At Audience Askew, we like the strange, quirky, and unique—aiming to find thought-provoking stories, engaging poetry, and distinctive artwork that doesn’t quite fit in anywhere else. We welcome new and established authors, poets, and artists worldwide who want to showcase their talents to an audienc

We are a small quarterly journal featuring 18-20 stories, poems, and art that don’t quite fit in anywhere else, which puts them right at home with Audience Askew. In between the magazine issues, we aim to release a single-author chapbook every month… so don’t stay away too long—there will always be something new and intriguing to discover!



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Audience Askew Literary Journal

Fantasy & Science Fiction
Novellas and Novels
Please don’t resubmit books previously rejected by Nat 1 Publishing. 

 
Submit one work of 20,000+ words for consideration.


 

  No glorifying sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms;
  It must be your own original work; no AI generated content;
  It must be previously unpublished (personal blogs, websites, Reddit, etc. are okay);
  It does not infringe on existing copyright material (this includes fan fiction);
  Do not resubmit books that we have previously rejected.
  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.



 
Generally, non-expedited decisions take between 4 and 9 months.

Novellas and Novels (20k+ words)

THEME: Bollywood. Submissions must relate to the theme, to some degree. How much is up to you. 

DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories (50-3k words), 1-5 poems, and/or 1-5 images — include all works in a single submission, but submit the different mediums (short stories, poetry, art) separately.  

DEADLINE: 30 September 2026

READING PERIOD: Decisions will be made July 2026 except for expedited submissions. 

PUBLICATION: 15 January 2027 

 

* No glorifying sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms;

* It must be your own original work; NO AI-GENERATED 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* It must be previously unpublished (personal blogs, websites, Reddit, etc.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.

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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 more information regarding submissions or the world, join the Nat 1 Discord Channel https://discord.gg/yqR8J5NBPv 
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Submission Guidelines
THEME: None, the works just need to be set in Faewalk!
DEADLINE: 4/30/25 or until all slots are filled
READING PERIOD: May 2026
DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories, or 1-5 poems. No word limit
 

  No glorifying  sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms.
  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-GENERATED 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.

Fantasy and sci-fi stories and poetry for Faewalk

ANY GENRE
Chapbooks, children's books, and novelettes



Please don’t resubmit books previously rejected by Nat 1 Publishing or Audience Askew.
 
(speculative fiction likely to be published through Nat 1 Publishing; 
literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published through Audience Askew)


 
Submit one work of less than 20,000 words for consideration.
 

  No glorifying sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms;
  It must be your own original work; no AI generated content;
  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 previously rejected books. 
  We read submissions blind. Do not put any identifying information on your submission, including the file name.



 
Generally, non-expedited decisions take between 4 and 9 months.

Novelettes, chapbooks, and children's books (less than 20k words)

THEME: Horror, Autumn, Fall. Submissions must relate to the theme, to some degree. How much is up to you.
DEETS: Submit 1-3 short stories (50-3k words), 1-5 poems, and/or 1-5 images — include all works in a single submission, but submit the different mediums (short stories, poetry, art) separately.
DEADLINE: 30 June 2026
READING PERIOD: Decisions will be made July 2026 except for expedited submissions.
PUBLICATION: 15 October 2026
* No glorifying sexism, racism, ageism, ableism, or any other isms;
* It must be your own original work; NO AI-GENERATED 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 issue.

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