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The Florida Review 400

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About

The Florida Review is the literary journal published by the University of Central Florida.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees, except for interviews, reviews, video and graphic narrative. The fee is USD $3.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1975

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based

We consider literary fiction that takes many different approaches, from experimental to minimalist to psychologically-nuanced realism.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash Fiction750 - 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text. Video.


Nonfiction Open Fee-based

We consider literary nonfiction with a range of approaches, from personal essay, to memoir, to literary journalism, to lyric essays.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Interview Interview3,000 - 5,000 words.
Essay EssayUp to 8,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 8,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Open Fee-based

We look for clear, strong poems, filled with real people, objects, emotions, and insight. We'll consider formal verse and highly experimental works, but prefer poetry in which form is secondary to content.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Formal verse, Free verse.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUp to 4 pieces.
Graphic Narrative Graphic NarrativeNo page limits known.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image. Video.


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The Florida Review Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 233 reports from 194 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported2 min | 114.3 mean avg | 95.0 median | 279 max days (64.6 std dev)
Responses90.55 %
Acceptances3.00 % of submissions accepted (141.6 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.61 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections87.55 % (117.5 avg. days per rejection) | 34.8 % personal, 43.6 % form, 21.6 % unspecified | 0.4 % shortlisted
Non-Responses9.44 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded0.86 % (202.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals8.58 % (63.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending76 responses are pending (1 min | 51.5 mean avg | 40.0 median | 220 max days waiting | 43.9 std dev) from 74 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (53.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (63.9 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Mar 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 May 2024
Last Audited: 18 Jan 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 06 Feb 2006

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