Nat 1 Publishing, a literary nonprofit

We like the strange, quirky, and unique. We aim to find entertaining stories in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre by both new and established writers worldwide---particularly those of underrepresented demographics. Working with the authors, we dedicate our services to honing their craft and getting their work out to an audience that will enjoy and appreciate it.

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Decisions on stories are made the month after a project's submission window closes; novella/novelette submissions within six months.

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Our genre

We primarily deal in science fiction and fantasy with a dash of humor (comedy, satire, or parody). Most of our work falls under LitRPG/game lit, but we accept any subgenre of SF/F.

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Audience Askew Literary Journal & Chapbooks

An imprint of Nat 1 Publishing, we also like the strange, quirky, and unique. But while the Nat 1 anthologies are geared towards science-fiction and fantasy, Audience Askew stays firm in literary fiction, poetry, and artwork. We are a quarterly magazine that features a dozen or so stories that could be best described as the black sheep of the literary world. So send us the stories, stanzas, and visual arts that don't quite fit in anywhere else.

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We make our decisions on which works are accepted the month after a submission period ends unless an author selects to expedite their entry.

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Each volume consists of four issues.

Issue I (summer) released July 15th – Theme announced on call (Submission window: January 1 - March 31.)

Issue II (autumn) released October 15th – Horror/spooky (Submission window: April 1 - June 30.)

Issue III (winter) released January 15th – Theme announced on call (Submission window: July 1 - September 30.)

Issue IV (spring) released April 15th – Unthemed issue (Submission window: October 1 - December 31.)

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Gaslamp Pulp Zine

Nat 1 Publishing's second magazine, geared toward science-fiction and fantasy. We are a biannual magazine that features intriguing and original short stories, poetry, and art.

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We accept submissions year-round and make our decisions on which works are accepted two months before an issue is released unless an author selects to expedite their entry.

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Every year we produce to issues, one geared toward fantasy and the other science fiction. We also may occasionally have special themed issued, so be sure to keep checking back!

2024 Halloween Anthology - Humorous and quirky horror shortstories and poetry

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THEME: Quirky horror with elements of humor. NO ZOMBIE STORIES

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories and/or 1-5 poems. No word limit. Please submit poetry and literature together as separate submissions.

DEADLINE: 31 August 2024

READING PERIOD: Decisions will be made September 2024 except for expedited submissions.

* No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms; they can be touched on but not glorified;

* It must be your own original work; NO AI-ASSISTED SUBMISSIONS.

* It must be previously unpublished (personal blogs, websites, Reddit, etc. are okay);

* It does not infringe on existing copyright material (this includes fan fiction);

* Simultaneous submissions are okay, if accepted elsewhere let us know ASAP;

* We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.

Contributors will receive a free digital copy of the anthology.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Submissions

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GASLAMP PULP SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY ZINE

THEME: Science Fiction and Fantasy

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories and/or 1-5 poems, and/or 1-5 images. No word limit.

Please include Science Fiction and Fantasy works in separate submissions.

DEADLINE: 30 November 2024

READING PERIOD: Decisions will be made December 2024 except for expedited submissions.

PUBLICATION: Issue 1 — 14 February 2025

Issue 2 — 7 August 2025

* No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms; they can be touched on but not glorified;

* It must be your own original work; NO AI-ASSISTED SUBMISSIONS.

* Let us know if works were previously unpublished—please do not submit works previously accepted by Nat 1;

* It does not infringe on existing copyright material (this includes fan fiction);

* Simultaneous submissions are okay, if accepted elsewhere let us know so first publication credit can be given;

* We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.

Contributors will receive a free digital copy of the issue their work appears in.

Humorous fantasy for "Dumped the Wrong Stat" anthology, short stories and poetry

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IMPORTANT—PLEASE READ: accepted works will also become part of the Faewalk Shared Universe; authors keep the rights of their written work and main characters, but locations, minor characters, concepts, etc. will become public and other authors may utilize them.

For more information regarding this, email admin@nat1publishing.com

For a brief synopsis of Faewalk, see https://www.nat1publishing.com/faewalk/

For either more information regarding submissions or the world, join the Nat 1 Discord Channel https://discord.gg/yqR8J5NBPv

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Submission Guidelines

THEME: Humorous; stories about culture shock or character not being qualified for what ever they are trying to do.

DEADLINE: 01/31/25 or until all slots are filled

READING PERIOD: February 2025

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories, or 1-5 poems. No word limit

No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms; works can have these themes, but not glorify them;
It must be your own original work and does not infringe on existing copyrighted material (includes fan fiction);
It must be your own original work; NO AI-ASSISTED SUBMISSIONS.
It must be previously unpublished (personal blogs, websites, Patreon, Reddit, etc. are okay);
Simultaneous submissions are okay, if accepted elsewhere let us know ASAP;
We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.

"Masks" art, poetry, and short stories for Audience Askew Literary Journal 3|3

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THEME: Masks. Submissions can relate to the theme in any way.

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories (50-3k words) and/or 1-5 poems (2-80 lines, including line breaks), and/or 1-5 images (we print in a square format, so that shape works best but is not necessary). Please submit poetry, literature, and art as separate submissions.

DEADLINE: 31 August 2024

READING PERIOD: Decisions will be made June 2024 except for expedited submissions.

PUBLICATION: 15 January 2025

* No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms; they can be touched on but not glorified;

* It must be your own original work; NO AI-ASSISTED SUBMISSIONS.

* It must be previously unpublished (personal blogs, websites, Reddit, etc. are okay);

* It does not infringe on existing copyright material (this includes fan fiction);

* Simultaneous submissions are okay, if accepted elsewhere let us know ASAP;

* We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.

Contributors will receive a free digital copy of the magazine.

Capes and Capers - Superhero/villain anthology of short stories and poetry

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THEME: Superheroes and/or Supervillains; must have some element of humor

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories and/or 1-5 poems. No word limit.

Please submit poetry and literature together as separate submissions.