FEILDS is an artist collective that aims to generate and publish fresh writing. We host bi-annual six-week sessions, with the goal of each participant producing one piece of writing by the end. From there we publish a chapbook of everyone's work that session. We are based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
We welcome all forms and experience levels. Poems, short stories, flash fiction, reviews, creative nonfiction, memoirs, essays, interviews, and more are all eligible for inclusion in this project - we want you to write what excites you. (We reserve the right to reject a pitch if it is hateful toward any individual or social group, excluding celebrities, politicians, and anyone else who arguably deserves it.)
Funding: Volume One is funded by donations of $64.50 from Qwerty Magazine, and $227.50 from The Fiddlehead. These funds were all put toward the cost of printing the magazine. Our founders do not collect payment for their roles. FEILDS aims to never generate a profit, but to re-invest money made by the sale of our magazine into the production of more magazines and community events.
Our magazine is created in Adobe InDesign, with help from Jamie Kitts at Qwerty Magazine.
Our meetings are generously hosted free of charge by the Fredericton Public Library.
People who are organized and become effective in rendering their environment relatively more malleable are more likely to perceive themselves differently, as subjects not objects, as people who develop a vision of a better world (a more long range purposeful act) and who can act coherently to achieve it. The organizing endeavour can be seen as the process of bringing people together to share their experiences, create a vision, and develop means to act and attain that vision.
Bill Lee, Pragmatics of Community Organization
FEILDS was founded by Shannon Harvey and Seger Dow in Spring 2024.
Shannon Harvey holds a BA Honours in English and Philosophy from UNB, and a SSHRC-funded MA in English and Cultural Studies from McMaster University. She has several jobs, including a place on the editorial board of The Fiddlehead. She writes stories, makes zines, and is ostensibly working on a horror novel. She also has a Substack.
Seger Dow has spent the better part of the last decade playing shows, smoking cigarettes, and participating in general mischief. After many years of touring and writing music he has decided to turn his sights on writing. He is a full-time tattooer, an art school dropout, and much to his chagrin, a first-time novelist.
Contact us: feildsmag@gmail.com
This experience was incredibly rewarding for me. Community-grown writing groups like this are extremely beneficial to not only the writers but also to the local writing community here in Fredericton, NB. Writing can be a very insular experience, but FEILDS got me outside of my comfort zone, trying a new medium, and out into the community again, for which I am deeply grateful! I also love that we get to produce a chapbook at the end of the process.
FEILDS pushed me to create a work I am proud of! The feedback and editing sessions were not only helpful, but fun. I would recommend FEILDS to anyone who wants to get out of a creative rut or improve their writing.
If you're looking for a way to fan the flames of your creativity, FEILDS is it. The program offers equal parts structure and inspiration in what starts to feel like a community. It's where writers can get the feedback and encouragement they need to complete a piece of published written work they're proud of.
FEILDS was an incredibly fun and important experience that I am glad to have! I have always wanted to share my writing with like-minded people and this was the perfect way. I am happy to have shared another piece of art with the world.
FEILDS was a great opportunity for creating work I would have not created on my own. Challenging myself to write something completely out of my normal practice was a challenge but with support from other participants and organizers I was supported through every idea, word and revision. It was great to work with a wide range of eclectic individuals to learn new ideas from and offer peer review on works one would not otherwise have the opportunity to work with and learn from.
FEILDS is a cool and supportive writing group where you can explore your weird and zany ideas (no matter your writing experience)! I'm very glad to have been a part of the 2025 cohort and would highly recommend anyone even slightly curious to join in the future :)
If you're looking for a space to create with fellow creative weirdos, FEILDS is for you! A great group to grow your writing skills and interact with those of similar interests! :)
FEILDS is like a warm hug from your weird best friend. Your hands are both sticky, and while you're not sure why, you don't really care. It's just nice to be held, and to be seen and to be warm and sticky with weirdos who make you feel at home. More warm and sticky FEILDS, less cold and boring parking lots.