Congrats to Rachel Weinhaus, whose story that originally appeared in Moon City Review has been selected for Best Microfiction 2026! Thanks to Guest Editor Diane Seuss and series editors Gary Fincke and Meg Pokrass!
Announcing Moon City Review’s Best Small Fictions Nominees
Congrats and good luck to Moon City Review‘s 2025 Best Small Fictions nominees: Myna Chang, Claudia Monpere, Kelly Pedro, Erin Vachon, and Nora Wagner!
Announcing Moon City Review’s Best Microfiction Nominees
Congratulations to Moon City Review’s 2025 Best Microfiction nominees: Kelli Short Borges, Courtney Burton, Julia Coursey, Amy Marques, and Rachel Weinhaus!
Good luck!
Announcing Moon City Review’s Pushcart Prize Nominees
Congrats to Moon City Review‘s 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees: Mikaela Hagen, Gabriel Welsch, Jennifer Stewart Miller, Matthew Duffus, Claire Hero, and Kelly Pedro.
Good luck!
My Father Paints His Dreams On My Body Available For Preorder
Time to preorder My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body by Ìfẹ́olúwa Àyàndélé, winner of the 2024 Moon City Press Moon City Poetry Award! Coming in early January—reserve your copy today!
Presenting The Cover Of Joel Hans’ The Bedtime Emptying Of Our World
Cover reveal! Introducing The Bedtime Emptying of Our World by Joel Hans, winner of the 2024 Moon City Short Fiction Award. Set to release February 3, 2026. Preorder link coming soon.
Fabulous cover art and design by Elisabeth Anderson Art & Design.
Presenting The Cover Of Kim Magowan’s The Last Day
Cover reveal! Presenting The Last Day by Kim Magowan, 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.
Presenting The Cover Of Ifeoluwa Ayandele’s My Father Paints His Dreams On My Body
Cover reveal for My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body by Ifeoluwa Ayandele, the winner of the 2024 Moon City Poetry Award! This book will be out from Moon City Press on January 6, 2026. Preorder link coming soon!
Cover art by Elisabeth Anderson with design by Shen Chen Hsieh.
Bailey Gaylin Moore To Read At Missouri State University Tonight
We are excited for the return of former Moon City Review assistant editor and Missouri State University alum Bailey Gaylin Moore for a reading from her new essay collection, Thank You for Staying With Me.
She’ll be reading in Karls 101 on the MSU campus tonight at 7 p.m., so come on out! It’s free and open to the public.
The reading is sponsored by the Missouri State University English Department and the Missouri State Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities.
Audra Kerr Brown’s “How to Bake a Cake in Outer Space” Selected For The Best Small Fictions
Congrats to Audra Kerr Brown, whose story “How to Bake a Cake in Outer Space” from Moon City Review 2025 has been selected for The Best Small Fictions! Thanks to Robert Shapard, Nathan Leslie, and Michelle Elvy for this honor!