Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society

Journal

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings kneeling in her garden at home in Cross Creek in 1930s

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 and Creative Submissions below.

Editor
Keith Huneycutt, Florida Southern College

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 and Creative Submissions

Deadline: November 27, 2026

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature publishes articles, book reviews, notes, fiction, poetry, and other creative work in the spirit of or regarding the life and work of Rawlings, her circle, and other authors and artists inspired by Florida.

The journal welcomes submissions from various approaches focusing on Rawlings and Florida in broader contexts, including these topics: 

  • Florida writing & culture
  • Gender
  • Environment and place
  • Regionalism
  • Race

All submitted articles and creative work will be peer reviewed.

Format and Documentation

Manuscripts must be in a Microsoft Word document and meet these requirements:

  • a maximum of 25 double-spaced pages
  • size 12, Times New Roman font
  • MLA-style in-text parenthetical citations for documentation of research
  • MLA-style Works Cited page(s) for cited research

For formatting details, please consult these links to the MLA website:

AI Policy

The Journal accepts submissions of work generated by human authors only. We do not accept text, content, or images generated by AI. This policy applies to essays, poetry, fiction, drama, non-fiction, illustrations, art, photography, and all other media. Submitting essays and other non-fiction work indicates that the author agrees to adhere to this AI policy and accepts sole responsibility for the originality, the factual accuracy, and the integrity of the documentation of the work. Submitting work in a creative medium indicates that the author or artist accepts this AI policy and that the work is their original creation.

Open Access Statement

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. Submission of a manuscript to the journal indicates acceptance of this policy.

Please submit an electronic copy to Dr. Keith Huneycutt by the November 27,
2026 deadline at this address: khuneycutt56@gmail.com