The following is an excerpt of "Germophobe," featured in Volume 6: Saturn's Return. “You’re a regular clean machine, aren’t you?” Nigel...

by Maryanne Knight When it comes to writing, Nick Barner is just getting started. An experienced chef and farmer, Nick is turning his...

By Silver Webb Sara McMahon is a papercut artist from Seattle, who contributed several papercuts to Volume 6: Saturn’s Return. Silver:...

By Shelly Lowenkopf, SBLJ Poetry editor Aunt Julia and the Script Writer Mario Vargas Llosa This romp of a novel might have lost its...

by Max Talley Aimee Bender burst onto the literary scene in 1998 with her first collection, The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. (Though she...

I'm very pleased to give you the first peek at the cover of Volume 6, with art by the gifted Cayetana Conrad. The little elves at Lit Jo...

By Shelly Lowenkopf, SBLJ Poetry editor The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Carson McCullers, 1940 This novel came into my life when a...

By Shelly Lowenkopf Villette (1853) By Charlotte Bronte After I read the first page of Villette, I began to fear for its lead character,...

by Stephen T. Vessels The following is an excerpt of the story "White Page" featured in the anthology Delirium Corridor, published in...

by Silver Webb 2020, the "Year that Ate Publishing," was as exciting for Lit Jo as it was for every other publication. Nobody was hosting...

We're pleased to announce that Dennis Russell is Lit Jo's new editor of music. Dennis Russell Music Editor Santa Barbara-based...

The interview took place via zoom and the recording is on our YouTube Channel here. Delirium Corridor is available for purchase in our...

by Silver Webb Jack Eidt is the author of "City of Illumination," published by Borda Books in Delirium Corridor, A Dark Anthology,...

We're delighted to have our first reading for Delirium Corridor, hosted by Chaucer's. You can find the event link here:...

by Shelly Lowenkopf The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane. 1895 Stephen Crane’s dates: 1871-1900. The Civil War ran its gory course six...

by Shelly Lowenkopf A distinguished writing teacher and author, as well as the journal's poetry editor, Shelly will be presenting the...

by Silver Webb I’m delighted to announce a new book, Delirium Corridor: A Dark Anthology, published December 2020 by Borda Books....

Part II of II An Interview of Volume 5 cover artist Mary Heebner by Silver Webb "Veiled woman, possibly a goddess" Greek and Roman gods...

Dear friend of the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Happy Holidays from the desk of literary shenanigans! I hope that you have stayed...

by Shelly Lowenkopf I jumped at the opportunity to curate the poetry section for volume 5 of The Santa Barbara Literary Journal the way...

Part I of II An Interview of Volume 5 cover artist Mary Heebner by Silver Webb Step into Mary Heebner’s Santa Barbara studio and you step...

by Silver Webb There are many fun parts to my job as editrix, one of which is the chance to select stories from Borda Books and Lit Jo...

by Shelly Lowenkopf A distinguished writing teacher and author, as well as the journal's poetry editor, Shelly will be presenting the...