Submission Guidelines

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  • Your submission must be your original, unpublished work. 
  • Submissions may not be withdrawn after we have accepted it.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.