Poetry
Preferred Formatting:
12 point font
Times New Roman
single-spaced
Submit up to three poems separately using the appropriate Google Form.
Poems can appear within one document, but should be submitted separately for organizational purposes.
Prose
Preferred Formatting:
12 point font
Times New Roman
double-spaced
indented
Submit up to 3,000 words of prose using the appropriate Google Form.
Prose can appear within one document, but should be submitted separately for organizational purposes.
Visual Art
Please submit up to three pieces of art separately using the appropriate Google Form.
Pieces should not appear within one document.
Upload separate image files for organizational purposes.
Moss Puppy
Hey! It's me, Moss Puppy. Don't forget to include content warnings in your submissions! And thanks for submitting to the magazine. I can't wait to see your work!
Schedule
Autumn Issue Submissions: Open from July 1 to October 1, with a release date of November
Spring Issue Submissions: Open from January 1 to April 1, with a release date of May
Response Time: ~2 weeks. Please reach out if you have not received a response more than 2 weeks after submitting.
You can read more about our response process here.
Issue 8 Subs:
Closed
Issue 9 Theme: TBA
Submissions For Issue 9:
July 1, 2025
to October 1, 2025
While we cannot pay contributors or provide contributor copies at this time, we hope that this will be an option for Moss Puppy in the future.
Guidelines
Restrictions: You must be 18+ to submit. Do not submit work that encourages or promotes hate (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, etc.). If your work is not accepted, wait until the following submission period to submit again.
Simultaneous Submissions: Encouraged - just withdraw via email if it's accepted elsewhere!
Previously Published: No - we ask for First North American serial rights and credit if placed elsewhere. Rights revert back to you after publication.