spring 2026, featuring a green and yellow quilt-like border with small flower and plant illustrations.

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‘THE OTHER SEASON’—Spring 2026

Spring, but not the obvious version. Late bloomers, false starts, cold snaps, quiet thawing. What doesn’t align with the expected narrative of renewal?

Art, unfenced. Work that resists containment—formally, emotionally, or geographically. Stray forms, hybrid pieces, things that don’t quite belong to one genre or place. Let it wander.

This issue includes works by the following creators: 

Christiano Bellotti, Morgan Bowling, Hannah Duckworth, Emily Ever, Kasey Hartline, Adam Hoxeng, Mary Kester, John King, Paige Kiser, Seder Kojdecki, Shay Leckenby, James McShane, Madeira Miller, Zoë Dael Miller, Cassidy Reich, Autumn Thompson, and Dylan Webb.
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The temporary cover of The Far Afield Quarterly Review, Summer 2026, titled 'No Shade, Then Rain', featuring a black and white illustration of an eye within a sunburst.

‘NO SHADE, THEN RAIN’—Summer 2026

Exposure—emotional, physical, environmental. Open fields, omnipresent sun, nowhere to hide. Pieces that feel stark, vulnerable, laid bare. What’s leftover after something has already happened?

Heat, wind, and storm as forces that break things open and knock something loose. We’re interested in what gets released—intentionally or not—when there’s no cover, no reprieve. Send work that carries themes of aftermath, a sense of exposure, or a feeling of bursting.

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  • 'NO SHADE, THEN RAIN'

    SUMMER 2026 — ISSUE 2

    Exposure—emotional, physical, environmental. Open fields, omnipresent sun, nowhere to hide. Pieces that feel stark, vulnerable, laid bare. What’s leftover after something has already happened?

    Heat, wind, and storm as forces that break things open and knock something loose. We’re interested in what gets released—intentionally or not—when there’s no cover, no reprieve. Send work that carries themes of aftermath, a sense of exposure, or a feeling of bursting.

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  • 'THE OTHER SEASON'

    SPRING 2026 — ISSUE 1

    Spring, but not the obvious version. Late bloomers, false starts, cold snaps, quiet thawing. What doesn’t align with the expected narrative of renewal?

    Art, unfenced. Work that resists containment—formally, emotionally, or geographically. Stray forms, hybrid pieces, things that don’t quite belong to one genre or place. Let it wander.

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