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The SFLJ Summer Youth Writing Contest opens today, June, 21, 2022.

The topic for our Youth Writing Challenge is The Pandemic. Writers ages 18 and under are invited to submit their work relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. We welcome poetry, essays, or short stories regarding any aspect of the pandemic and its effects. We particularly welcome stories of hope, help, and triumph, but all insights are invited. Please include your name and age with your submission.

Submissions may be published here. The first prize is $100.

All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. on September 5, 2022.

Welcome to the South Florida Literary Journal.

SFLJ is a forum for original creative writing and visual art by youth and adults. We hope to foster the talents of young writers as well as recognize excellence in writers and artists of all ages.

If you are interested in submitting your work, please go to our Submission Guidelines page first, and make sure your submissions are in compliance.

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