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If you are a poet, prophet, peace-loving artist, if you are tolerant, traditional or anarchistic, haiku or epic, and points in between;
if your poems sing, shout, whisper, dance, scratch, tickle, trot or crawl; if you value the humane treatment of every creature
and the planet on which we dwell, SoFloPoJo seeks your best work.
What do we mean when we say "your best work?" Or that we seek well-crafted poems that are thematically complex, emotionally nuanced,
or "in your face," filled with images that excite wonder, mystery and dread, and challenge the reader to question their assumptions?
We invite you to check out our Nominations page to see some of what excited our editors.
if your poems sing, shout, whisper, dance, scratch, tickle, trot or crawl; if you value the humane treatment of every creature
and the planet on which we dwell, SoFloPoJo seeks your best work.
What do we mean when we say "your best work?" Or that we seek well-crafted poems that are thematically complex, emotionally nuanced,
or "in your face," filled with images that excite wonder, mystery and dread, and challenge the reader to question their assumptions?
We invite you to check out our Nominations page to see some of what excited our editors.
We read poetry submissions year round and publish quarterly: February, May, August, and November
From time to time at the end of a quarterly reading period Essays or Flash may close for two weeks so that the editors can clear their backlog.
There are NO READING FEES.
All Poetry, Essay, Flash Fiction, or Video submissions should be submitted through our Submittable page.
After reviewing our guidelines please use the SUBMIT button at the bottom of this page
Thank you for thinking of South Florida Poetry Journal as an opportunity to showcase your work. We seek poetry, flash fiction and essays that inspire, stimulate, evoke, emote, shock and surprise. We want poetry performed well on video that is dynamic and exciting. Transport us by your words to wondrous and strange places, and familiar places that you have made new.
Please send us your best work. SoFloPoJo is a no fee, no pay, no paywall, self-funded publication.
Between 2021 and 2025, we averaged a 4% acceptance rate for poems submitted to our quarterly open calls.
From time to time at the end of a quarterly reading period Essays or Flash may close for two weeks so that the editors can clear their backlog.
There are NO READING FEES.
All Poetry, Essay, Flash Fiction, or Video submissions should be submitted through our Submittable page.
After reviewing our guidelines please use the SUBMIT button at the bottom of this page
Thank you for thinking of South Florida Poetry Journal as an opportunity to showcase your work. We seek poetry, flash fiction and essays that inspire, stimulate, evoke, emote, shock and surprise. We want poetry performed well on video that is dynamic and exciting. Transport us by your words to wondrous and strange places, and familiar places that you have made new.
Please send us your best work. SoFloPoJo is a no fee, no pay, no paywall, self-funded publication.
Between 2021 and 2025, we averaged a 4% acceptance rate for poems submitted to our quarterly open calls.
GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Please, only one submission per reading period: Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec and whether we accept or reject your submission, please wait 6 months before submitting again.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please withdraw your piece right away once it is no longer available.
- We respectfully request that once you have acknowledged our acceptance, you do not withdraw your submission. We will gladly discuss any extenuating circumstances.
- Please include a brief third-person bio and tell us what city/town you live in. SoFloPoJo reserves the right to edit bios for length.
- SoFloPoJo may add your email address to our contact list; if you do not wish to be added to our email list, please let us know.
- By submitting to SoFloPoJo you attest that your submission is your original unpublished work.
- We do not publish sexually explicit work because we do not limit access to our site based on age. That being said, we do publish and support Me Too & Sex Positive work. Email [email protected]. Due to the mature subject matter that sometimes appears in our journal and Florida's fraught political climate, we ask that our authors have reached, at time of publication, the Florida majority age of 18 or older.
- SoFloPoJo retains First Serial Rights, and the right to electronically archive and/or reprint your work in a SoFloPoJo Anthology.
- Once published, SoFloPoJo may feature your work on our Social Media, YouTube, Facebook Channels, or SoFloPoJo Anthology.
- SoFloPoJo nominates published work for Pushcart, Best of the Net, etc.
- Following publication, all rights revert back to the author.
- If your work is reprinted or anthologized elsewhere, please credit SoFloPoJo or South Florida Poetry Journal as the place where your work first appeared.
- Please tell the world your work has been accepted, and send them the link after it appears!
Please scroll down for The Third Annual Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize
POETRY
- Please submit up to three (3) unpublished poems in one (1) document not to exceed 5 pages (approx 150 lines in total) on our Submittable page (please, no more than 1 submission every 6 months).
- Do not include your name, email, or other identifying info in the document containing your poems.
- We prefer 12 pt. font in Times New Roman or similar in .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf format.
- Once your work is accepted we will contact you regarding optional audio files, headshots, and participation in Zoom issue launch readings.
- We’re looking for personal essays related to being a writer, and/or visual artist. (We interpret this very broadly!) Highly technical craft essays are not a good fit for us. If you have something you think we’d be interested in, send it our way. Or, if you have an in-progress idea on which you’d like a bit of feedback, we’d love to hear from you. We’re excited about working with new and published essayists alike.
- We publish approximately two essays in each issue. Check our website to read what we’ve published: SouthFloridaPoetryJournal.com.
- Up to 1,500 words.
- One story, one submission per reading period, one file per submission, simultaneous submissions allowed, please withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere.
- Please submit on our Submittable page. (link below)
- Up to 750 words.
- Open to inquiries at [email protected]
VISUAL ART
- To submit or query about Visual Art please contact Art Editor Kristine Snodgrass at [email protected]
GUEST REVIEWS
- Open to inquiries at [email protected]
The Third Annual
Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize
a joint project of Wild & Precious Life Series and SoFloPoJo
https://soflopojo.submittable.com/submit
Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize
a joint project of Wild & Precious Life Series and SoFloPoJo
https://soflopojo.submittable.com/submit
The Third Annual Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize 2026
is open for submissions October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025
First Place & Honorable Mentions will be announced no later than April 1, 2026.
is open for submissions October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025
First Place & Honorable Mentions will be announced no later than April 1, 2026.
- The Prize for this contest is five hundred dollars $500.00. There is no entry fee. The prize will be paid to one winner, or, in the case of collaborative work, split among the collaborators. There will be up to three (3) honorable mentions.
- Eligibility: This year, we are inviting submissions from the LGBTQIA+ Community. There are no geographical restrictions. Please note: you must be at least 18 years old to submit.
- Guidelines: You may submit one (1) document containing one (1) previously unpublished poem. The total document length should not exceed three (3) pages in a standard 12-point font. All entries will be read concealed. That means your name should not appear anywhere on the document. Please only one (1) entry per submitter.
- The Readers: Our readers for 2026 are Dustin Brookshire, host of the Wild & Precious Life Series; Judy Ireland, SoFloPoJo Senior Poetry Editor; and Nicole Tallman, Miami-Dade County Poetry Ambassador and Poetry and Interviews Editor for The Blue Mountain Review and South Florida Poetry Journal.
- Process: The readers will read & score the submissions received between Oct 1st and Dec 31st. The highest ranking submissions will be forwarded to the Final Judge, Denise Duhamel.
- Publication: The prize winner and honorable mentions will be announced on or before April 1, 2026, and published in SoFloPoJo.
- Theme: There is no theme for this contest. Let the spirit and work of Maureen Seaton be your guide.
We look forward to reading your work
SUBMISSIONS TO CHAMLEON CHIMERA, AN ANTHOLOGY OF FLORIDA POETS ARE NOW CLOSED
Watch Purple Ink Press for announcements regarding the print publication https://purpleinkpress.com/
Submissions for Witchery are now closed - email [email protected]
SoFloPoJo is a self-funded labor of love. Everyone on staff is a volunteer.
Donations through the Tip Jar are NOT tax deductible, are NOT required, and do NOT affect your submission in any way.
All donations through our tip jar are used to improve the Journal & offset the Journal's expenses.
Donations through the Tip Jar are NOT tax deductible, are NOT required, and do NOT affect your submission in any way.
All donations through our tip jar are used to improve the Journal & offset the Journal's expenses.
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