805litFeb 111 minBig Changes to 805We have big news for the future of 805 Lit + Art. After being published by Manatee Libraries (and funded by the Friends of the Central...
805litJan 271 minBest of the Net Finalist!We’re thrilled to announce that Stephen Foster Smith’s creative nonfiction piece “Molasses Men Dance Wildly Under Flamingo Suns” was a...
805litDec 3, 20211 minBest Small Fictions Nominations 2021We’re delighted to announce our nominations for The Best Small Fictions with Sonder Press. This lovely anthology features short fiction...
805litOct 28, 20211 minBest Microfiction Nominations 2021Literary anthology nomination season is in full swing, and we’re happy to announce our noms for Best Microfiction are: The Queen’s Eyes,...
805litOct 27, 20211 minPushcart Nominations 2021We’re excited to announce our 2021 nominations for the Pushcart Prize! Good luck to our talented writers. Nonfiction Crossroad, by Helena...
805litSep 10, 20211 minPEN/Dau Award NominationsWe’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...
805litSep 2, 20211 minBest of the Net NominationsWe’re proud to announce our nominations for the Best of the Net Anthology. Good luck to this amazing group of talented writers and...
805litJul 14, 20212 minPoet Ashley M. Jones Honors Teen Poetry Contest WinnersAccomplished poet Ashley M. Jones has honored our teen poetry contest winners by giving personal feedback on their poems. Jones has...
805litJun 15, 20211 minCongrats Helena Rho!We just heard wonderful news about recent 805 contributor Helena Rho. Her memoir, American Seoul, is forthcoming with Little A, Amazon's...
805litJun 7, 20211 minCongratulations Neil Kennedy!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...
805litMay 24, 20212 minESL Writers Needed for Local AnthologyWe 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...
805litMay 17, 20211 min805 Contributor Wins Literary AwardCongratulations to 805 contributor Laurette Folk for recently winning a literary award! Her novel, The End of Aphrodite (Bordighera...
805litApr 19, 20211 minEditors Speak: The Dos and Don'ts of Submitting to Literary JournalsThank you to everyone who attended our "Editors Speak" event where we answered your burning questions about submitting your writing to...
805litApr 14, 20211 minFree, Virtual Writing Workshops!Editor Julieanna Blackwell will present multiple writing workshop series throughout the spring and summer. All classes are free, virtual,...
805litJan 21, 20211 minVivian McInerny's Debut Children's Book Published!We're proud to announce that 805 writer Vivian McInerny's first picture book, The Whole Hole Story, was published January 12, 2021 by an...
805litJan 7, 20211 minBest Small Fictions Nominations for 2021Good luck to the five writers we nominated to the Sonder Press' Best Small Fictions 2021 Anthology. The anthology was founded by Tara L....
805litJan 7, 20211 minLaurette Folk's Novel Featured on NewPagesNewPages, a popular resource for writers, featured 805 contributor Laurette Folk's second novel on their book review site. Folk's book,...
805litDec 31, 20201 minAttention LGBTQ+ writers and artists!Submit Your Work To celebrate Pride Month in June 2021, 805 Lit + Art will publish a special issue of writing and art by LGBTQ+ creators....
805litNov 30, 20201 minNoms for the Pushcart Prize 2020We are excited to send out our nominations for the Pushcart Prize Anthology. The Pushcart Prize has been celebrating small publishers...
805litNov 24, 20201 minNoms for Best Microfiction for 2020We nominated six stories for Best Microfiction ,an anthology that celebrates short stories up to 400 words. Good luck to our writers!...