Website
Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Year Established
2020
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Name
Kristen Simental
Title
Editor-in-Chief
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Like a long, deep scar, the Interstate 5 cuts along the entire West Coast, from Vancouver to Mexico. It’s over 2000 miles long. It’s as much a Los Angeles icon as it is a symbol of clutter, traffic, industry, outlet malls, mountains, hills, cow fields, scenic views, long stretches of nothing, and vast plains of green. Five South is an online, biannual, literary journal where storytelling counts. Whether it’s in prose or poem form, we want to get to meat of it. We like stories about people, places, memories, things that make us feel connected. We want heroes and fighters, day drinkers, and poets. We want grit, rock n’ roll, hope, despair, and honesty. People who stand up for what they believe in is our jam. Real people make mistakes. If you like Charles Bukowski and Jimmy Santiago Baca, you’re our best friend. We want all the strong voices that have something to say, but leave your soap box at home. We appreciate nuance. Like the 5 Freeway, we want scenery that varies from strip malls to green pastures. Five South does not discriminate and we’re glad to publish emerging authors of all colors, orientations, affiliations, and designations from all over the world.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Year round
Response Time
weeks
Charges Writers A Submission/Reading Fee
yes
Contests
yes
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
Total Circulation
1000-2000 site visits per month
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