805 Lit + Art

Award-winning literary magazine published by Manatee Libraries in Florida. Publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry & art. Free to read, free to submit.

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Unfortunately my home and my parents’ home had flooding of two or more feet during Hurricane Helene. We evacuated before the storm and are safe, but we have a lot of work ahead of us. 805 will be paused for the rest of 2024 or longer. We will not have a November issue. -Stephanie

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We’re pleased to publish Volume 10, Issue 1. The poetry, prose, and art in this issue will linger with you like the last golden hours of summer, not yet ready to leave your doorstep. A special congratulations to Jake Huang, Logan Foster, Anna Han, and Olivia Wieland for debuting.

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We're excited to nominate "Flashback," by Kenton K. Yee and "How a Month Becomes a Tidal Force," by Jill Michelle for the @BestNewPoets 2024 anthology. Congratulations and good luck!

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As October settles over us, we find ourselves craving the simplicity of the season. Cool breezes, warm drinks. The gentle embrace of someone we love. Enjoy our latest issue.

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Big news! My flash piece, "Hula," has been chosen for @altcurrent's Best Small Fictions anthology! Super grateful to @805Lit for believing in my story and for Alternating Current including it in the 2023 anthology.

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Get ready to fall into summer with our latest issue. Thank you to our cover artist Michael Noonan for his gorgeous piece “At the Beach” beckoning us to the water. #litmag

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Read the flash fiction “Jack and Jill’s Final Adventure” by Illinois-based author Epiphany Ferrell.

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We had a great time meeting everyone at #floridawriterscon tonight! Tomorrow’s sessions are going to be informative and fun.

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Florida WritersCon 2022 is finally here! See you there at Hilton Orlando/Altamonde Springs this weekend!

What are you most excited for? The workshops, the Q&A with agents and publishers, or the Royal Palm Literary Awards mixer?

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Join us at #FloridaWritersCon2022! Stephanie Katz will part of our Agents & Publishers Q&A. Stephanie is a librarian, writer, and editor. She runs the award-winning literary journal 805 Lit + Art.

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Read “Hula” by @hi_dturner Heidi Turner, a writer and musician from Maui, Hawai'i. #flashfriday #flashfiction #womenwriters #litmag

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“I think I hear you say I love this song.
I say I can’t hear a thing, but your eyes are closed
and you’re in a private, pensive place.”

Read Alexander Eikenberg’s poem “Radio II” with art by debut artist Sarah Belli.

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Read “The Computer's Lament” co-written by siblings Sheldon Kozushko and Nicholas Caleb Kozushko. https://t.co/2KJRMIOeCc

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Read New Hampshire poet William Doreski’s poem “Absolute Divisions.” https://t.co/dJhoivBUYY

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Seven years ago, we published our first issue of 805. Since then, we’ve had the honor of publishing hundreds of short stories, poems, essays, and art by creators across the world. Thank you to all our contributors and readers for your support!

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“I’ll wait in the dark, and I’ll wait in the light. I’ll wait until dirt moves like blood cells and a wave of hair emerges from the ground like stalks of corn ready for harvest.”
Read Ashley Sgro’s “Someone's Someone” with art by Hope Christofferson.

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“Freckles dappling skin, how long can you lie in the sunshine before the burn comes to lay waste to your flesh?”

Read Lauren Schaumburg’s debut poem “Sunflower” with art by Timothy F Phillips. #prosepoem

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"And every hundred years she comes to beach. Eyes reach up on stalks above the waterline...Like ships, crashing back into the sea, so does she."

Read “The Grounding” by Keith ‘Doc’ Raymond w/ art by Marilyn Whitehorse. #Flash

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Once,
she held me
in her rippling arms,
soft Mother,
breathing her buoyant,
murmuring life
into my little body.

Read Caspian Sea by Leila Farjami with debut art by Sara Rubin.

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“i have gathered bits of skin and memory
and have packed myself in Tupperware
to a city whose name only birds have heard
at my hometown”

Read Ritoshree Chatterjee’s poem “cities” with art by Greta McGee. #IndianWriters #BlackArtists #WomenWriters

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"I cried silently and held my bleeding arm in the yard, I saw my abuela approach through the tears in my eyes, her cigarette falling to the concrete.”

Read Dream Deferred by Peruvian writer Cristian Ramirez w/ art by Megan Palmer. #litmag #collage

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