The Florida Review See other projects related to this listing. About The Florida Review publishes work from around the world from emerging and established writers. We are not Florida-exclusive, though we embrace our state and its many communities. Our magazine is a home for the realistic and the weird alike. We love when the ordinary proves extraordinary or the wild is tamed. We love anything with sentences that sing. We love it all, and we’ve been loving good writing for over 50 years. 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 (average for magazines that charge). Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 1972 Publication Medium & Frequency Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed The Florida Review's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines. More ChallengingThe Florida Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveThe Florida Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section 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: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: 750 - 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces. Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words. Novelette: 7,500 - 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. Collapse section 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: 3,000 - 5,000 words. Essay: Up to 8,000 words; Unknown number of pieces. Narrative Nonfiction: Up 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. Collapse section 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: GeneralLengths: Poem: No 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. Collapse section Visual Art Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Artwork: Up to 4 pieces. Graphic Narrative: No 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. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @theflreviewX (Twitter) @theflreview Support this Publisher: Make a Donation Shop their Store For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope The Florida Review Submission Statistics 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. This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Visual Art Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 313 reports from 235 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 0 min | 83.6 mean avg | 83.0 median | 212 max days (42.9 std dev) Responses 92.33 % Acceptances: 1.60 % of submissions accepted (51.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.13 % 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. Rejections: 90.73 % (86.5 avg. days per rejection) | 20.1 % personal, 62.3 % form, 17.6 % unspecified | 0.6 % shortlisted Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 7.67 % (55.8 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 68 responses are pending (0 min | 37.1 mean avg | 33.0 median | 128 max days waiting | 354.8 std dev) from 65 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (44.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.) The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (62.8 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.) Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 09 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 09 Aug 2026. 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