Submissions to 805's 2024 issues are open April 26th though June 7th. This year we plan to publish one issue in August and a second in Novem

We're excited to nominate two outstanding poems for the Best New Poets 2024 anthology.

After much deliberation, we’re excited to announce our nominations for the Pushcart Prize below. Good luck to these talented writers who...

We’re excited to nominate the following works for the Best of the Net anthology from Sundress Publications. Good luck to our talented...

Welcome to our first issue of 2023, just in time for spring to unfurl itself in front of us, much like the gorgeous flowers on our cover...

Another spring greets us this month with promises of new beginnings. With sunny days lasting longer and nature coming back to life,...

We’re excited to announce Epiphany Ferrell’s flash fiction “Jack and Jill's Final Adventure” will appear in Best Microfiction 2023!...

805 contributor Nina Tichava’s artwork “You Don’t Even Know How Breathtaking You Are” was selected as a finalist for Best of the Net...

We’re excited to nominate the following works for the Best of the Net anthology from Sundress Publications. Good luck to our talented...

We have big news for the future of 805 Lit + Art. After being published by Manatee Libraries (and funded by the Friends of the Central...

We’re thrilled to announce that Stephen Foster Smith’s creative nonfiction piece “Molasses Men Dance Wildly Under Flamingo Suns” was a...

We’re delighted to announce our nominations for The Best Small Fictions with Sonder Press. This lovely anthology features short fiction...

Literary anthology nomination season is in full swing, and we’re happy to announce our noms for Best Microfiction are: The Queen’s Eyes,...

We’re excited to announce our 2021 nominations for the Pushcart Prize! Good luck to our talented writers. Nonfiction Crossroad, by Helena...

We’re proud to announce our nominations for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. The PEN/Dau prize is one of our...

We’re proud to announce our nominations for the Best of the Net Anthology. Good luck to this amazing group of talented writers and...

Accomplished poet Ashley M. Jones has honored our teen poetry contest winners by giving personal feedback on their poems. Jones has...

We just heard wonderful news about recent 805 contributor Helena Rho. Her memoir, American Seoul, is forthcoming with Little A, Amazon's...

805 contributor Neil Kennedy’s first book of poetry, A Jigsaw Puzzle, is due out this fall with Finishing Line Press, and we couldn’t be...

We are seeking short stories and personal essays (150 to 2,000 words) from ESL writers in the Tampa Bay area. The theme is a sense of...