The Florida Review - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Note: former contributors should wait two years from the time of publication to submit again.
We are looking for innovative, luxuriant, insightful human stories—and for things that might surprise us. We like writing that takes risks, affects us deeply, and yet also meets the highest standards of beautiful language and syntax that supports the meaning of the work.
We tend to favor stories and essays in which the mysteries emerge out of human personality and interaction. In other words, character-driven pieces that make us think about our lives in new ways.
We are looking for innovative, luxuriant, insightful human stories—and for things that might surprise us. We like writing that takes risks, affects us deeply, and yet also meets the highest standards of beautiful language and syntax that supports the meaning of the work.
We tend to favor stories and essays in which the mysteries emerge out of human personality and interaction. In other words, character-driven pieces that make us think about our lives in new ways.
This market charges a fee of $3.00 to submit.
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralLiterary
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
750 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Non-Paying
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
Non-Paying
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 19 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 26 | Average: 98.58 | Median: 95 | Max: 192
Responded:
89.47%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
89.47% - avg 98 days
(35.29% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
10.52%
Pending:
There are 14 pending responses.
(25 min | 64.21 average | 61 median | 139 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 29 January 2013
Last officially checked: 21 February 2026
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