Florida English

The staff of Florida English, the literary journal supported by the Florida College English Association and Ringling School of Art and Design, announces a call for submissions for its 5th issue. Florida English, a quality, print journal, is published annually and highlights works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.

Submission guidelines:

Send one short story or creative nonfiction piece, up to five poems, one brief interview of an author with newly published material, and/or one critical essay on both paper and IBM-compatible CD saved in Microsoft Word or RTF.
Mail submissions to Poetry Editor, Fiction Editor, Creative Nonfiction Editor, Interview Editor, or Critical Essays Editor, Florida English, Department of Language and Literature, Manatee Community College, 5840 26th Street West, Bradenton, Florida 34207. Include SASE with enough postage if you would like to have your manuscript returned (otherwise, submissions will be recycled).

For all submissions, please include a cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, email address, institutional affiliation (if you have one), and the titles of your poems, story, nonfiction piece, or essay.

Do not include your name or a header on any other page.

Do not send simultaneous submissions or previously published work.

Follow current MLA guidelines for critical essay submissions and formatting.

Please include a brief bio. for the contributor’s page.

Submissions must be postmarked by April 1, 2007.