Submissions and Guidelines
Overview
Submissions may appear in any of our publications and may be reprinted in the future and may include any of Nocturna's print or online 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
Erotica
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.
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At this time, we are only interested in publishing romances (stories with happy endings), and erotica, but will consider all love stories.
Erotica​
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We accept erotic romance with mild or explicit scenes. We accept sexually-explicit material which is not romantic, but all works, erotic or not, must be respectful of the mind and body of the characters. We expect the consent of all characters to be made clear, mutual trust to be established, and that all sexual encounters begin and end pleasurably. This includes works that include bondage play or other role-playing. We will only consider works that respect boundaries and have established mutual trust and comfort zones between consenting adults.
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For a detailed listing of themes we do and do not publish, visit the Nocturna Press site to review the book publishing guidelines.
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.
Terms
By submitting your work for consideration you agree that Nocturna Press may publish your work any number of times in future issues of our magazine(s), in media online or in print, or in promotional materials. Any fee paid to the author is a one-time payment only. No further remuneration will be made even if we publish the work again.
If your submitted work has been published previously, please do not submit the same article of work.
We reserve the right to edit your submission to correct general errors before publication. We must decline works which have excessive errors.
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Payment Schedule
Authors who submit work for which we pay will receive a one-time payment for the use of accepted works. Payment will be made in USD. The current fee schedule is as follows and is subject to change:
Poetry, Micro Fiction, and Flash Fiction, uncompensated, but with full authorship credit; Short Stories $50 or $0.02/word, whichever is greater. 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 enure you receive payments.
Submissions not accepted will be deleted from our servers for your protection.