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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

Madara Tropa (1987, Latvia) graduated from the National University of the Arts “La Esmeralda” in Mexico City and received an MFA degree from The Art Academy of Latvia. She has participated in group exhibitions at Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Winzavod Contemporary Art Center in Moscow, Russia, Equity Gallery in New York, Mexico City Museum, Toluca Museum of Modern Art, etc. . Her artworks oscillate between fiction and reality, searching for her deepest understanding

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.

Congratulations to the Winner and Runners-Up of the 2025 MoonLit Getaway Short Fiction Contest.

Aida Gradina is a professional photographer whose journey began in 2009 when she attended the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts. Now based on Pender Island, British Columbia, she was born and raised in Vukovar, Croatia, and moved to Canada at the age of nine. Her fine art photography has been exhibited in galleries throughout Canada and Europe, and her work has been featured in several international publications.

Kate Canon is an Anglo-Irish writer and poet living in Scotland. She has a BA in French, German, and European Studies.

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.

We are expanding our editorial team to include a Blog Editor, Social Media Editor, Art Editor, Newsletter Editor, and 2 Book Review Editors.

The following Editor's Note is taken from Harvest Moon Volume One, a MoonLit Getaway anthology of artwork, fiction, and poetry (available September 23, 2025).

"...look at your story as an opportunity. One of the novels I’m drafting came from a short story I entered in a contest just like this one. It didn’t win, but it did generate a wonderful idea that I’m gleefully pursuing." 

If you want a horror that’s interesting without keeping you up at night, enjoy queer characters, and you like it when sociopolitical dynamics are equalized by an outer force, try Titan of the Stars.

Matteo L. Cerilli (he/him) is a transmasc author and activist specializing in speculative fiction for all ages. His work features the YA horror novel LOCKJAW (Tundra, 2024); middle grade ghost story SOMETHING'S UP WITH ARLO (Harper Collins Canada, 2025); YA noir BAD IN THE BLOOD (Tundra, 2025); young YA gamer action FATHOM FALL (Bloomsbury, 2026); a featured short story in BURY YOUR GAYS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRAGIC QUEER HORROR (Ghoulish Books, 2024); and poetry in Augur magazine

Submissions Open: July 14, 2025 Submission Deadline: October 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm (GMT) Shortlist Announced: November 10, 2025 Winners...

"Storytelling has stemmed into various aspects of my life, from dance to stage and even film. In the end, though, the written word forever has my heart and soul."

Ingrid Bruck, a Pennsylvania-based poet, grows wildflowers and makes jam when she's not writing poetry. Four of her poems were Best of the Net nominees, two nominated for Pushcart Prize. Ingrid has a chapbook, Finding Stella Maris (Flutter Press). Some current work appears in Heron’s Nest, Failed Haiku, Verse-Virtual and Poetry Hall.

John RC Potter is an international educator from Canada who lives in Istanbul. His poems, stories, essays, articles, and reviews have been published in various magazines and journals.

Karen Barrow is a Trinidad-born Canadian author. Her post-secondary studies brought her to Canada, where she eventually settled. Years later, Karen fulfilled a lifelong dream by combining a love of storytelling and her passion for travel to inspire her historical fiction novels. Palmyra, her debut novel, won the Whistler Independent Book Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the Guernica Prize, the Page Turner Awards and the Eric Hoffer Award.

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.