--- title: Flagler College Special Feature - Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art 2027 description: "FLARE: The Flagler Review seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art for its Spring 2027 special feature, St. Augustine, FL." url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/93a9ecc5-8b9e-4bab-8a3c-0f7440eaaa38 type: program status: open createdAt: "2026-10-24" updatedAt: "2026-10-24" programType: General submission organization: "FLARE: The Flagler Review" organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/flare-the-flagler-review deadline: "2027-01-15" location: St. Augustine, FL, United States isOnline: true disciplines: - poetry - fiction - nonfiction - painting - photography - illustration - sculpture - design - flash fiction - creative nonfiction - comics - fabric --- # Flagler College Special Feature - Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art 2027 **Hosted by:** FLARE: The Flagler Review **Type:** General submission | **Location:** St. Augustine, FL, United States | **Deadline:** January 15, 2027 ## About This Program > "Flagler College community special feature for the Spring 2027 issue" ### About This Call For our 38th edition, FLARE: The Flagler Review will accept submissions of fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art for special consideration in a feature of our Spring 2027 issue. This submission portal is open to Flagler College students, faculty, employees, and alumni only. Members should NOT submit through the general submission portals. No matter the genre, submit your work below. Let's showcase the best creative work our Flagler family has to offer! Please limit longer works – flash fiction, fiction or nonfiction – to one submission. For poetry and art, please limit your submission to five pieces. Importantly, we do not accept previously published pieces. FLARE also does not accept AI-generated materials. If you submit works produced (either all or in part) with artificial intelligence and you fail to indicate such, we reserve the right to withdraw our offer of publication, and/or remove your published works from our journal, website, promotional channels, and any other outlets. FLARE editors select work through a blind reading process. Please remove names and identifying features from actual manuscripts and file extensions, and Submittable headers. Send a completed 75 - 100 word contributor's bio separate from your manuscript, within your cover letter, where you will note your connection to Flagler College. If alumni, note years attended/majors/minors, etc. Manuscripts should be 12 pt font, double-spaced (single-spaced for poetry), and Times New Roman, Arial, or Georgia (unless the manuscript specifically needs a different font or format. If this is the case, it should be stated) and should include page numbers in the bottom right-hand corner. Submissions that do not follow our guidelines will be discarded. FLARE is published by student editors in the Flagler College English Department in St. Augustine, Florida. Submissions are generally open to anyone who wishes to submit, and Flagler College students and alumni are also encouraged to submit but will not be given preference over other submissions, though we will be carefully considering your work for this special edition. Please note any simultaneous submissions in your cover letter, and notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere (either all or in part) by using the message function in Submittable. FLARE: The Flagler Review acquires first North American print/online serial rights to the accepted work. All other rights are retained by the contributor unless expressly negotiated. Please credit FLARE: The Flagler Review in any subsequent publications. Upon publication, payment to the contributor will be in the form of one copy of the printed edition (for domestic contributors), or one PDF of the edition (for international contributors) of FLARE in which their work appears. Minor spelling, grammatical, punctuation, or other typographical corrections will be made by FLARE editors if deemed necessary, and we reserve the right to do so without approval from the contributor. However, FLARE will not make any major editorial changes to content of the work without approval from the contributor. FLARE may use your accepted work or excerpts/samples of your work from current or past issues for promotional purposes in our advertising materials or on our social media channels. We receive a high volume of submissions and try to respond within 6 months. ### Poetry FLARE seeks to publish the most developed poetry we can find. We place high value on unique and fresh poetic language. We also appreciate and encourage experimentation with form, style, and rhyme. We are most attracted to pieces that throw us around the room and make us reevaluate our perspectives. Submit no more than five poems per submission. ### Fiction FLARE looks for fiction that showcases evocative storytelling and fresh perspectives with developed voices. We admire original, organic, and thought-provoking pieces no matter the genre. Fiction submissions should be 3,000 words or less. ### Flash Fiction FLARE looks for flash fiction pieces that pack a punch. Surprise us, make us consider things we had never thought of before. Flash fiction submissions should be between 250 - 1,000 words. ### Creative Nonfiction We are open to any style or genre of nonfiction, but we are most drawn to work that tells a story, features narrative cohesion, and offers insight into a culture, situation, event, phenomenon or observation. Creative nonfiction submissions should be 3,000 words or less. ### Art FLARE primarily looks for cover art along with some section pieces. We look for strong, unique, statement art--from painting and photography to design and illustration and comics to sculpture and fabric--in order to complement our written submissions. Please include no more than five pieces. CMYK format is required. We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** poetry, fiction, nonfiction, painting, photography, illustration, sculpture, design, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, comics, fabric - **Note:** This submission portal is open to Flagler College students, faculty, employees, and alumni only. Members should not submit through the general submission portals. Submissions to FLARE are generally open to anyone who wishes to submit, and Flagler College students and alumni are encouraged to submit but will not be given preference over other submissions for the general journal, though this special feature is specifically for the Flagler College community's work. ### Additional Requirements - Fiction, flash fiction, or creative nonfiction: limit to one submission - Poetry or art: limit to five pieces - No previously published work - No AI-generated material - Remove names and identifying features from manuscripts, file names, and Submittable headers (blind review) - A 75-100 word contributor bio in your cover letter, noting your connection to Flagler College (years attended/majors/minors if alumni) - Manuscripts: 12 pt font, double-spaced (single-spaced for poetry), Times New Roman, Arial, or Georgia, with page numbers in the bottom right-hand corner - Fiction and creative nonfiction: 3,000 words or less - Flash fiction: 250-1,000 words - Art: up to five pieces, CMYK format required ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 24, 2026 - **Deadline:** January 15, 2027 ## How to Apply Apply at: https://flaglerreview.submittable.com/submit/364816/flagler-college-special-feature-poetry-fiction-nonfiction-and-art-2027