Florida literary Organizations & events
Book fairs & festivals
online sellers of Florida books
literary organizations
literary magazines
Saw Palm - University of South Florida
Devoted exclusively to Florida fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, art, photography, and interviews with Florida artists.
Florida State University
University of Florida
University of Central Florida
University of North Florida
University of West Florida
Florida International University
Florida Atlantic University
University of Tampa
published in Tallahassee by Apalachee Press, a nonprofit corporation
Brushing
Rollins College
CaKe
Florida A&M University
E-Journal & Print, based in Tallahassee
Poetry e-journal, based in Tallahassee
University of Miami
e-journal based in Orlando; has a publishing imprint as well
cultural/arts magazines
Florida-specific book reviews
literary awards
publishing houses
- Pineapple Press
- University Press of Florida
- Burrow Press
- Anhinga Press
- Great Outdoors Publishing Company
- Pottersville Press
- Earthways Press
- YellowJacket Press
- Kitsune Books
- Oceanview Publishing
- Rock Press
- University of Miami Press - does not seem to be in operation anymore, but it published many great books about Florida over the years.
writer's associations
State Wide
The Florida Writers Association
The Florida Outdoor Writers Association
Regional
The Writers' Network of South Florida
South Florida Writers Association
Pinellas Authors and Writers Organization
Genre
Mystery Writers of America , Florida Chapter
SCBWI Florida: Florida Chapter of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators
For Romance Writers
Florida Romance Writers Association
Chapters:
Ancient City Romance Authors St Augustine
Central Florida Romance Writers Orlando
First Coast Romance Writers Jacksonville
Florida Romance Writers, Inc. Miami, Keys, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach
Southwest Florida Romance Writers Naples, Ft. Myers
Space Coast Authors of Romance Melbourne
Sunshine State Romance Authors Homosassa
Volusia County Romance Writers Lake Helen
Writer conferences
January
Fun in the Sun Conference: Presented by Florida Romance Writers, Inc
March
Florida Christian Writers Conference
Sleuthfest: Presented by the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America
June
Presented by the Florida Chapter of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators
July
(formerly the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writing the Region Workshop)
August
Florida Outdoor Writers Association Conference
University of North Florida Writers Conference
September
November
Other Words: A Conference of Literary Magazines, Independent Publishers, and Writers: sponsored by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition
writing colonies
Creative writing mfa programs
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of South Florida
Florida authors wiki
- a list of every Florida author
state cultural agencies
Florida Arts Hall of Fame
http://www.florida-arts.org/programs/ahf/
Florida Memory Project
Florida Department of State
Division of Library and Information Services