Zephyr Literary Journal

05/16/2023

The newest podcast episode features Dixie County author, Damon Thomas, who writes short stories based on his life growing up in Dixie County. Hear how he turns life into fiction in this week’s episode. Santa Fe College Educational Media Studio, Santa Fe College Santa Fe College Student Government Santa Fe College Fine Arts and Entertainment Technology Department

Damon Thomas is a sixth-generation Floridian that grew up in Dixie County on the banks of the Suwannee River. Here he experienced a Southernness that included sea monsters, swamp cabbage, and makeshift graves. Damon has released 24 Spoken Word albums & 5 books on how the bookish might pass time in a...

05/12/2023

Check out the newest podcast and hear how Alec Kissoondyal published several pieces while an undergraduate student at SF and UF. Alec explains his writing process and how others can also publish their writing.

Alec is a SF alum, a recent UF graduate, and a current tutor in the SF Learning Commons. He has been published multiple times and in this podcast he explains his writing process and how to get published as an undergraduate student. Alec explains publishing opportunities at Bacopa as well as using th...

03/23/2023

All submissions to Zephyr have been received, reviewed and voted on. Emails should be sent out soon informing whether or not your submission has been accepted. Good luck!

03/09/2023

The Poetry Editorial Board met today to begin pouring over submissions.

03/06/2023

The editorial board is student run and student led. Today students met to discuss layout and design for this year’s issue.

02/24/2023

Professor Rebecca Johnston and Readers and Writers Club President Haley Harrelson had a great interview today with SF Alum Alec Kissoondyal. Alec spoke about his writing process and how he found success in publishing his stories while a student at UF. As usual, the podcast was a success thanks to Lex at the studio steering wheel.

02/22/2023

"Zephyr, Santa Fe College's Literary Journal, is not your mother's literary scene." Read more about Zephyr and the stories we publish in this article written by The SF News Feed!

SF Spotlight: Zephyr Posted on: 21 Feb 2023 Last updated on: 21 Feb 2023 Written by: Rebecca Gleiberman Categorized in: Academics, All News, Community, Current SF News, Employees, Students February 21, 2022—Zephyr, Santa Fe College’s literary journal, is not your mother’s literary scene. With ...

01/31/2023

Check out the newest episode of Zephyr Literary Journal Podcast-An Interview with a Playwright. In this interview Rebecca and Haley chat with playwright, celebrity, and clambassador Michael Presley Bobbitt about his time at Santa Fe, his writing process, and the time he got flagged by TSA as part of a plan to market his newest play in NYC.

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01/28/2023

We love to celebrate the success of students who publish in Zephyr and then go on to continue publishing after graduating Santa Fe College. To start the celebration, Alec Kissoondyal has recently been published in the Los Angeles Review. Check out his short story and stay tuned to hear Alec on the podcast next month as he talks about writing and publishing as a college student.

One Friday evening, Uncle Jim beat Aunt Linda bloody and knocked out her front teeth during an argument that started when she accidentally bumped her leg against the kitchen table and spilled some of his whiskey. Instead of calling the cops, she phoned my dad, Uncle Jim’s older brother. It had bee...

01/15/2023

Check out the first episode of Zephyr’s podcast where SF Readers and Writers Club President Haley Harrelson and Assistant Professor Rebecca Johnston interview power lifter, Marine Corps vet, writer and English Professor Janna Moretti.

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01/15/2023

When writer’s block hits, getting out in nature can help get the writing process restarted. Take a walk with your favorite writing journal and let us know if it spurs some creative ideas