Moss Puppy Magazine
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Moss Puppy Magazine
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Lit mag for the weird, muddy, & messy. EIC: Melissa Martini | Account run by Taro W. | Submissions for Issue 10 open January 1, 2026!
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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. 🐾
✨🐾 Which Puppy Are You? 🐾✨

How to play:
- For each row, pick ONE thing that speaks to your soul (a drink, a snack, a cassette, a plushie, a wax seal, and an ice cream).
- Keep track of which column you’re choosing from most often.
- Whichever column you picked the most from is your puppy type! 🐶
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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? 🌿
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🍂 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.) ✨
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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. 🐾
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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!
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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.
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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. 🐾
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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!!
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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. 💚
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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!
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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.
October 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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. 🖤
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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)

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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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... 🫣 )
September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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
September 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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)

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September 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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.
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
September 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
September 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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.
September 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
September 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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. 💫
September 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM