@south85journal.bsky.social - South 85 Journal

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/

11 Mar 2026 16:37 +0000

New interview by w/ memoirist @suburbanprairie.bsky.social, written by Anna Petty, CNF reader: https://south85journal.com/2026/03/on-meeting-fear-with-trust-an-interview-with-kristine-langley-mahler/

10 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000

Deadline = 3/13 (aka FRIDAY!) Send us your poems, stories, flash, and essays! Our theme is but you can surprise us by ignoring the theme! More info: south85journal.com/submissions/

25 Feb 2026 16:08 +0000

Surprise us with your words, your passion, your ideas, your smarts! We ~ ~nominate for prizes ~read w/ care & attention ~take only work from the queue ~offer $100 award to one published piece [Reading through 3/13] south85journal.com/submissions/

20 Feb 2026 18:00 +0000

You know you can't resist these eyes...surprise us with a submission of F/FF/P/CNF/FCNF this weekend! ~all work from the queue ~$100 awarded to one published piece ~our team reads w/ care & attention ~deadline: 3/13 ~lit journal of Converse low-res MFA south85journal.com/submissions/

10 Feb 2026 20:58 +0000

We sure miss your fiction/poetry/CNF...send some our way, why don't you? We're reading through 3/13. ~$100 prize for 1 published piece ~all work comes through the queue ~we nominate for prizes MORE HERE: www.south85journal.com/submissions/ photo by Brian Bouldrey

05 Feb 2026 15:03 +0000

We'd love to read your: ~flash fiction/flash CNF ~fiction ~poetry ~CNF for our "surprise us" theme issue (& surprise! you can ignore the theme!) ~$100 to one published piece ~team of readers = your work read by (at least) 2 people Deadline 3/13/26 www.south85journal.com/submissions/

31 Jan 2026 15:55 +0000

Surprise us! The faculty-edited lit journal of Converse low-res MFA is reading submissions through 3/13: flash fiction & CNF ~ fiction ~ CNF ~ poetry $100 to one published piece All work from the queue. south85journal.com/submissions/ Photo: Brian Bouldrey, artist-in-residence

27 Jan 2026 17:50 +0000

If you don't like theme issues, here's your chance b/c the theme for our next issue is "surprise us" which can mean ! poetry ~ essays ~ fiction ~ flash fiction/CNF www.south85journal.com/submissions/ Photo by our artist-in-residence, Brian Bouldrey

24 Jan 2026 15:40 +0000

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! We only publish from the queue ~ $100 award to 1 published piece ~ work is reviewed by 2 team members ~ we ❤️writers & nominate for prizes ~ our theme is so open you can by ignoring it! Plz share! south85journal.com/submissions/

15 Jan 2026 21:23 +0000

Details: www.south85journal.com/submissions/

15 Jan 2026 21:23 +0000

Details: www.south85journal.com/submissions/

29 Dec 2025 17:33 +0000

Submissions open 1/20/26! We'll be reading for a new theme: ~~SURPRISE US | UNTHEMED~~ Oh, and 🚨🚨🚨we're taking flash CNF now! More soon, but general details are here until then: south85journal.com/submissions/ https://south85journal.com/submissions/

20 Nov 2025 16:11 +0000

We've sent in our nominations for Best Small Fictions! Read these fab pieces now in our deluge | drought issue, and thank us later. https://www.south85journal.com/fall-winter-2025/