Seeking New Southern Writing!

We are pleased to introduce our special double issue, “New Southern Writing”. We strive to highlight Southern writers and encourage works from emerging and experienced creators that explore the beauty and nuances of their relationship to the South. Our goal is for the meaning of a 'Southern writer’ to encompass the past and present, both within and outside the South, with an eye to the future.

The Headlight Review is deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity amongst the staff and its contributors. We value varying editorial experience levels and consider aspects of identity, including race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, veteran status, or disability status, a pivotal part of artistic work. We encourage submissions from marginalized and underrepresented communities and perspectives, including emergent creators of color and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. 

We are currently open for submissions.