Upcoming Issue: Rebirth
New submissions are open until February 28th!
As of January 2025, Expanded Field has returned with a new team full of fresh ideas.
Expanded Field was established in 2017 by Dr. Erin La Cour, and it is an English-language journal for creative writing that also encourages experimentation with both image and text. The journal publishes original works of prose, poetry, visual art, and other experimental works not easily classified within genre boundaries.
Our goal as a creative journal is to provide an inclusive and diverse platform for all voices to be heard. Our core values are freedom of speech and expression, and we prioritize uniqueness and creativity. Please note that prejudice in any shape or form is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Under the direction of the student-led editorial board, located at the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the journal offers an online and open-access platform for the exhibition of works from new to established, and national to international writers and artists. For more information about how to submit your work for editorial review, please see our Submissions page.
Expanded Field is grateful for its support from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
“Delightful visions of my lonely hours!
Charm of my life and solace of my care!
Oh! would the muse but lend proportioned powers,
And give me language, equal to declare
The wonders which she bids my fancy share,
When rapt in her to other worlds I fly,
See angel forms unutterably fair,
And hear the inexpressive harmony
That seems to float on air, and warble through the sky.”
