Open Field Submission Guidelines
The deadline for Cornell students to submit original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and artwork (including photographs, drawings, comics, and more) to Open Field is January 16, 2026.
All creative writing submissions will be considered for awards in the Department of English and Creative Writing, including the Tom Garst Prize for Poetry, Clyde C. Tull Prose Prize, and Academy of American Poets Prize, (which includes $100 and membership in the Academy). All art submissions will be considered for the issue's cover art.
Submissions in all languages are welcome; please include a translation for work in languages other than English.
Submit your work here. Please be sure to read the specific submission requirements by clicking on "More" next to each category on Submittable. All submissions will be reviewed anonymously.
Managing editor: Kylie Berry
Designer: Adelaide Ries
Literature editor: Claudia Collazo
Art editor: Juliane Jerez
Business Manager: Bianca Rodriguez-Oquendo
Assistant editor: Andrea San Antonio
Selection Committee: To Be Determined (apply here in block 5)
Faculty Advisor: Professor Rebecca Entel