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Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art

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About the magazine

Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art is a literary and arts journal affiliated with the University of South Florida. Founded in 2007, it publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art, with a distinct focus on work that engages with Florida's landscapes, cultures, and communities. The journal is produced by graduate students in USF's creative writing program, who gain hands-on editorial experience. Its annual print issue and online supplements feature emerging and established voices, often highlighting the state's diverse artistic and literary heritage.

Editorial focus

Saw Palm is a Florida-themed literary journal produced by the MFA program at the University of South Florida. It publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, comics, art, photography, reviews, and interviews. Places to Stand in Florida, a special project of our website, features a Google Earth map of the state with pushpin essays that capture the variety of Florida environments, natural and man-made. The editors actively seek new writers and artists and make it a point to respond personally (if briefly) to every submission.

PoetryFictionCreative NonfictionTranslation

Submitting your work

Reading periodJul 1 to Oct 1

Reading feeNo

PaymentContributor copies only

Response time3 to 6 months

Simultaneous submissionsYes

Unsolicited submissionsYes

Saw Palm welcomes submissions from both emerging and established artists and writers. Work need not be Florida-centric but should resonate with the journal's interest in place and culture. Submit via Submittable during reading periods; simultaneous submissions are accepted with prompt notification. For comics, submit a complete short story or excerpt in PDF or image files. Always review past issues to understand the journal's aesthetic range.

Be sure your work is in some way connected with Florida. Electronic submissions only—please use the submission page on our website. Send only previously unpublished work. Please subscribe if you appreciate great Florida literature and art!

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ClosedDeadline · 2026-10-01

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Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art

About the magazine

Editorial focus

Submitting your work

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