Small independent press sponsored by the Department of English at Missouri State University in Springfield. Publisher of books and Moon City Review.https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mh75fpypn227Students and professors! MissouriState has a new, fully funded MFA in Creative Writing and we're looking for students for THIS FALL. Come study with me and my amazing colleagues and work with @mooncitypress.bsky.social and @mooncityreview.bsky.social! Contact us with questions today!16 Mar 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh75fpypn227https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mfuafz7dpk2b@joelhans.com will be signing his new @mooncitypress.bsky.social book, The Bedtime Emptying of Our World, at the @awpwriter.org Book Fair in Thursday, March 5, 3-4:30 p.m. at Booth #775!27 Feb 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuafz7dpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mfu4i25f322t@kimmagowan.bsky.social signing her new @mooncitypress.bsky.social book at the @awpwriter.org Book Fair on Friday, March 6, 10-11:30 a.m., Booth #775!27 Feb 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu4i25f322thttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mftzlsm53s23@ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social signing at the @mooncitypress.bsky.social booth at the @awpwriter.org Book Fair, Thursday, March 5, 2026, Booth #775!27 Feb 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftzlsm53s23https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mfpd27r36s2wThis is going to be such an amazing event!25 Feb 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpd27r36s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mfkh22tnn22hExcited to be bringing four new @mooncitypress.bsky.social titles to the @awpwriter.org conference: a new issue of @mooncityreview.bsky.social and new books by @ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social, @joelhans.com, and @kimmagowan.bsky.social.23 Feb 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkh22tnn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3meyvltfmqs2fHere's a cool new @jmwwjournal.bsky.social interview with @kimmagowan.bsky.social by Curtis Smith with lots of mentions of Kim's new @mooncitypress.bsky.social book, The Last Day, due out next month! https://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/sweet-spots-an-interview-with-kim-magowan-by-curtis-smith/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQATk5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9GTsQEw7ayre8OvPrdhP6mtEW-9kKrjA4rjmcOoAhLZJVFxfrn6ECfaIehg_aem_EipWxyuvaCshzF7fACSVgQ16 Feb 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyvltfmqs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mejcvwt5ik2kCover reveal! @mooncityreview.bsky.social 2026! Debuting at @awpwriter.org in Baltimore in March. Gorgeous art by Shen Chen Hsieh. Author list and pre-order link coming soon!10 Feb 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejcvwt5ik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mcascvtqis2xPreorder alert! Snag your copy of @joelhans.com's The Bedtime Emptying of Our World, winner of @mooncitypress.bsky.social's 2024 Moon City Short Fiction Award! www.uapress.com/product/bedt... https://www.uapress.com/product/bedt..12 Jan 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcascvtqis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mbu6zehve222Happy to see three @mooncitypress.bsky.social authors/friends in this new @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social anthology: @andrewbertaina.bsky.social, @sfreligh.bsky.social, and Michelle Ross! A ton of @mooncityreview.bsky.social contributors, too! www.bestmicrofiction.com https://www.bestmicrofiction.com/07 Jan 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu6zehve222https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mbtscoalzc22Congrats to @rachel-weinhaus.bsky.social, whose story that originally appeared in @mooncityreview.bsky.social has been selected for @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social 2026! Thanks to Guest Editor Diane Seuss and series editors @gary79.bsky.social and @megpokrass.bsky.social! www.bestmicrofiction.com https://www.bestmicrofiction.com/07 Jan 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtscoalzc22https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3mabhpnvx2c2rCongrats and good luck to @mooncityreview.bsky.social's 2025 Best Small Fictions nominees! @mynachang.bsky.social, @claudiamonpere.bsky.social, @kellypedro.bsky.social, @erinvachon.bsky.social, Nora Wagner18 Dec 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabhpnvx2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3ma6wsdz3tk2uDon't forget to order the amazing My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body by @ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social, coming in early January from @mooncitypress.bsky.social! https://www.uapress.com/product/my-father-paints/17 Dec 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6wsdz3tk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3m7at2z2hl22vCongratulations 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!05 Dec 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7at2z2hl22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3m6ztcymigc2sCongrats 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!02 Dec 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ztcymigc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3m6zepwkxik26Time 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! https://www.uapress.com/product/my-father-paints/02 Dec 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zepwkxik26https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3m5ymybs5q22lCover 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.19 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ymybs5q22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lzqwtwlvfs2xAwesome interview at Laurel Review with @mooncitypress.bsky.social poet @tms2072.bsky.social! https://laurelreview.org/tina-schumann?fbclid=IwY2xjawNDo_tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDM0pZSWpyR2R3UTBHU2lEAR6l3SquQ6Kw6hKWDtjy2X63vRpvzF0y4LWLlG0EJcyN7_quAyHtnUgLv4c0AA_aem_vwIcrk_Lby0PcsYipI-q5g26 Sep 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqwtwlvfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lzm5khacvk2c@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!24 Sep 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzm5khacvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lzgyvjkm2k2r@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/87080217436.22 Sep 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgyvjkm2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lq5yjmtyls2vCongratulations 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.27 May 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5yjmtyls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lpppax5sqs2uCongrats 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! https://altcurrentpress.com/best-small-fictions/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKbNaFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFOQmo4aW9iT3czWWJHcUZuAR5jJ94bp47Np62nfx2cj_Uh5p8Ixkkl2VDuCOAKeAg4QSKg9xDlZG7GbvqQJQ_aem_XpH3nhQ_aMM9WP2dFBewXg21 May 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpppax5sqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lpckl5tj7k2fOne month left to submit to the @mooncitypress.bsky.social Moon City Short Fiction Award! https://mooncitypress.submittable.com/submit/324014/the-2025-moon-city-short-fiction-award16 May 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpckl5tj7k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lojbr5ztf22q@mooncitypress.bsky.social '24 Short Fiction finalists @sudhab.bsky.social @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social Famous Chukwuemeka @elissafield.bsky.social Carrie Grinstead @joelhans.bsky.social @abbymanzella.bsky.social @magicmikewrites.bsky.social Matthew Purdy @jenn-rossmann.bsky.social Zachary Vickers06 May 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojbr5ztf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lmusjq3ufs2s15 Apr 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmusjq3ufs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3llcpsjmeqk27The @mooncitypress.bsky.social reading tonight at 6 has a door access code! Hope to see you there!26 Mar 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcpsjmeqk27https://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3llc4zywmuc2pYou 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! https://www.uapress.com/product/other-emergencies/26 Mar 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3llc4zywmuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lkvwpcmpt22uNew @mooncityreview.bsky.social glued, drying, ready to be cut for LA!21 Mar 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvwpcmpt22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lkqodimsvs2d@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!19 Mar 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqodimsvs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mooncitypress.bsky.social/post/3lke7h56xwc2j@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!14 Mar 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:uj5wwkllvxke6iwjstd3msbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke7h56xwc2j