Here’s Theme Hint #1, the first step along the trail...🐾 We’ll be announcing our Issue 10 theme this December, but a few pawprints have already started to appear. 👣✨Where do you think they lead? 🌿

The Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 9: Echoed Howls Contributor Proof has been sent out to all contributors! If you received an acceptance but did not receive the proof email, please reach out ASAP.

🍂 This Falling Leaves Moss Puppy phone wallpaper is now available exclusively on our Patreon! Head over to patreon.com/mosspuppymag (P.S. Can we talk about how incredible our Moss Puppy artist, Kathryn, is?! SO. TALENTED.) ✨

Last but not least in our theme secrets (for now) is Issue 9: Echoed Howls! Echoed Howls isn’t a character or location in the World of Moss Puppy. It’s Moss Puppy’s last ditch effort to seek out help as the Amberfields try to lull her to sleep.

We received so many beautiful pieces of artwork for this issue, and we’re thrilled to share our front and back covers for Issue 9: Echoed Howls! 🍂 Front: Whispers of Ancients by Katrina Keller Back: The Act of Burying by RUNA We can’t wait for you to experience the full issue soon. 🐾

Let's have some fun... Build your outfit, Moss Puppy edition! 🍄✨ Which combo are you choosing - soft sweater energy, sporty pup vibes, or cozy chaos chic? Mix, match, and manifest your autumn aesthetic!

Our next Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secret is all about Issue 8: Amberfields! ✨ Amberfields was our eighth issue - and our most recent - published in Spring 2025.

The season turns and the pups are howling! 🍂 Issue 9 proofs are on their way to contributors soon, with the full issue bounding online and in print this November. Keep watch for whispers of Issue 10’s theme in November, the reveal in December, and submissions opening when the new year dawns. 🐾

Fellow lit mags... feel free to share your open sub calls below in the comments/replies! If our Issue 9: Echoed Howls theme didn't resonate with you, don't worry. Plenty of other lit mags are open for submissions with and without themes!!

All responses for Issue 9 submissions have been sent! If you submitted to Issue 9 and haven’t received a response, please reach out to us via email ASAP at mosspuppymag (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you to everyone who submitted this time around. 💚

Moss Puppy Magazine is excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards! We're thrilled to honor these pieces and support Monarch! 💜 🌈 🐶 @monarch.qla

It's time for some more Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets 🐶 ☠️ 🖤 Today let's tackle Issue 7: The Boneyard... We published Issue 7 in the autumn of 2024. Fun fact: Bone Puppies are the second puppy we ever revealed within the World of Moss Puppy!

We are currently reading all of your wonderful submissions! Thank you to everyone who shared your talented work with us. And thank you to our readers who continue to support us all the way to our ninth issue! We will keep you updated on the progress of 'Echoed Howls'. Stay tuned and happy October.

Today is October 1st, so that means submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are officially closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Our last batch of responses will be going out this Sunday, October 5th. 🖤

Moss Puppy Magazine is delighted to share our nominations for the Genrepunk Haunting Award! 👻 The Haunting of Vincent McIntyre — Regina Nagan (Issue 7) Sunflowers for the Dead — Skyloft (Issue 8) Date in Nine Lives Cemetery — Brooksie C. Fontaine (Issue 7) 💚🐶

It's time for Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets!! 🐶 💚 Today let's dive into Issue 6: SLITHER/SWIM! This was our sixth issue and it was published in Spring 2024, and it was special... it was our first dual-themed issue!! (Yes, we'll be doing another dual-themed issue in the future... 🫣 )

Submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open for ONE MORE WEEK! Be sure to submit before submissions close on October 1st. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

Moss Puppy Magazine is thrilled to announce our nominations for the Genrepunk Editor’s Choice Awards! ✨ The Bone Rebellion — Tom Infection (Issue 7) Body’s Golden — Elizabeth Butler (Issue 8) For All the Rot in Heaven — Devin Reeves (Issue 7) 💚🐶

Next up in Moss Puppy Magazine's Theme Secrets Series is Issue 5: Whimsical Woodland 🌲 ✨ 💜 Issue 5: Whimsical Woodland was published in Autumn of 2023, and the theme is inspired by another location in the World of Moss Puppy.

Submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open for two more weeks! Be sure to submit before submissions close on October 1st. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

Did you know that Moss Puppy Magazine has a Patreon? Head on over for early access to things like announcements, behind the scenes, sneak peeks and clues, and contributor interviews. www.patreon.com/mosspuppymag

We're back with our Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets summer series, and up next is Issue 4: Caged ⛓️ 🖤 🔐 Caged was our fourth issue, published in the spring of 2023. The Cage is a sub location in the World of Moss Puppy, located within the Bog.

Submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open for three more weeks! Be sure to submit before submissions close on October 1st. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

Friend of Moss Puppy Promo Time! 🥰🐶💚 The Bounce Back Factor by Katrina Kibben is OUT NOW! Kat has been a longtime friend of the magazine (and was our very first sponsor 🥹), so we’re beyond thrilled to celebrate and support them today. 💫

We're back with our Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets summer series, and up next is Issue 3: Blades! 💚 ⚔️ Our third issue was published back in Autumn 2022. Blades as a theme was inspired by an artifact found in Moss Puppy's world - an ancient relic called the Moss Puppy Blade!

Submissions for Moss Puppy Magazine: Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open until October 1st. buff.ly/CGCePPA

Submissions for Moss Puppy Magazine: Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open until October 1st. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

my poem "classic rock radio" has got an acceptance today from @mosspuppymag.bsky.social! looking forward to the echoed howls issue, and many thanks! 💙

Lucky to have my coffeeshop observations (second set this month!) included by @mosspuppymag.bsky.social ! Read it here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...

We're back with our Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets summer series, and up next is Issue 2: Puppy Love! 🔍 🩷 Our second issue was jam packed with pieces about love of all kinds. And in the WORLD OF MOSS PUPPY, the Island of Puppy Love is her birthplace!

A poem inspired by a true story 😅🍅🌱 Thank you so much @mosspuppymag.bsky.social mag for featuring my poem in your beautiful Cedar pop-up issue...

Submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open until October 1st! We're feeling dark, dusty colors like dark olive green, slate blue, dusty rose taupe, and feelings of longing, loneliness, nostalgia, abandonment, and the forgotten. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

Our submission our open! Send us your prose, poetry, and art. We want to read them! #poetry #literaryjournal #Howl

Love a doggy poem! So pleased to be in this cool pop up issue from @mosspuppymag.bsky.social so do check it out 🐕 🐾

Guess what? It's here! The Cedar pop-up issue curated with Kelli Lage is live for your viewing on our website. Feel free to check it out here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...

Welcome to the first post in our summer series... Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets! 🔍 If you've been wondering who Moss Puppy is and how our issue themes tie into her story, you're in for a treat. Up first is Issue 1: Swampland!

Every issue, the Moss Puppy team collaborates on a themed playlist. For Issue 9: Echoed Howls, we've got some jams for you to vibe to while you work on your submissions. Check it out here: open.spotify.com/playlist/0dG...

Coming up next at Moss Puppy Magazine is our Cedar pop-up issue with the lovely Kelli Lage! We're planning on releasing this exciting pop-up issue next week, so stay tuned. 🫶 🌲 🐶

Thank you so much to our friends over at @thefruitslice for an incredible interview with our Editor-in-Chief, @mossmiele! Check it out in Fruitslice #7: www.thefruitslice.com And if you, too, have been wondering... what *is* a Moss Puppy? Don't worry, we're going to be sharing some secrets soon. 🫣

So pleased to have been picked for @mosspuppymag.bsky.social and The Hyperbolic Review's colab 'The Hyper-Moss Theorem'. Please do go check out my poem below and also all the other talented writers who are featured in this issue thehyperbolicreview.com/issue-1-poem...

Need some inspiration for Issue 9: Echoed Howls? How about a word pool... Submission Guidelines: www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

The Hyper-Moss Theorem is here! Check out the collab between Moss Puppy Magazine and The Hyperbolic Review: www.thehyperbolicreview.com/the-hyper-mo...

We’re proud to share Moss Puppy Magazine’s nominations for the 2026 Best of the Net anthology. Check out the selected works from Issues 7 and 8 here: www.mosspuppymag.com/issues

Submissions are still open for Issue 9: Echoed Howls—and yes, you can absolutely write about Howl Jenkins Pendragon. Our themes are always open to interpretation. Submit by October 1: www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

Cover Reveal for the Hyper-Moss Theorem! Fatal X - Excelsior Hotel - Christchurch 2011 by D. C. Nobes has been selected as the cover artwork for our collaborative issue with the Hyperbolic Review. Stay tuned, we're aiming to release the pop-up issue online by the end of the month!

Submissions for Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open until October 1st! Submission Guidelines: www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions Theme Description: www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions/...

🌿 July Pupdates from Moss Puppy! 🐾 Coming Soon: Hyper-Moss Theorem Our collaborative issue with The Hyperbolic Review is coming soon – we’re aiming for a publication date before the end of the month!

Moss Puppy is always happy to promote our friend MG, who creates stunning book covers that are perfect for stories with a magical touch - fantasy, YA, romantasy, poetry, and more. Check out the latest selection here: linktr.ee/melifluousge... @melifluousgelatoo.writes @mgsdesiigns

Submissions are still open for Issue 9: Echoed Howls. This theme is about longing, connection, isolation, and the unknown. What does it mean to speak into the void? To call for someone who may not be there? To hear only yourself echoed back? More: www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions

We’d like to thank LM Cole for her incredible contributions to the Moss Puppy team over the years. While we’ll miss her dearly, we’re so excited to see everything she creates next. To follow along on her journey and support her work, head to: linktr.ee/lmcole @l.m.cole