Submissions Guidelines | Digital & Print Publications
Overview
Submissions may appear in any of our publications and may be reprinted in the future and may include any of Nocturna's digital or print publications. We are seeking submissions of the following for possible publication in any future publication:
Poetry of 10-300 words
Micro Fiction of up to 100 words
Flash Fiction of approximately 500-1500 words
Short Stories of 3000-15000 words
Note: These limits do not apply to works submitted for inclusion in anthologies or individual books.
We will consider romance works including, but not limited to, the following sub-genres or themes:
Fantasy
Adventure
Paranormal
Sci-Fi
Historical
Contemporary
Suspense
Gothic
Adult Fairy Tales
Spicy Romance without graphic details
(We accept erotic romance and erotica for book publishing only)
Proudly, the characters in our publications represent natural human diversity. We are eager to publish highly-romantic works featuring adult couples of all genders, appearances, and sexual orientations. We want to share stories of people who fall in love, and true love is limitless.
At this time, we are only interested in publishing romances (stories with happy endings), and erotica, but will consider all love stories.
For a detailed listing of themes we do and do not publish, see the Nocturna Press book publishing guidelines.
Terms
By submitting your work for consideration, you agree that Nocturna Press may publish the submitted work in a publication online and in print, agree that the submitted work may also be republished as part of the same body of work (subsequent or special editions, etc.), and understand that, as part of that publication, the submitted work may have occasion to appear future promotional materials that include that publication or any images or excerpts. Submitted works are uncompensated except where stated. Any fee paid or prize awarded to an author is a one-time remuneration only. No further remuneration will be made even if we publish the work again. These terms do not apply to full-length novels published which may incur royalties. See book submissions for more info).
Rights
We do not accept works previously published elsewhere online or in print. We do not claim exclusive rights to publish your work, however, do reserve First North American Serial Rights (FNASR) as the first publisher of your work and the right to reprint the submitted work in future magazines or promotional materials.
We will state within the magazine that works found within our magazine(s) are not to be reprinted or published elsewhere without the author’s express written consent, and that the author has the right to submit for publication elsewhere at his or her own discretion, giving credit to the Nocturna publication in which the work appeared as the first publication in which the work appeared.
We reserve the right to edit your submission to correct general errors before publication.
We must decline works which have excessive errors.
You may submit multiple works for consideration. We might select more than one piece by the same author for the same publication.
Submission
Regrettably, we cannot answer or accept all inquiries or submissions. You will be notified if we choose your work for publication and payment will be issued at that time. Please only submit once per title.
Email submissions in .doc or .pdf format to: submissions@nocturna.media. Include your full legal name, phone number, email address, and pseudonym if you prefer to use one. Legal name and address are required for copyright protection and to ensure you receive payments.
Submissions not accepted will be deleted from our servers for your protection.