Make sure you check out our latest Substack and subscribe for monthly updates! Follow the link in our bio! #flreview

Please join us in celebrating Aquifer: The Florida Review Online contributor Kim Magowan and her short story "Ontkommer" being selected to The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions. You can read "Ontkommer" by following the link in our bio! #flreview

We are thrilled to announce @andrewhemmert.bsky.social as the winner of our 2026 Editor’s Prize in Poetry! Winners receive publication and a thousand dollars. "Natural History" will appear in THE FLORIDA REVIEW Vol. 50, No. 2, Spring 2027, on sale in March 2027. #flreview

We are so excited to announce that Issue 49.2 (Spring 2026) of The Florida Review is out now! Link in our bio to purchase. #theflreview

We are thrilled to announce the winner of our 2026 Editor’s Prize in Creative Nonfiction! Winners receive publication and a thousand dollars. "The Namesake" will appear in THE FLORIDA REVIEW Vol. 50, No. 2, Spring 2027, on sale in March 2027. #flreview

We are thrilled to announce the winner of our 2026 Editor’s Prize in Fiction! Winners receive publication and a thousand dollars. The "The Sorrow of Time Dealers" will appear in THE FLORIDA REVIEW Vol. 50, No. 2, Spring 2027, on sale in March 2027. #flreview

The Florida Review is thrilled to announce our winner for the 2026 Jeanne Leiby Chapbook Award, Elizabeth Erbeznik! Her chapbook THE OBOE IS A DUCK will be published and available for purchase in late 2026. #flreview

Make sure you check out our latest Substack and subscribe for monthly updates! Follow the link in our bio! #flreview

More contributor news! Nicole Santalucia's newest collection of poetry was recently published on April 21, 2026 from Bordighera Press! #flreview

We have some exciting news! Former contributor Hannah Thurman's debut novel MERCY HILL was published this week from Doubleday Books! #flreview

We know it's May, but we are closing out our National Poetry Month celebration with "Inside the cold of January..." from Travis Mossotti! #flreview

Rounding out April, we have Sandra Meek with "Corona: A Suite," accompanied by music from StarWound. #flreview

Our National Poetry Month celebration is still going strong! Today, two poems from Charlotte Pence, "ODE TO IRON" and "MISJUDGEMENTS." #flreview

Check out Senior Associate Editor Rhys Plantilla-Petit's interview with Guggenheim Fellow Bret Anthony Johnston, where they talk about Bret's most recent book, Encounters with Unexpected Animals. #flreview

Another April Thursday means another poem. Today, we have "Learning of the Death of a Classmate" by Anna Leonard. #flreview

As promised, we have another poem. Today, "A Garden at Night" from Kelle Groom. #flreview

The winner of The Florida Review's 2025 Jeanne Leiby Chapbook Award, Wednesday Trash Day by Mary Kate Coleman is still available for purchase! #flreview

Continuing our National Poetry Month celebration, we have two poems from Chelsea Rathburn. #flreview

Last day! Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry are open until tonight, April 15, 2026! #flreview

One day left! Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry are open until April 15, 2026! #flreview

Two days left! Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry are open until April 15, 2026! #flreview

Ending the first week of our National Poetry Month celebration with "Ghazal for Manatees" by Ana Prundaru. #flreview

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview

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Finishing off the week with another poem, this time "Scientists Confirm the Biological Basis of Love" from @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social . #flreview

We are kicking off National Poetry Month with "Dolly Parton Sings to Burt Reynolds at the End of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" from @svvanhilda.bsky.social . #flreview

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview

Don't mind us sneaking in a short story before the end of March! Today, we present to you, "Dying is Not a Crime" from Katie Jean Shinkle. #flreview

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview