Jun 16, 2021"Germophobe" by Christina HoagThe following is an excerpt of "Germophobe," featured in Volume 6: Saturn's Return. “You’re a regular clean machine, aren’t you?” Nigel...
Jun 15, 2021Hex Education: An Interview of Nick Barnerby Maryanne Knight When it comes to writing, Nick Barner is just getting started. An experienced chef and farmer, Nick is turning his...
Jun 12, 2021The Angel in the Paper: An Interview with Artist Sara McMahonBy Silver Webb Sara McMahon is a papercut artist from Seattle, who contributed several papercuts to Volume 6: Saturn’s Return. Silver:...
May 30, 2021The 100 Novels You Must Read Before You Write Your Own: Aunt Julia and the Script WriterBy Shelly Lowenkopf, SBLJ Poetry editor Aunt Julia and the Script Writer Mario Vargas Llosa This romp of a novel might have lost its...
May 24, 2021Interview with Aimee Bender by Max Talley Aimee Bender burst onto the literary scene in 1998 with her first collection, The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. (Though she...
May 18, 2021Sneak Peek: Volume 6, Saturn's ReturnI'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...
Apr 6, 2021The 100 Novels You Must Read Before You Write Your Own: The Heart is a Lonely HunterBy Shelly Lowenkopf, SBLJ Poetry editor The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Carson McCullers, 1940 This novel came into my life when a...
Mar 1, 2021The One Hundred Novels You Must Read before You Write Your Own: VilletteBy Shelly Lowenkopf Villette (1853) By Charlotte Bronte After I read the first page of Villette, I began to fear for its lead character,...
Feb 16, 2021"White Page" An Excerpt from Delirium Corridorby Stephen T. Vessels The following is an excerpt of the story "White Page" featured in the anthology Delirium Corridor, published in...
Feb 6, 2021A Letter from the Editrix: "If you're going through hell, keep on writing"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...
Feb 4, 2021Welcome Dennis Russell as Music Editor and M.K. Knight as Assistant Editor!We're pleased to announce that Dennis Russell is Lit Jo's new editor of music. Dennis Russell Music Editor Santa Barbara-based...
Feb 2, 2021A Literary Conversation: An Interview of Trey Dowell by August Norman, on our YouTube ChannelThe interview took place via zoom and the recording is on our YouTube Channel here. Delirium Corridor is available for purchase in our...
Jan 25, 2021City of Illumination: An Interview with Jack Eidtby Silver Webb Jack Eidt is the author of "City of Illumination," published by Borda Books in Delirium Corridor, A Dark Anthology,...
Jan 8, 2021Delirium Corridor Zoom Reading January 13, 6 p.m.!We're delighted to have our first reading for Delirium Corridor, hosted by Chaucer's. You can find the event link here:...
Jan 2, 2021The One Hundred Novels You Must Read before You Write Your Own: Red Badge of Courageby Shelly Lowenkopf The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane. 1895 Stephen Crane’s dates: 1871-1900. The Civil War ran its gory course six...
Dec 9, 2020The One Hundred Novels You Must Read before You Write Your Own: Adventures of Augie Marchby Shelly Lowenkopf A distinguished writing teacher and author, as well as the journal's poetry editor, Shelly will be presenting the...
Dec 5, 2020Announcing the Publication of Delirium Corridor: A Dark Anthology, Curated by Max Talleyby Silver Webb I’m delighted to announce a new book, Delirium Corridor: A Dark Anthology, published December 2020 by Borda Books....
Nov 28, 2020The Artist as Alchemist: The Craftsmanship of Mary HeebnerPart II of II An Interview of Volume 5 cover artist Mary Heebner by Silver Webb "Veiled woman, possibly a goddess" Greek and Roman gods...
Nov 27, 2020Holly Jolly Newsletter November 2020Dear friend of the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Happy Holidays from the desk of literary shenanigans! I hope that you have stayed...
Nov 25, 2020A Word on Volume 5 from the Poetry Editor: Bravuraby Shelly Lowenkopf I jumped at the opportunity to curate the poetry section for volume 5 of The Santa Barbara Literary Journal the way...
Nov 14, 2020The Artist as Alchemist: The Craftsmanship of Mary HeebnerPart 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...
Nov 5, 2020Pushcart Prize Nominations 2020by 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...
Nov 2, 2020The One Hundred Novels You Must Read before You Write Your Own: My Antoniaby Shelly Lowenkopf A distinguished writing teacher and author, as well as the journal's poetry editor, Shelly will be presenting the...