Submissions Are Open!

The NightWriter Review is getting ready for its debut issue!

General submissions are open now through October 24th.

Submissions for The 805 blog are open on an ongoing basis.

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry From The 805:

“The Disappearing Spouse” by Judythe Guarnera

This play by Judythe Guarnera was the first place fiction winner in the 2023 Golden Quill Writing Contest. Cast: Protagonist: X-Wife: Judy Strictly Moral Conscience SMC Dennis Sympathetic Techie Conscience STC Steve NEUTRAL NARRATOR NN JUDY Scene: X-Wife’s Living Room Day: All Hallows Eve ACT ONE Time: Shortly before dusk X-Wife: Damn, I wish he was … Read More

“The Tomorrow” by M. Golda Turner

This poem by M. Golda Turner was a first place winner in the 2023 Golden Quill Writing Contest. “The Tomorrow” by M. Golda Turner I earned my sea legs at the age of three, Coursing the Gulf, our small family. The Tomorrow was our ocean home, A yacht with bed and bath to roam. She … Read More

“The Next Millenium: A Voice from the Distant Past” by Harvey Ardman

As we progress through the centuries, a passel of prophets, prognosticators, and pundits are trying to predict what the next ones might bring. So, it might be instructive for these folk to look back at the little-known letter Merlin wrote to King Arthur on December 31,999, in which he discussed his thoughts about the First … Read More

“Exploring an Ancient Ocean in Northern California” by Jim Livingston

In the spring of 1975, I drove to the Bald Hills, on the west side of the Upper Sacramento Valley, east of Redding, California. The area was aptly named, as few trees grew amid the golden grass-covered rolling hills and dry arroyos. It was here that I hoped to find evidence of an ancient ocean. … Read More

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