About Moss Puppy Magazine
Moss Puppy Magazine is an independent literary and visual arts magazine founded in July 2021 by Melissa Martini. We publish biannual themed issues in the Spring and Autumn.
Melissa Martini
Melissa Martini (she/her) is a short fiction writer and Capricorn from New Jersey. She studied Creative Writing in both undergrad and graduate school at Seton Hall University. Currently, she serves as Founder & EIC of Moss Puppy Magazine.
Our goal as a literary magazine is to feature and share literature and artwork that defies norms, challenges conventions, and embraces the unsettlingly beautiful and oddly innovative.
Our Team
We are committed to supporting emerging writers and artists by providing a nurturing space that fosters creativity, community, and amplifies diverse and marginalized voices. Since our founding in 2021, we have evolved into a community of readers, writers, artists, and other creatives exploring the growing world of Moss Puppy, her story, and lore.
Kathryn Davis
Kathryn (she/her) is an artist based in West Virginia. She takes great passion in learning new things and finding ways to use her creativity. Besides all things artsy, her greatest love is for her herd of pets at home.
Veronica Jarboe
Veronica Jarboe (she/her) is a California resident, and her previously published works include "Beach" published in the Anthology of Young American Writers. Some of her other published works can be seen in Re-Side Magazine, Yours Poetically, Moss Puppy Magazine and others.
Nena Kelley
Nena Kelley (she/her) is a therapist by day and sometimes a writer by very late night. She is a native Floridian with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida and a Master's in Counseling from Troy University.
Jona Pedersen
Jona Pedersen (they/them) is a writer and researcher. They grew up in Norway, before pursuing degrees in English & biology at the University of North Dakota. Jona’s passion for ecology & evolution often seeps into their creative work.
Sarah Loegering
Sarah Loegering (she/her) is a writer from the pacific northwest. She has a BA in creative writing from Western Washington University.
Melissa Nunez
Melissa Nunez lives and creates in the caffeinated spaces between awake and dreaming. She makes her home in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas. She writes an anime column at The Daily Drunk Mag and is also a staff writer for Alebrijes Review and Yellow Arrow Publishing.
Am Rollins
Am Rollins has enjoyed reading and writing ever since she was a little girl. She also is a lesbian disaster who studies languages and video games in her spare time.
Heather Loudermilk
Heather Loudermilk (she/they) currently lives in Knoxville, Tn. with her partner and 2 cats. She has a BA from Hollins University. Her work has been published in Artemis Journal, The Dead Mule School for Southern Literature, Still: The Journal, and elsewhere.
Katie Harper Garrett
Katie Harper Garrett (she/her) is a queer Irish writer and part-time barista who writes about howls in the night and what’s burning in the kitchen. She graduated cum laude from Amsterdam University College in 2024. Her writing, which appears in Queerlings, tiny spoon mag, fifth wheel press, and more, has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions. Originally from County Wicklow (Ireland), she now resides in Amsterdam.
Taro Williams
Taro Williams (he/they) is a writer based in Tkaronto/Toronto. He has previous been published in School Schmool (2022, 2023), Ex-Puritian (2024), Auvert Magazine (2024), Moss Puppy Magazine (2024), Asian Arts and Cultural Trust (2024), Your Impossible Voice (2024), The Hemlock Journal (2024), and Squid Magazine (2024, 2025), with upcoming works in Antiphony Journal (2025), and Manic World Magazine (2025).
Brigitte Cohen
Published in The Phoenix Literary Arts Journal, Brigitte Cohen is a poet and creative writer passionate about reading, writing, dance, and connection through language, working towards a degree in French and dance, hoping to add a little bit more originality and art into the world one story at a time.
Mocha, Bella, and Mipha
Mocha, Bella, and Mipha (she/her) are the resident moss puppies!
Furgus
Furgus (he/him) is our Twitter mascot, whose name was chosen via Twitter polls. His middle name is Blort.
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