MOONROT Journal

About

MOONROT is a literary and art magazine devoted to the beautiful corrosion of things.
Where Cosmic Daffodil Journal tends the mythic bloom, MOONROT documents what happens after—when petals bruise, when light curdles, when devotion becomes obsession and grief refuses to be instructive.
We are interested in rot not as failure, but as transformation. In lunar cycles. In feral tenderness. In voices that scrape instead of soothe. In work that embraces darkness without apologizing for it and refuses the demand to heal neatly.
MOONROT is punk, nocturnal, and unflinching. We publish writing and art that lives in the margins: messy, myth-touched, bone-deep. This is a home for the unpretty truth, the sacred grotesque, and the poetry that still breathes even after everything else has decayed.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is USD $1 (below average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: MOONROT Journal's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: MOONROT Journal's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: MOONROT Journal's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 17 June 2027 12:00 AM EDT (in 279 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 17 June 2027 12:00 AM EDT (in 279 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 17 June 2027 12:00 AM EDT (in 279 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 17 June 2027 12:00 AM EDT (in 279 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Dark.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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MOONROT Journal Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 59 reports from 59 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

15 min | 37.1 mean avg | 29.0 median | 82 max days (17.5 std dev)

Responses

94.92 %

Acceptances:

33.90 % of submissions accepted (48.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 33.90 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

61.02 % (31.8 avg. days per rejection) | 25.0 % personal, 75.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

5.08 % (27.7 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

11 responses are pending (10 min | 17.4 mean avg | 17.0 median | 29 max days waiting | 6.5 std dev) from 10 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $1.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 03:17 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Sep 2026

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