Deadlines
Stories and story ideas can be submitted at any time. We publish articles on the Florida Conference web site on a regular basis. The following time guidelines should be considered for submitting material for print publications. NOTE: all submissions are subject to editorial review. We do not guarantee publication of stories, or where they may appear.
Southern Tidings
Submit a minimum of three months prior to a publication month:
- January issue—submit late October
- February issue—submit late November
- March issue—submit late December
- April issue—submit late January
- May issue—submit late February
- June issue—submit late March
- July issue—submit late April
- August issue—submit late May
- September issue—submit late June
- October issue—submit late July
- November issue—submit late August
- December issue—submit late September
Florida Focus
Submit stories any time during last month of the previous quarter, or sooner:
- December for first-quarter issue
- March for second-quarter issue
- June for third-quarter issue
- September for fourth-quarter issue
The publication schedule for Florida Focus isn’t rigid. Although we target publishing issues in February, May, August, and November, an issue may fluctuate a month sooner or later, as needed.




