Five Points, the literary journal affiliated with Georgia State University, has long been a venue where formal ambition and narrative urgency meet. Its fiction pages are not curated around a single aesthetic; rather, the editors have consistently sought work that demonstrates control of language, structural intelligence, and an unmistakable voice. This open call is for unsolicited short stories, with simultaneous submissions permitted and translations accepted in the same category. The journal reads electronically and considers each submission for print publication in an upcoming volume, placing accepted work alongside established and emerging writers in a respected university-affiliated review. The guidelines are precise and worth heeding: one story per submission, no longer than 7,500 words, double-spaced, with the author's name on every page. Unsolicited novel excerpts are not considered, and all work must be previously unpublished in any format. A cover letter is required, and only one submission is allowed per reading period. The reading period may close early, so timeliness matters. There is a $5 fee, which supports the journal's operations and reading process. What the journal offers is not a prize but publication: a place in a literary magazine with a history of presenting fiction that rewards close reading. The curatorial vision is less about a theme than about discernment—stories that justify their length, that move with intention, and that leave a residue in the mind. For writers, this is an opportunity to enter a conversation with a journal that takes the short story seriously as a form.