@south85journal.bsky.social - South 85 Journal

23 Jul 2026 13:46 +0000

The poetry queue is filling up fast...one week plus change to go! Send us your P/F/CNF/flash prose by 8/1. Theme: CITY | COUNTRY (open-ended) Details: south85journal.com/submissions/ Pics:

18 Jul 2026 18:05 +0000

Whatcha writing? Can we read it? Subs open until 8/1 ~ open-ended theme of CITY | COUNTRY ~ $100 to 1 published piece ~ at least 2 readers will see your work Photo by our artist-in-residence, Maureen Langloss. www.south85journal.com

14 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000

19 days to get your work in (and today's already half-over 😬) We want your fiction/poetry/CNF/flash prose with a LOOSE (or firm) connection to our theme: CITY | COUNTRY We nominate for prizes, accept only from the queue, and give 1 piece $100. www.south85journal.com/submissions/

10 Jul 2026 15:23 +0000

Interview up w/ SC short story writer Kyler Campbell: https://www.south85journal.com/2026/07/the-christ-haunted-low-country-kyler-campbell-on-everything-that-weve-buried/

09 Jul 2026 15:47 +0000

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03 Jul 2026 16:47 +0000

Too hot to do anything except submit your work! We're reading poetry / fiction / flash prose / CNF through 8/1. Theme = CITY | COUNTRY We nominate, award $100 to 1 published piece, take only work from the queue. www.south85journal.com/submissions/ Photos by @maureenlangloss.bsky.social

30 Jun 2026 15:40 +0000

New interview w/ novelist Dan Leach: "My life has always been chaotic. You can respond to that chaos by saying, “I don’t have time to write at all b/c I need a large block of uninterrupted time.” But if I took that approach, I would never write." https://www.south85journal.com/2026/06/write-like-a-boozehound-and-keep-looking-a-conversation-with-dan-leach-about-junah-at-the-end-of-the-world/

26 Jun 2026 15:50 +0000

We're "listing of the day" at @duotrope.com! Whatcha got for us on the theme of CITY | COUNTRY??? ~$100 for ONE published piece ~all work from the queue ~we nominate for prizes www.south85journal.com/submissions/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

25 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000

"What's the procedure!?!" ~ Not to worry, Michael...it's right here: south85journal.com/submissions/ And remain calm: We're open for your submissions through 8/1.

22 Jun 2026 18:09 +0000

New interview by @rkalagayanpoet.bsky.social w/ poet Emma Galloway Stephens: https://south85journal.com/2026/06/godhunger-the-commodification-of-faith-an-interview-with-emma-galloway-stephens/

22 Jun 2026 16:54 +0000

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18 Jun 2026 13:57 +0000

Send us your work!!! We've got an enthusiastic faculty editor & reading team ~ all work comes from the queue ~ we nominate for prizes ~ $100 for 1 published piece Subs open through 8/1 south85journal.com

16 Jun 2026 20:09 +0000

We'll be open for submissions on 6/18!!!! Guidelines are here (south85journal.com/submissions/) and our theme is city | country (meant to be open-ended). CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR WORK!

12 Jun 2026 19:47 +0000

Thrilled to announce that @maureenlangloss.bsky.social is the new South 85 artist-in-residence, currently working on material for our fall\winter issue, with the theme CITY | COUNTRY. Watch for her photos...here's a quick peek of her beautiful work! (We open for subs on 6/18...details soon)

10 Jun 2026 21:08 +0000

New interview posted w/ novelist Yance Wyatt who may or may not be a "southern writer"...all depends on the Waffle House order! https://www.south85journal.com/2026/06/the-watersmith-an-interview-with-yance-wyatt/

20 May 2026 15:36 +0000

Congratulations to the winner & finalists of our $100 Editor's Choice Award! (Yes, we also wish it was MORE $$$$$.) Read these pieces & our entire, excellent spring/summer issue: https://www.south85journal.com/table-of-contents/ (Secret: we're opening for subs in mid-June with a theme of city | country)

06 May 2026 15:43 +0000

ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations to these writers whose work has been selected for our Editor's Choice Award Longlist! Read their pieces (and a bunch of other amazing pieces!) in the new issue: https://www.south85journal.com/table-of-contents/

30 Apr 2026 22:02 +0000

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30 Apr 2026 22:01 +0000

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30 Apr 2026 22:00 +0000

Bet you've never read this POV before.....a wonderful piece for our theme of ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

29 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000

Thrilled to announce the new issue is LIVE! surprise us | unthemed features a lovely mix of established & emerging writers and is filled with, well, surprises! Proud of the team of Converse low-res MFA students & grads I worked w/ to pull this all together. https://www.south85journal.com/table-of-contents/

26 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000

Interview w/ essayist Kyle Minor: https://www.south85journal.com/2026/04/an-interview-with-kyle-minor/

14 Apr 2026 16:24 +0000

Let us know if you haven't heard back from us...all submissions should have received a response. (Why did you make it so dang hard to choose?!?) Photo by Brian Bouldrey, South 85 artist-in-residence

14 Mar 2026 19:26 +0000

Thank you from the bottom of our ❤️ for sending your work our way! We've been reading some great stuff, and definitely hard decisions are ahead... You should hear back from us by early May-ish. Email is on the site if you have questions. Photo by Brian Bouldrey.

13 Mar 2026 16:40 +0000

Today! 👏 Is! 👏 The! 👏 Day! Send us your P~F~CNF~FF~FCNF by midnight TONIGHT (3/13)! Surprise us! south85journal.com/submissions/