What to Know Before You Submit

Previously Unpublished

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By submitting your work, you confirm that it has not been previously published in any form, whether by another magazine, online publication, personal website, blog, or social media platform. Works first published by our magazine may not be reposted or shared online without proper credit. Any publication on personal websites, blogs, portfolios, or social media platforms must clearly acknowledge our magazine as the original publisher.

Simultaneous Submissions

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Simultaneous submissions are accepted, provided this is disclosed in your cover letter at the time of submission. Authors are expected to immediately withdraw any work accepted for publication elsewhere.

Multiple Submissions

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Multiple submissions are permitted within a single submission period. Contributors may submit up to five poems, one long-form fiction manuscript, and photography portfolios containing no more than ten images. Any graphic narrative submissions should not exceed fifteen pages. Please group works of the same category into a single submission whenever possible.

Rights & Publication Terms

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Contributors retain full copyright to their work. By accepting publication with our magazine, contributors grant us First Serial Rights and the non-exclusive right to publish and archive the work in print and digital formats.

All rights revert to the contributor upon publication. Any subsequent republication or online posting must include acknowledgment of first publication by our magazine.

By submitting, contributors confirm that their work is original, unpublished unless otherwise disclosed, and does not infringe upon the rights of others.

Formatting

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All written works should be submitted as text files (.docx, .pdf, .pages) in clear, legible fonts such as Times New Roman or Arial. For longer forms such as essay, prose, or fiction, the work should be double spaced. Poetry and other short works may be single spaced, one poem per page if submitting multiples. Please include clear titles for all written works at the top of the page. Submissions will be reformatted by the magazine, therefore only plain text is required. Pieces that include writing accompanied by artwork or photography are allowed.

Visual works such as photography, artwork, and graphic narrative should be submitted as high-resolution image files (.jpg, .png, .tiff, .pdf). After spring 2026, the magazine will be produced at a page size of 6”x9”, and spreads will be 12”x9”.

Submit your work to Far Afield

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Far Afield. We’re grateful for the time, care, and intention you have put into your work, as well as your choice to share it with us.

By submitting work to the magazine, contributors acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to the Submission Guidelines in full.

Issue Dates

‘THE OTHER SEASON’
Spring 2026

Submissions closed for consideration at 5:00pm CST on May 15th.
The issue will be published on May 31st.

‘NO SHADE, THEN RAIN’
Summer 2026

Submissions open for consideration on May 15th,
and close at 5:00pm CST on August 1st.
The issue will be published on August 15th.