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Marvit Ahanonu is a multidisciplinary artist and architectural designer whose work spans digital art, sculpture, painting, and immersive technology. With a background in art and architecture, she brings a unique nexus of art and science harmoniously. With a keen eye for detail and a deep commitment to storytelling through art on social issues challenging the society, Marvit has collaborated with a museum, research initiatives, and advocacy groups to create impactful visual na

Blackjack’s legs give out sometime around noon, when the sun is hot and high in the sky. His whole body dips when he hits the ground, graceful and bent-kneed, and the weight of him sends up a cloud of red dust that coats your throat, stings your eyes. You swing your leg over the saddle, land without making a sound. You assess the damage.

The excessively long title for this blog post says it all, but we'll say it again with a few more words. Writers and poets have voted MoonLit Getaway Literary Journal as a Hidden Gem among thousands of literary magazines with Chill Subs accounts! We are absolutely honored and immensely grateful for those who voted for us. We were listed with some exceptional journals, be sure to check them out as well.

Robin Duncan is an emerging, self-taught artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is passionate about creating hand-cut analog collages, watercolours, and other mixed media pieces. Her watercolour art was recently featured on merchandise for local indie and folk singer-songwriter Tina Hertz.

Sreelekha Chatterjee is an award-winning writer, poet, and editor. She has a postgraduate degree in science from Calcutta University and is also a trained singer with a degree in music (Geeta Bharati). Through her creative writing, she delves into the countless facets of human experience and aims to capture the ordinary, often overlooked aspects of daily existence, transforming them into subjects of reflection.

" I came to poetry through songwriting. As a music-obsessed teenager, I stumbled across a battered copy of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience at a yard sale. I still have it. Inside the cover, scrawled in pencil, is “50¢.” Best investment I ever made. That little paperback has followed me everywhere since, and I return to it often. Blake taught me that language can be both music and meaning at once. I’ve been chasing that alchemy ever since."

Harvest Moon is a collection of our favourite artwork, fiction, and poetry, handpicked from our online journal, and released each September. Pre-order Harvest Moon Volume One now and receive a 15% discount. The first 50 pre-orders of the print edition come with a MoonLit Getaway bookmark.