Nat 1 Publishing

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. 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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We aim to respond to short story/poetry submissions within two months and novella/novelette submissions within six months.

The first ten days of the month is a free submission period, the rest of the month submissions cost $2 each to help pay for operating costs. Occasionally these fees are waived if we need to fill in the last several slots of a publication---so be sure to check in often! Novella/novelette submissions are always free. 

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Our genre

We primarily deal in science fiction and fantasy with a significant amount 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 week after a submission period ends unless an author selects to expedite their entry. 

The first ten days of the month is a free submission period, the rest of the month submissions cost $2 each to help pay for operating costs. Occasionally these fees are waived if we need to fill in the last several slots of a publication---so be sure to check in often!

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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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Submit to "But It's What My Character Would Do!" Humorous fantasy short stories and poetry anthology

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  ; any subgenre. Takes place in Faewalk. 

DEADLINE: 12/1/23 or until all slots are filled

READING PERIOD: December 2023

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories (50-3,000 words), or 1-5 poems (2-80 lines, including line breaks)


 

  • No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms; works can have these themes, but not to 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;
  • Please don’t resubmit a rejected piece. If you’ve made significant revisions, contact us first.
  • We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.
Audience Askew, Volume 2 Issue 3 - "STRANGERS" theme
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Submit to Audience Askew, Volume 2 Issue 3 - "STRANGERS" theme

The theme of our autumn issue is "strangers."  Send us anything quirky and unique that related to the theme in any way.

Accepting short stories (fiction and creative non-fiction 50-3k words), poetry (2-60 lines), and images (we print in a square format, so square visual images are ideal, but we'll take any shape. No AI-generated art, please.)

Decisions will be made in the first week of October as to which non-expedited works were accepted.

This issue of Audience Askew is being released on 15 January 2024.

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Submit to HUMOROUS SCI-FI/FANTASY poetry and prose for "Not Enough Space" anthology

THEME: Humorous sci-fi/fantasy stories and poetry. 

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories (50-3k words), or 1-5 poems (2-80 lines, including line breaks)

DEADLINE: 12/31/23 or until all slots are filled 

READING PERIOD: Decisions will be made January 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;

* Please don’t resubmit a rejected piece. If you’ve made significant revisions, contact us first.

* 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.

Submit to Novella / Novelette Submission

We are looking for novellas in the fantasy and science fiction genres that have a good dose of humor (any form from macabre to slapstick, parody, or satire). Any subgenre. 

8,000 - 30,000 words.

Submit one manuscript at a time; feel free to submit again after you receive a decision.

Be sure to check out our website to get an idea of our style and previously published works before submitting!

  • No sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms;
  • 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;
  • Please don’t resubmit a rejected piece. If you’ve made significant revisions, contact us first.
  • We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.
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