Please note: Stonecrop Review is now on an indefinite hiatus and we will not be accepting new submissions for the foreseeable future.
We seek creative non-fiction, literary fiction, art, and photography that explores the ways in which human animals, non-human animals, and plants have created, adapted to, and thrived in cities. We are particularly keen to publish works that explore nature in cities that have not been as widely represented in the urban nature canon. So, whilst we’ll happily consider pieces about New York, Chicago, and London, we’ll be ecstatic to read your submissions from Sheffield, Calgary, Quito, Nairobi, or Chennai!
General submission guidelines
Stonecrop Review accepts five types of submissions: Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Reader’s Corner, Artwork, Photography.
Please note: we are fine with simultaneous submissions, just let us know in your email and inform us if your piece gets published elsewhere in the mean time. We are only interested in pieces that have not previously been published elsewhere. If your piece has been significantly revised (e.g. a short blog post has been expanded into a longer essay) we may consider it, but please let us know in your email and send a link to the previous publication. If you are not successful in this submission window, we encourage you to submit again, but please submit a different piece!
Creative Non-Fiction and Fiction
We’re looking for creative pieces that include your voice, so not fact-heavy nonfiction (e.g. scientific papers, biographies etc). We do not publish genre fiction (e.g. mystery, thriller, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy, and horror).
- We welcome pieces of between 500 to 5000 words in length
- Please submit word documents in 12 pt, Time New Roman, double spaced
- Please use your name as the name of the file e.g. Leonard_Dubkin.doc
- Include a short 50 word, third-person biography and a photo of yourself with your submission
- Depending on the length of your piece we will accept up to 3 submissions per submission period, as long as the total word count does not exceed 5000 words
- Email submission to: stonecrop.review@gmail.com
Reader’s Corner
Tell us about a book you’ve read that inspired or changed how you think about urban nature. We’re not looking for book reviews here, but personal essays. Tell us a bit about the book, then tell us how it impacted you. Was the location or time in your life that you read it significant? Did you read it in childhood and revisit it as an adult? Take us on your reading journey.
- Maximum 1000 words
- Please submit word documents in 12 pt, Time New Roman, double spaced
- Please use your name as the name of the file e.g. Leonard_Dubkin.doc
- Include a short 50 word, third-person biography and a photo of yourself with your submission
- Only one submission per submission period please
- Email submission to: stonecrop.review@gmail.com
Artwork and Photography
We welcome photography and visual artwork in any medium that explores or touches on urban ecologies. You can send us a single artwork or a series of up to 10 pieces. For photography, we accept photo essays only. Please include a word file with your submission, with the text to accompany the photos and indicate where each photo would appear in the text. We will consider a single photo if you think it would be suitable as a cover image, please let us know in your submission email.
- Send low res files. If your submission is accepted, we will ask you to send higher resolution files.
- No more than 10 files per submission.
- Submit files in png, jpg or tiff format
- Please use your name as the name of the file e.g. Leonard_Dubkin.jpeg. Number each consecutive file e.g. Leonard_Dubkin1.jpeg
- Include a short 50 word, third-person biography and a photo of yourself with your submission.
- Only one submission (of max 10 images) per submission period please.
- Email submission to: stonecrop.review@gmail.com
Honorarium
Every contributor receives an honorarium of $20. We also endeavor to promote your work through our website and social media. We hope to form lasting partnerships with our writers and artists and hope that you will become a regular contributor.