Moss
A journal of the Pacific Northwest, established in 2014. Poetry, prose, and thought.
- Big thank you to Third Place Books & Crab Creek Review for inviting us to be part of a rad Celebration of the Seattle Literary Community this week! It was a blast - Vol. 10 contributors Amy Hirayama & Ally Ang read new work. Btw, Moss Vol. 10 is available NOW! Get it here: mosslit.com/Subscriptions
- Big congrats to @maxdelsohn.bsky.social on the publication of CRAWL, out today from @graywolfpress.bsky.social! We love this collection so much! Order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/craw... & stay tuned for Alayna Becker's interview w Max in Moss Vol. 10, out very soon!
- Seattle! Our pals over at Crab Creek Review have organized a celebration of the city's literary community at Third Place Books on 11/6 - other great orgs like Poetry NW & @jackstraw.org will participate as well! Come hang! www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/crab-c...
- In this case ONLY, we think it's fine to judge a book by its cover, bc the cover is FAB! Congrats to Moss contributing editor Diana Xin, whose BOOK OF EXEMPLARY WOMEN comes out from @yesyesbooks.bsky.social in Dec. Cover reveal is up at @electricliterature.com electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...
- We're pleased to announce that the inimitable @katieleeellison.bsky.social is joining our team as a contributing editor! Katie is an amazing writer herself and runs the fab Nonfiction for No Reason reading series. Here's an essay she published with us a few years back: mosslit.com/katie-lee-el...
- Seattle readers! One of our editors, Diana Xin, will be taking part in what looks to be an incredible reading series, Other People's Poems, at @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social on Saturday! Check it out!
- 🚨MOSS SALE🚨 It's bananas to even type, but we are 10 years old this year! To celebrate, we're having our first ever SALE. For a limited time, back issues are 30-50% off, and you can get a sweet deal on Moss hats, previously available only to subscribers. Details on our site: mosslit.com/Moss-Shop
- Big congrats to Tessa Hulls, whose graphic memoir FEEDING GHOSTS just won the Pulitzer Prize! Moss contributing editor Diana Xin spoke with Hulls for our most recent edition, Vol. 9 -- you can read the interview here: mosslit.com/Tessa-Hulls-...
- Amazing! Big congrats to Vol. 6 contributor @patrycjasara.bsky.social, whose brilliant collection was chosen as a "best new poetry book" by the NYPL. The list is an amazing resource if you happen to be looking for some poetry to read (and really, who isn't?)
- 🚨NEW BOOK ALERT🚨 Our pal @leahsottile.bsky.social has a new book out with @grandcentralpub.bsky.social -- BLAZING EYE SEES ALL, an investigation of the modern New Age movement in America. When Leah publishes something new, it's time to pay attention! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leah-...
- We're so pumped! Pre-order Vol. 7 contributor @maxdelsohn.bsky.social's debut collection now! I mean, just look at all the really nice things extremely famous people have said about it! And if you wanna, you can still read Max's story "The Bubble" on our website: mosslit.com/max-delsohn-...
- Hey, Bluesky! We're new here. If you don't know us, we're a literary journal focused on the Pacific Northwest! We haven't done much on social media in a long time, but are looking for new ways to stay connected with the beautiful PNW literary community. Follow along for updates & more!