POETRY
- Your submission must be your original, unpublished work.
- Submissions may not be withdrawn after we have accepted it.
- Please send us a headshot after your work has been accepted.
- We prefer 12 pt. font in Times New Roman or similar.
- Include a brief third-person biography. We reserve the right to edit bios for length.
- If we accept or reject your submission please wait one month before submitting again.
- Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere.
- Please NO .zip files.
- South Florida Literary Journal retains First North American Serial Rights, and the right to archive or reprint your work.
- In addition to publishing your work in South Florida Literary Journal, we may feature it on our Facebook page, or on other social media, and it may also be eligible to be printed in a print anthology.
- Following publication, all rights revert back to the author.
- Please credit South Florida Literary Journal as the place where your work first appeared.
- Please tell the world when your work has been accepted, and send out the link when it appears!
ESSAYS
- We’re looking for personal essays related to your life, experiences or observations during the pandemic, or what inspires you.
- Approximate word count: 1,000-1,500 words. Unfortunately, we are not able to pay contributors.
- Include a brief third-person biography. We reserve the right to edit bios for length.
- If we accept or reject your submission please wait 6 months before submitting again.
- Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere.
- Please NO .zip files.
- One file per submission, simultaneous submissions allowed, please withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere.
SHORT STORIES/FLASH FICTION
- Please submit fiction up to 1,500 words.
- Include a brief third-person biography. We reserve the right to edit bios for length.
- If we accept or reject your submission please wait 6 months before submitting again.
- Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere.
- Please NO .zip files.
- One file per submission, simultaneous submissions allowed, please withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere.