Open Field, Cornell College's annual literary and art magazine, invites submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and artwork from all Cornell College students. Each spring the journal debuts at the Department of English and Creative Writing's Big Launch event.
We are looking for art of all types, including but not limited to photography, comics, digital art, mixed media, scans of drawings or paintings, and photographs of sculptures. All submissions will be considered by the editorial board for the issue's cover art.
- All work must be anonymous: remove your name and any identifying information from the images before you submit. Use the titles of your images as the file names. Do not use your own name in the file name. If your name is on your work, it will not be considered. If your work is untitled, please title it as such; if you have more than one untitled image, please title as: Untitled1, Untitled2, etc.
- You may submit up to eight images in one submission, and you may only submit once. If submitting more than one image, please do not submit each image as a separate submission.
- Submissions should be high resolution (at LEAST 300 dpi at 5" x 7"), and must be formatted as .PNG files.
- Work must not have been previously published; (personal websites or blogs are OK). AI-generated work will be declined.
Contact Art Editor San Antonio Geigel at asanantoniogeigel29@cornellcollege.edu with any questions or for assistance with submissions.
We only accept submissions from current Cornell College students. Use your Cornell email address to submit.
We are looking for prose pieces in the genres of fiction and creative nonfiction. All prose submissions will be considered for an award chosen by an outside judge.
- Prose submissions should be double-spaced and each piece must not exceed 3,500 words. Each prose piece should be saved in its own file.
- Put the title at the top of each piece. The title will not count towards your 3,500 words.
- You may submit up to three prose entries as separate files in one submission. You may submit only once.
- All work must be anonymous: remove your name and any identifying information from the pages before you submit. Use the title of your submission as the file name. Do not use your own name in the file name. If your name is on your work, it will not be considered.
- Work must not have been previously published; (appearance on your personal website or blog is OK). AI-generated work will be declined.
Contact Prose Editor Rhye Nelson at RNelson27@cornellcollege.edu with any questions.
We only accept submissions from current Cornell College students. Use your Cornell email address to submit.
We accept all forms and styles of poetry. All poetry submissions will be considered for awards, chosen by an outside judge.
- Poetry submissions should be single-spaced, formatted as you would like to see them printed.
- Submit each poem in a separate document. You may submit up to four poems in one submission, and you may submit only once.
- All work must be anonymous: remove your name and any identifying information from the pages before you submit. Use the title of your submission as the file name. Do not use your own name in the file name. If your name is on your work, it will not be considered.
- Work must not have been previously published; (personal websites or blogs are OK). AI-generated work will be declined.
Contact Literature Editor Claudia Collazo at ccollazo27@cornellcollege.edu with any questions.
We only accept submissions from current Cornell College students. Use your Cornell email address to submit.