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.
SoFloPoJo reads year round. We publish quarterly:
February, May, August and November. There are NO READING FEES.
All Poetry, Essay, Flash Fiction, & 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 want 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. |
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Our perennial Calls for Submission below:
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GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Please, only one submission per reading period: Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec and no more than twice a year (i.e., 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.
- 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!
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 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.
- Send inquiries regarding performance/Slam, Spoken Word, or other vibrant poetry readings recorded on video through our Submittable Call for Video Submissions.
- Use the Submit button below or search "SoFloPoJo Video" on the Submittable Discover Page.
VISUAL ART
- To submit or query about Visual Art please contact Art Editor Kristine Snodgrass at kristine.snodgrass@gmail.com
GUEST REVIEWS
- Send a query to soflopojo@gmail.com if you have written a review you'd like us to publish.
We look forward to reading your work
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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