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Nat 1 $h!TpOsT Shorts

A project of Nat 1 Publishing (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (August 2023). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Things here at Nat 1 Publishing and Audience Askew have started to get serious. We can’t have that. So, seeing how Nat 1 LLC got its start by a shitpost going wildly out of control, we have decided to pay homage to our humble not-so-long-ago beginnings with this odd, quirky, cringeworthy project. What we have presented here are six horribly made covers that you would expect from an over-enthusiastic self-publishing author who insists that their skills with photoshop is all they need in the world. Well, that and a little bit of written content. Minor. How does this involve you? We need the questionable content to go with them! Over the next four months we will be taking submissions for novelettes that use the covers as the prompts. While we anticipate and desire the outrageous, eyebrow-raising, chaos that these are sure to prompt, we also want them to be polished. That means put effort into the stories, give them a semblance of making sense, read, reread, and edit.; at the end of this submission period, the best submission for each cover will be fully published (don’t worry, while your name will be on the sales page, it will remain “Some Author” on the cover itself…. unless you really want it there.)

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2023

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time contest
Print Publication Print Publication
One-time contest

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Short Story: 3,000 to 7,500 words.
Novelette: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 7500 to 15000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Royalties Token payment (under 1 US cent per word). Royalties.
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Nat 1 $h!TpOsT Shorts Submission Statistics

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This listing is inactive and does not have any submission reports for the past 12 months.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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