Floyd County Moonshine

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Floyd County Moonshine is a literary magazine focusing on local color, Southern Gothic, and rural themes, accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, and art.

Response time info: ~131 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at floydshine.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: Contributor copy

Short stories and novel excerpts up to 8,000 words; any and all subject matter is welcome, but the magazine gravitates toward Local Color (especially stories set in Floyd, the New River Valley, or a specific rural setting) and the Southern Gothic.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: Contributor copy

Essays up to 8,000 words; any and all subject matter is welcome, with a preference for Local Color and Southern Gothic themes.

nonfictionPays: Contributor copy

Interviews with writers in all genres, preferably of local authors; edited transcripts up to 3,000 words.

poetryLiteraryPays: Contributor copy

Submit up to 5 poems; any and all subject matter is welcome, with a preference for Local Color and Southern Gothic themes.

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