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The Moth [1]

Basic Information

Website:

https://themothmagazine.com [2]

Country:

Ireland

Address:

Ardan Grange

Address (line 2):

Milltown

City:

Cavan

Zip / Postal Code:

H14 K768

Contact Information

Rebecca

O’Connor

Editor

Contact E-mail:

editor@themothmagazine.com [3]

Details

Formats:

Digital

Payment:

No payment

Genres Published:

Poetry

Fiction

Creative Nonfiction

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

An international art and literature magazine that features witty, irreverant, and moving poetry and fiction from established and up-and-coming authors, as well as interviews with the likes of Billy Collins, Eimear McBride, and DBC Pierre. Ceased publication in March 2023 but continues to sell back issues.

The Moth ceased publication in March 2023 but continues to run four international literary prizes annually for unpublished work: The Moth Short Story Prize, The Moth Nature Writing Prize, The Moth Poetry Prize (one of the biggest in the world for a single unpublished poem) and The Caterpillar Poetry Prize (for adults writing for children). Winning stories and poems are published in the Irish Times online.

Representative Authors:

<p>Yusef Komunyakaa, Dan O’Brien, Billy Collins, Sara Baume, Les Murray, Joshua Cohen, June Caldwell, Claire-Louise Bennett</p>

Year Founded:

2010

Distributors:

Back issues can be purchased via their website.

Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published:

Greater than 50

Issue Price:

€10 including postage

Subgenres:

Flash Fiction [4]

Literary Fiction [5]

Prose Poetry [6]

Temporarily closed to submissions