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South 85 Journal South85 Journal is official literary journal of the Converse low-res MFA program. linktr.ee/South85

We publish fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and interviews by new, emerging, and well-established writers.

We're pleased to announce the winner & finalists of the Editor's Choice Award! Congratulations, Kelle Groom! You'll find...
10/19/2026

We're pleased to announce the winner & finalists of the Editor's Choice Award! Congratulations, Kelle Groom! You'll find these pieces (and other great writing!) in our city | country issue: https://south85journal.com/table-of-contents-2/

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of South 85 is LIVE!!Amazing responses to our open-ended prompt of city...
10/01/2026

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of South 85 is LIVE!!

Amazing responses to our open-ended prompt of city | country & we're excited about our new ekphrasis section! Oh, and the featured photographs are šŸ”„!

All the riches here: https://www.south85journal.com/table-of-contents-2/

09/28/2026
Hint: it's the new Fall | Winter issue!
09/25/2026

Hint: it's the new Fall | Winter issue!

09/08/2026

Thank you for sharing your prose & poetry with us. We've made our selections and are working on pulling together the fall/winter issue: city | country. If you haven't heard back from us about your submission, please email (address on the site). WE APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL WRITERS!

We're so proud of our wonderful writers!
08/27/2026

We're so proud of our wonderful writers!

Congratulations to these excellent writers! We've just nominated them for Best of the Net!
08/17/2026

Congratulations to these excellent writers! We've just nominated them for Best of the Net!

That's a wrap on our submission period! Thanks to all for trusting us with your work. Our plan to for every writer to he...
08/02/2026

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)

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