805litFeb 11Big 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 27Best 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, 2021Best 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, 2021Best 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, 2021Pushcart 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, 2021PEN/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, 2021Best 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, 2021Poet 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, 2021Congrats 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, 2021Congratulations 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, 2021ESL 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, 2021805 Contributor Wins Literary AwardCongratulations to 805 contributor Laurette Folk for recently winning a literary award! Her novel, The End of Aphrodite (Bordighera...
805litApr 19, 2021Editors 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, 2021Free, Virtual Writing Workshops!Editor Julieanna Blackwell will present multiple writing workshop series throughout the spring and summer. All classes are free, virtual,...
805litJan 21, 2021Vivian 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, 2021Best 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, 2021Laurette 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, 2020Attention 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, 2020Noms 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, 2020Noms 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!...
805litNov 16, 2020Noms to the PEN/Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging WritersCheck out our nominations for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. This award celebrates writers' debut fiction...
805litOct 27, 2020Watch Our Virtual Reading to Celebrate Black Women WritersFourteen authors from our 19th Amendment Centennial Issue to celebrate Black women writers read their work during our virtual reading on...
805litSep 28, 2020Best 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...
805litMay 8, 2020805 Poet Laurette Folk Publishes Second NovelLaurette Folk's second novel, The End of Aphrodite, was published by Bordighera Press in April 2020. This beautifully written novel...
805litMar 17, 2020Teen 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...
805litMar 16, 2020Call for Subs from Black Women Artists and WritersTo honor the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, 805 Lit + Art will publish a special issue featuring art, poetry,...
805litJun 13, 2017805 featured in Authors Publish805 Lit + Art was featured in the Authors Publish article as one of "20 Literary Journals for New Writers" written by S. Kalekar. Read...