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...

Congratulations to 805 contributor Laurette Folk for recently winning a literary award! Her novel, The End of Aphrodite (Bordighera...

Thank you to everyone who attended our "Editors Speak" event where we answered your burning questions about submitting your writing to...

Editor Julieanna Blackwell will present multiple writing workshop series throughout the spring and summer. All classes are free, virtual,...

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...

Good luck to the five writers we nominated to the Sonder Press' Best Small Fictions 2021 Anthology. The anthology was founded by Tara L....

NewPages, a popular resource for writers, featured 805 contributor Laurette Folk's second novel on their book review site. Folk's book,...

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....

We are excited to send out our nominations for the Pushcart Prize Anthology. The Pushcart Prize has been celebrating small publishers...

We nominated six stories for Best Microfiction ,an anthology that celebrates short stories up to 400 words. Good luck to our writers!...

Check out our nominations for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. This award celebrates writers' debut fiction...

Fourteen authors from our 19th Amendment Centennial Issue to celebrate Black women writers read their work during our virtual reading on...

The Best of the Net Anthology by Sundress Publications is the only literary anthology to honor stories, essays, and poems originally...

Laurette Folk's second novel, The End of Aphrodite, was published by Bordighera Press in April 2020. This beautifully written novel...

Calling all teen poets in Manatee County! Submissions are open for Braden River Library's Teen Poetry Contest. Submit up to two original...

To honor the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, 805 Lit + Art will publish a special issue featuring art, poetry,...

805 Lit + Art was featured in the Authors Publish article as one of "20 Literary Journals for New Writers" written by S. Kalekar. Read...