The Journal of Florida Literature

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature publishes articles, creative fiction and poetry, book reviews, notes in the spirit of or regarding the life and work of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, her circle, and other authors who use the state of Florida as a source of creativity. Read the journal online at this link. Please see the call for papers at this link.

Editor
Keith Huneycutt

Editorial Board
Brent Kinser, Western Carolina University
Ashley Lear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Veronica Makowsky, University of Connecticut
Ashley Reese, University of South Florida
Maurice O’Sullivan, Rollins College
Rodger L. Tarr, Illinois State University
Florence M. Turcotte, University of Florida

Call for Papers

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature publishes articles, creative fiction and poetry, book reviews, notes in the spirit of or regarding the life and work of Rawlings, her circle, and other authors who use the state of Florida as a source of creativity.

Submissions of articles that focus not only on Rawlings but also on issues that fit within the broader contexts are welcome, including these topics: 

• Florida writing & culture
• Gender studies
• Literature of place
• Regionalism
• Race
• Domesticity
• Feminism
• Eco-criticism
• Southern Culture.

In addition, the Journal welcomes submissions of short fiction and poetry, especially those works inspired by Rawlings’s own deep affection for Florida.

Please submit an electronic copy to the editor by the November 27, 2026 deadline.  All manuscripts should be no more than twenty-five double-spaced pages in length.

Manuscripts should follow MLA guidelines for documentation. All submitted articles and creative work will be peer reviewed.

JFL provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no publication charges, and all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author for non-commercial purposes. Nonetheless, reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein requires credit to the original publication source with a link to both the article and the license. This open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative’s (BOAI) definition of open access.

Please send submissions and correspondence related to other editorial issues and subscriptions to:

Dr. Keith Huneycutt
Florida Southern College
khuneycutt@flsouthern.edu