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Moon City Press
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Small independent press sponsored by the Department of English at Missouri State University in Springfield. Publisher of books and Moon City Review.
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Congratulations to @mooncityreview.bsky.social's 2025 @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nominees: @kelliborges2.bsky.social, @courtneyb77.bsky.social, Julia Coursey, @amymarques.bsky.social, and @rachel-weinhaus.bsky.social. Good luck!
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Congrats to @mooncityreview.bsky.social's 2025 @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees: Mikaela Hagen, @gabrielwelsch.bsky.social, @jstewartmiller.bsky.social, @duffusmatthew.bsky.social, Claire Hero, and @kellypedro.bsky.social.

Good luck!
December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Time to preorder My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body by @ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social, winner of the 2024 @mooncitypress.bsky.social Moon City Poetry Award! Coming in early January—reserve your copy today!

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My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body
Poems The 2024 Moon City Poetry Award 978-0-913785-71-3 Paper January 2026
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December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Cover reveal! Presenting The Last Day by @kimmagowan.bsky.social, part of the Moon City Press Editors Choice Series! The Last Day is coming on March 3, 2026—preorder link up soon!

Masterful cover art and design by Elisabeth Anderson Art & Design.
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Awesome interview at Laurel Review with @mooncitypress.bsky.social poet @tms2072.bsky.social!

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Laurel Review - Tina Schumann
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September 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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@mooncitypress.bsky.social poet @tms2072.bsky.social is doing a virtual poetry reading tonight for the Missouri State University English Department at 7 p.m., CT. The Zoom Webinar address is in the attached flier. Come on out and hear Tina read her fabulous poems!
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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@mooncitypress.bsky.social author @tms2072.bsky.social reads this coming Wed., Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., CT, via Zoom! Or if you're in Springfield, come watch her on the big screen! Where and how on the attachment, but the Webinar link is missouristate.zoom.us/j/87080217436.
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Congratulations to @joelhans.bsky.social for being named winner of the 2024 @mooncitypress.bsky.social Moon City Short Fiction Award for his story collection, The Bedtime Emptying of Our World. This collection will be published by MCP later this year and Hans will receive the $1000 prize.
May 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Congrats to @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social , whose story "How to Bake a Cake in Outer Space" from @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2025, has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2025! Thanks to Robert Shapard, Nathan Leslie, and Michelle Elvy for this honor!
The Best Small Fictions
Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.
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May 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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One month left to submit to the @mooncitypress.bsky.social Moon City Short Fiction Award!

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Moon City Press - The 2025 Moon City Short Fiction Award
• The Moon City Short Fiction Award is for an original collection of short fiction, written originally in English by a single or collaborative author. • Individual pieces in the collection may be publ...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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@mooncitypress.bsky.social '24 Short Fiction finalists
@sudhab.bsky.social
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Famous Chukwuemeka
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Carrie Grinstead
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@abbymanzella.bsky.social
@magicmikewrites.bsky.social
Matthew Purdy
@jenn-rossmann.bsky.social
Zachary Vickers
May 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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The @mooncitypress.bsky.social reading tonight at 6 has a door access code! Hope to see you there!
March 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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You can get an advanced copy of @sfreligh.bsky.social's Other Emergencies from @mooncitypress.bsky.social if you're at the AWP Bookfair this week, or you can preorder here!

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Other Emergencies
Stories by Sarah Freligh The 2025 Moon City Press Editors Choice Selection 978-0-913785-65-2 Paper April 2025
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March 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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New @mooncityreview.bsky.social
glued, drying, ready to be cut for LA!
March 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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@mooncitypress.bsky.social's AWP reading will feature @andrewbertaina.bsky.social, @avitusbcarle.bsky.social, Clayton Clark, @sfreligh.bsky.social, Jeannine Hall Gailey, @kimmagowan.bsky.social, @artichokeheart.bsky.social, Michelle Ross, and @tms2072.bsky.social! Details on the attached flier!
March 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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@mooncityreview.bsky.social is cohosting a reading with @laurelreview.bsky.social, Puerto del Sol, and Bear Review at AWP! The MCR reps are @kelliborges2.bsky.social and @amorak.bsky.social. The reading is Thursday, March 27 at Bar Henry at 8 p.m. Come out and hear all these fab readers!
March 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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@mooncitypress.bsky.social author @avitusbcarle.bsky.social is reading at Missouri State University tonight at 7 p.m. in 0001 Hill Hall! Free and open to the public. Thanks to the Missouri State University English Department and the Springfield Regional Arts Council for supporting this event!
February 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Presenting the cover for Other Emergencies: Stories by @sfreligh.bsky.social, forthcoming this March from @mooncitypress.bsky.social!

Cover art by @courtneyb77.bsky.social and design by Shen Chen Hsieh.

Preorder link coming soon.
February 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Presenting the cover of @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2025, due out at AWP at the end of March! Featuring a dope painting by @courtneyb77.bsky.social and this sharp design by Shen Chen Hsieh.

Complete author list and pre-order link coming soon!
February 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The editors of @mooncityreview.bsky.social wish these authors congratulations and good luck in their nomination for Best Small Fictions!

@jennystalter.bsky.social @audrakerrbrown.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Some new Michelle Ross.

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Directions | matchbook
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January 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Just picked up the first copies of Boneyard Heresies by @tms2072.bsky.social and they look fantastic! Pre-order this amazing collection, winner of Moon City Press's 2023 Moon City Poetry Award, with the link in the Comments!
January 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Friends, my current full collection from Moon City Press is available for pre-order. Release date 2/2/25. Thanks for your support in advance.
January 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Available for pre-order! Boneyard Heresies by Tina Schumann, winner of the 2023 Moon City Poetry Award. Reserve your copy today!

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Boneyard Heresies
Poems by Tina Schumann 978-0-913785-75-1 Paper February 2025
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January 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM