South Florida
Literary Journal
A home for writers and artists
Welcome to the South Florida Literary Journal. We welcome submissions from adults and youth. We seek poetry, short stories, and essays. Send us your most beautiful words — inspiring, evocative, innovative, and/or enlightening. We will post prompts regularly, but submissions need not be responsive to our prompts. See our submission guidelines for details.
News: Poetry Contest
The SFLJ is pleased to announce another poetry contest. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, July 31, 2026.
The first place prize is $250.
Poets may submit up to five original, unpublished pieces. There is no fee for submissions.
There is a youth category, so please note if you are under 18.
Submissions may be published here.
Submissions
Please see our Submissions Guidelines page before submitting. Works not in compliance with the guidelines may not be considered. Send submissions to Submissions@southfloridaliteraryjournal.com.
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