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Big Changes to 805
805lit
  • Feb 11

Big Changes to 805

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...
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Best of the Net Finalist!
805lit
  • Jan 27

Best 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...
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Best Small Fictions Nominations 2021
805lit
  • Dec 3, 2021

Best Small Fictions Nominations 2021

We’re delighted to announce our nominations for The Best Small Fictions with Sonder Press. This lovely anthology features short fiction...
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Best Microfiction Nominations 2021
805lit
  • Oct 28, 2021

Best Microfiction Nominations 2021

Literary anthology nomination season is in full swing, and we’re happy to announce our noms for Best Microfiction are: The Queen’s Eyes,...
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Pushcart Nominations 2021
805lit
  • Oct 27, 2021

Pushcart Nominations 2021

We’re excited to announce our 2021 nominations for the Pushcart Prize! Good luck to our talented writers. Nonfiction Crossroad, by Helena...
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PEN/Dau Award Nominations
805lit
  • Sep 10, 2021

PEN/Dau Award Nominations

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...
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Best of the Net Nominations
805lit
  • Sep 2, 2021

Best of the Net Nominations

We’re proud to announce our nominations for the Best of the Net Anthology. Good luck to this amazing group of talented writers and...
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Poet Ashley M. Jones Honors Teen Poetry Contest Winners
805lit
  • Jul 14, 2021

Poet Ashley M. Jones Honors Teen Poetry Contest Winners

Accomplished poet Ashley M. Jones has honored our teen poetry contest winners by giving personal feedback on their poems. Jones has...
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Congrats Helena Rho!
805lit
  • Jun 15, 2021

Congrats Helena Rho!

We just heard wonderful news about recent 805 contributor Helena Rho. Her memoir, American Seoul, is forthcoming with Little A, Amazon's...
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Congratulations Neil Kennedy!
805lit
  • Jun 7, 2021

Congratulations 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...
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ESL Writers Needed for Local Anthology
805lit
  • May 24, 2021

ESL Writers Needed for Local Anthology

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...
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805 Contributor Wins Literary Award
805lit
  • May 17, 2021

805 Contributor Wins Literary Award

Congratulations to 805 contributor Laurette Folk for recently winning a literary award! Her novel, The End of Aphrodite (Bordighera...
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Editors Speak: The Dos and Don'ts of Submitting to Literary Journals
805lit
  • Apr 19, 2021

Editors Speak: The Dos and Don'ts of Submitting to Literary Journals

Thank you to everyone who attended our "Editors Speak" event where we answered your burning questions about submitting your writing to...
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Free, Virtual Writing Workshops!
805lit
  • Apr 14, 2021

Free, Virtual Writing Workshops!

Editor Julieanna Blackwell will present multiple writing workshop series throughout the spring and summer. All classes are free, virtual,...
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Vivian McInerny's Debut Children's Book Published!
805lit
  • Jan 21, 2021

Vivian 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...
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Best Small Fictions Nominations for 2021
805lit
  • Jan 7, 2021

Best Small Fictions Nominations for 2021

Good luck to the five writers we nominated to the Sonder Press' Best Small Fictions 2021 Anthology. The anthology was founded by Tara L....
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Laurette Folk's Novel Featured on NewPages
805lit
  • Jan 7, 2021

Laurette Folk's Novel Featured on NewPages

NewPages, a popular resource for writers, featured 805 contributor Laurette Folk's second novel on their book review site. Folk's book,...
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Attention LGBTQ+ writers and artists!
805lit
  • Dec 31, 2020

Attention 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....
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Noms for the Pushcart Prize 2020
805lit
  • Nov 30, 2020

Noms for the Pushcart Prize 2020

We are excited to send out our nominations for the Pushcart Prize Anthology. The Pushcart Prize has been celebrating small publishers...
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Noms for Best Microfiction for 2020
805lit
  • Nov 24, 2020

Noms for Best Microfiction for 2020

We nominated six stories for Best Microfiction ,an anthology that celebrates short stories up to 400 words. Good luck to our writers!...
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Noms to the PEN/Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
805lit
  • Nov 16, 2020

Noms to the PEN/Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers

Check out our nominations for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. This award celebrates writers' debut fiction...
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805lit
  • Oct 27, 2020

Watch Our Virtual Reading to Celebrate Black Women Writers

Fourteen authors from our 19th Amendment Centennial Issue to celebrate Black women writers read their work during our virtual reading on...
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Best of the Net Nominations!
805lit
  • Sep 28, 2020

Best of the Net Nominations!

The Best of the Net Anthology by Sundress Publications is the only literary anthology to honor stories, essays, and poems originally...
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805 Poet Laurette Folk Publishes Second Novel
805lit
  • May 8, 2020

805 Poet Laurette Folk Publishes Second Novel

Laurette Folk's second novel, The End of Aphrodite, was published by Bordighera Press in April 2020. This beautifully written novel...
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Teen Poetry Contest!
805lit
  • Mar 17, 2020

Teen Poetry Contest!

Calling all teen poets in Manatee County! Submissions are open for Braden River Library's Teen Poetry Contest. Submit up to two original...
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Call for Subs from Black Women Artists and Writers
805lit
  • Mar 16, 2020

Call for Subs from Black Women Artists and Writers

To honor the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, 805 Lit + Art will publish a special issue featuring art, poetry,...
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805lit
  • Jun 13, 2017

805 featured in Authors Publish

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