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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.

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.

" 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."

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).

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.

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.

MoonLit Getaway is a realm of refuge, apart from the worries of everyday life. Our content aims to enrapture readers with excitement, wonder, and intrigue. We seek authentic art, fiction, and poetry and favour works that challenge our expectations. New, emerging, and established creators are encouraged to submit. We consider all genres and accept submissions from anywhere in the world.

Eniola Ajao is a writer and teacher. She lives with two German Shepherds and two neurotic cats. She moonlights as a copy editor and loves spending time with her family and friends. Her work has been published in The Queens Quarterly and elsewhere.

Shome Dasgupta is the author of The Seagull And The Urn (HarperCollins India), and most recently, the novel The Muu-Antiques (Malarkey Books), a short story collection Atchafalaya Darling (Belle Point Press), and a poetry collection Iron Oxide (Assure Press).

Priscilla Bettis is an avid reader and a joyful writer. She lives in small-town Texas with her two-legged and four-legged family members. Priscilla enjoys writing short stories and poems, and she is working on her first literary novel. Priscilla's poem, "Autumn Graveyard," was published by MoonLit Getaway in December 2024.

This poetry anthology is gorgeously written, but the topics are hard, albeit necessary, to swallow.