South 85 Journal
@south85journal.bsky.social
South 85 Journal is a semi-annual online literary journal run by the Converse University Low-Residency MFA Program. We publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and interviews, by new, emerging, and well-established writers.
That's a wrap on our submission period! Thanks to all for trusting us with your work. Our plan to for every writer to hear from us by 9/30. Contact us if you have any questions & with your "accepted elsewhere" work through Submittable. (email on website)
Thanks to assistant poetry editor @rkalagayanpoet.bsky.social for this interview w/ hybrid writer Beth Gilstrap: <I could not fathom working on a long project. Or even a traditional short story. But I could get 500 words down most of the time & I kept going>. south85journal.com/2026/07/fiel...
The poetry queue is filling up fast...one week plus change to go! Send us your P/F/CNF/flash prose by 8/1. Theme: CITY | COUNTRY (open-ended) Details: south85journal.com/submissions/ Pics:
Whatcha writing? Can we read it? Subs open until 8/1 ~ open-ended theme of CITY | COUNTRY ~ $100 to 1 published piece ~ at least 2 readers will see your work Photo by our artist-in-residence, Maureen Langloss. www.south85journal.com
19 days to get your work in (and today's already half-over 😬) We want your fiction/poetry/CNF/flash prose with a LOOSE (or firm) connection to our theme: CITY | COUNTRY We nominate for prizes, accept only from the queue, and give 1 piece $100. www.south85journal.com/submissions/
Interview up w/ SC short story writer Kyler Campbell: <My goal was to show that the Lowcountry is way more than just Charleston. I wanted to go into the working, blue-collar Lowcountry.> www.south85journal.com/2026/07/the-...
Too hot to do anything except submit your work! We're reading poetry / fiction / flash prose / CNF through 8/1. Theme = CITY | COUNTRY We nominate, award $100 to 1 published piece, take only work from the queue. www.south85journal.com/submissions/ Photos by @maureenlangloss.bsky.social
New interview w/ novelist Dan Leach: "My life has always been chaotic. You can respond to that chaos by saying, “I don’t have time to write at all b/c I need a large block of uninterrupted time.” But if I took that approach, I would never write." www.south85journal.com/2026/06/writ...
We're "listing of the day" at @duotrope.com! Whatcha got for us on the theme of CITY | COUNTRY??? ~$100 for ONE published piece ~all work from the queue ~we nominate for prizes www.south85journal.com/submissions/
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Duotrope@duotrope.com · last mo.Today's listing of the day is: South 85 Journal (fee-based) #WritingCommunity
"What's the procedure!?!" ~ Not to worry, Michael...it's right here: south85journal.com/submissions/ And remain calm: We're open for your submissions through 8/1.
New interview with @emmagstephens.bsky.social up @south85journal.bsky.social !! Would LOVE if you gave us a read. ❣️ 🔗: south85journal.com/2026/06/godh...
New interview by @rkalagayanpoet.bsky.social w/ poet Emma Galloway Stephens: <My habit is to write poems about subjects that trouble or puzzle me. In this way, writing feels a bit like praying. It’s an inherently spiritual process to me.> south85journal.com/2026/06/godh...
Send us your work!!! We've got an enthusiastic faculty editor & reading team ~ all work comes from the queue ~ we nominate for prizes ~ $100 for 1 published piece Subs open through 8/1 south85journal.com
This is my very first issue as assistant poetry editor, so PLEASE submit your poems; I can’t wait to read them! 🤗
South 85 Journal@south85journal.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe'll be open for submissions on 6/18!!!! Guidelines are here (south85journal.com/submissions/) and our theme is city | country (meant to be open-ended). CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR WORK!
We'll be open for submissions on 6/18!!!! Guidelines are here (south85journal.com/submissions/) and our theme is city | country (meant to be open-ended). CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR WORK!
Thrilled to announce that @maureenlangloss.bsky.social is the new South 85 artist-in-residence, currently working on material for our fall\winter issue, with the theme CITY | COUNTRY. Watch for her photos...here's a quick peek of her beautiful work! (We open for subs on 6/18...details soon)
New interview posted w/ novelist Yance Wyatt who may or may not be a "southern writer"...all depends on the Waffle House order! www.south85journal.com/2026/06/the-...
Congratulations to the winner & finalists of our $100 Editor's Choice Award! (Yes, we also wish it was MORE $$$$$.) Read these pieces & our entire, excellent spring/summer issue: www.south85journal.com/table-of-con... (Secret: we're opening for subs in mid-June with a theme of city | country)
ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations to these writers whose work has been selected for our Editor's Choice Award Longlist! Read their pieces (and a bunch of other amazing pieces!) in the new issue: www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
My poem “Ditto Machine” is in South 85, and it’s keeping great company. Read something this week—and then read some more!
South 85 Journal@south85journal.bsky.social · 3mo agoThrilled to announce the new issue is LIVE! surprise us | unthemed features a lovely mix of established & emerging writers and is filled with, well, surprises! Proud of the team of Converse low-res MFA students & grads I worked w/ to pull this all together. www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
<surprise us> was the theme and YES, we were surprised!
Hugh Behm-Steinberg@hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 3mo agoI'm super very happy to say my story, "Tigers," is now up at the most excellent @south85journal.bsky.social! It's got tigers in it, in case you were wondering. www.south85journal.com/tigers/
Bet you've never read this POV before.....a wonderful piece for our theme of <surprise us>!
Casey Liston@caseylistonwriter.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy new story Pride and Provenance is out now in @south85journal.bsky.social. Thank you to the editors for giving this weird Florida piece a home, and thank YOU for reading! www.south85journal.com/pride-and-pr...
Thrilled to announce the new issue is LIVE! surprise us | unthemed features a lovely mix of established & emerging writers and is filled with, well, surprises! Proud of the team of Converse low-res MFA students & grads I worked w/ to pull this all together. www.south85journal.com/table-of-con...
Interview w/ essayist Kyle Minor: <Ghosts of dead friends, driving Uber after Hollywood work dried up, narcissism in writers, social class & upward mobility...& the sickness that might find its way into our song.> www.south85journal.com/2026/04/an-i...
Let us know if you haven't heard back from us...all submissions should have received a response. (Why did you make it so dang hard to choose?!?) Photo by Brian Bouldrey, South 85 artist-in-residence
