Super congrats to Joseph Schuster on this award! I was tickled my story “Surviving” was a finalist!

"Alligators Assassins zig and zag duck and weave Black Bears Muggers go big and go loud" Stunning breathless list micro from @angelajoynes.bsky.social

Pleased to announce the Editor's Choice Award winner & Finalists! We're so proud of our deluge | drought issue...won't you take a peek? (Also: Subs will open in January. Unthemed issue: surprise us!) south85journal.com/fall-winter-...

Read these (and other) fine writers at www.south85journal.com

Congratulations to our Pushcart Prize nominees!

Thrilled that my poem "Encapsulated" is longlisted for the Editor's Choice Award by @south85journal.bsky.social 🖤 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrysky

Yay! I just might doing a little jig! A first for me, making the long list for the editor’s choice prize @south85journal.bsky.social Here’s my micro in case you missed it: www.south85journal.com/surviving/ Deluge and Drought is a sparkling issue. Such incredible work!

Excited to announce our Long List for the Editor's Choice Award! Winner announced in November. In the mean time, enjoy these pieces (and ALL the excellent writing!) in our deluge | drought issue!! south85journal.com/fall-winter-...

“Bits of shell are your only tenants, though even these are few, as if everything living or that once grew life was swallowed by the night.”

It’s my birthday AND South 85 released its latest issue? Best day ever. Read at south85journal.com/fall-winter-2025 !

Very happy to have a poem from my mss in the new issue of @south85journal.bsky.social ❤️

New micro is in the latest issue of @south85journal.bsky.social! Lots of great writers in this issue. This piece came from a @kathyfish.bsky.social prompt many years ago. Always grateful for her wisdom. www.south85journal.com/to-the-empty...

From the "Deluge & Drought" issue of @south85journal.bsky.social

Pleased as punch to present the new issue: deluge | drought Great writing & photos...put together by the hard-working team at Converse low-res MFA! Please take a peek. (I mean, look at this line-up!!) www.south85journal.com/fall-winter-...

Leslie is simply the best editor from which to learn the ropes of a literary journal. This hour-ish interview is so worth a listen! ✨

Check out this interview with editor Leslie Pietrzyk, who shares observations about South 85's reading process, our team of readers & offers thoughts on how to get your manuscript noticed. Plus why art matters & thoughts about handling fallow writing times! litmagnews.substack.com/p/the-world-...

Interview w/ Abby Geni & her collection of short stories: <I find my characters through their passions. What is the mindset of a scientist who happily studies corpses? How does someone find healing in learning about porcupines?> south85journal.com/2025/09/inte...

Thanks to everyone for submitting your work to our deluge | drought issue. We're happily and BUSILY reading right now. Hoping to get out answers by the end of September, if not sooner. We appreciate your interest in South 85. Photo by Brian Bouldery, arist-in-residence.

YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY!!!!!!!

Open until 8/15/25...send us something! www.south85journal.com/submissions/

🚨~TWO WEEKS LEFT~🚨 Make the kitty happy & send us your work for our deluge | drought issue...$100 to best piece...dedicated readers...all work comes from the queue Deadline: 8/15 south85journal.com/submissions/

So proud of the work we publish and the writers we support! Read their work: south85journal.com Send us YOUR work (by 8/15): south85journal.com/submissions/

Don't be shy! Give us a try! We're looking for poetry/fiction/flash/CNF on the open-ended theme of drought | deluge. 8/15 deadline! www.south85journal.com/submissions/

We're looking for your best...deadline is 8/15! ~$100 prize to one published piece ~we proudly nominate for Best of the Net & Pushcart ~all work comes from the queue ~all work is read by > 1 reader ~we ♥️♥️♥️out writers!! Info: south85journal.com/submissions/

Less than a month!

Whatcha doing this weekend? Sending some work our way, perhaps? ~Best published piece gets $100 ~We nominate for Pushcart & Best of the Net ~Everything read by > 1 reader ~Responses in late Sept-ish Details: www.south85journal.com

Send us your fiction ~ poetry ~ CNF ~ flash...because no one likes a crying kitty! www.south85journal.com/submissions/

We're looking for your fiction/poetry/CNF/flash for our Fall/Winter 25 theme issue. $100 Editor's Choice Award We're the official lit journal for Converse MFA program, faculty-edited w/ a team of dedicated readers. Deadline: 8/15/25. south85journal.com/submissions/

We're looking for your fiction/poetry/CNF/flash for our Fall/Winter 25 theme issue. $100 Editor's Choice Award We're the official lit journal for Converse MFA program, faculty-edited w/ a team of dedicated readers. Deadline: 8/15/25. south85journal.com/submissions/

We're open for subs through 8/15! Want to read a sample? Start w/ the Editor's Choice Award-winners from the last 2 issues: www.south85journal.com/thieves-of-t... fiction by Ramona Reeves & www.south85journal.com/the-white-ho... flash by Alexandria Valentine www.south85journal.com/submissions/

We're open for submissions!! We nominate for the Pushcart & Best of the Net, and we offer a $100 Editor's Choice Award to ONE published piece. www.south85journal.com/submissions/

Check out our latest author interview! Susan Tekulve talks to Eugene Datta about his debut collection, THE COLOR OF NOON. Find the full interview on our website: www.south85journal.com/2025/01/inte...

Submissions are now open for our Spring Summer issue! The theme for this issue is Borders, Boundaries, and Lines. One piece will receive a 100$ Editor's Choice Award. We can't wait to read your work! Submit now at south85journal.com/submissions/

Hello! We are the official online literary journal of the Converse low-res MFA program, featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and writer interviews. You can read our most recent issue and find our other social media pages at linktr.ee/South85