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"Moon City Review is housed in the English Department of Missouri State University and publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and graphic narrative."

"Moon City Review is housed in the English Department of Missouri State University and publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and graphic narrative."

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Response Time

71 days

Acceptance Rate

9.3%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Authors are limited to one story (up to 8,000 words) or three shorts per submission

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Authors are limited to six poems total per submission period. Please submit poems in a single file.

Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Authors are limited to one essay (up to 8,000 words) or three shorts per submission.

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Translation

Translators should submit works from contemporary authors and should be ready to submit both the translation and the original piece, as well...

Comics

Moon City Review now welcomes submissions of short-form, literary graphic narrative (fiction, nonfiction, poetry). Please keep submissions t...

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Authors are limited to one story (up to 8,000 words) or three shorts per submission

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Authors are limited to six poems total per submission period. Please submit poems in a single file.

Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

Authors are limited to one essay (up to 8,000 words) or three shorts per submission.

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Translation

Translators should submit works from contemporary authors and should be ready to submit both the translation and the original piece, as well...

Comics

Moon City Review now welcomes submissions of short-form, literary graphic narrative (fiction, nonfiction, poetry). Please keep submissions t...

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Track submission

62

Total submissions tracked

71 days

Average response time

9.3%

Average acceptance rate

17 days

Fastest response time

184 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

Besides attaching your file, please use the text box to type in a cover letter.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

For graphic narrative: submit in .jpg, .tiff, or .pdf format.

Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in ? | United States

Where does the name “Moon City” come from? The history of Springfield, Missouri is a tale of two cities, at least for a very brief time. A dispute over where the old Atlantic and Pacific Railroad would place the depot and some spirited wrangling by local entrepreneurs led to “Old Town” Springfield gaining a new neighbor to the immediate north. The newcomer got the depot, and a bitter rivalry was born. Derisively called “Moon City,” what is now called North Springfield thrived despite the comical predictions tied to the new city’s can-do attitude. Moon City Review is now open for submissions of fiction, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, graphic narrative, and translations. Please select the Submit tab to read more about how to submit.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Michael Czyzniejewski

Editor-in-Chief

Joel Coltharp

Fiction Editor

Sara Burge

Poetry Editor

John Turner

Nonfiction Editor

Jennifer Murvin

Graphic Narrative Editor