The Erotic Authors Association

Market: Lesbian Lust: Red Hot Erotica (Cleis Press)

2009-07-07T16:57:21Z

Lesbian Lust: Red Hot Erotica
Editor: Sacchi Green
Publisher: Cleis Press

Story Length: 2500-5000 words

Payment: $50 plus two contributor’s copies

Deadline: October 15, 2009

Release Date: Summer 2010

The theme is right there in the title. All stories must deliver on that promise of intense, fulfilling lesbian sex. There are plenty of ways to get there; atmosphere, setting, and emotional as well as physical heat can all play a part in building sexual tension, while well-developed characters and a compelling plot or story arc are absolutely necessary. Kink is fine, and if you can make vanilla just as spicy, all the better. I’ll be using a wide variety of stories, so your best bet is to write about what captures your imagination as well as about what turns you on. Women only this time.

Send manuscripts in MS Word or RTF to: sacchigreen@gmail.com. Queries welcome.

Market: (Charity) - 28 Days of Heart (All Romance)

2009-07-02T08:53:21Z

Submissions Call for Charity Project

Please feel free to repost to loops, blogs, websites, etc. Help us make this project a huge success!

Open Submissions Call!

All Romance™ Needs You for the 28 Days of Heart Campaign to Benefit the American Heart Association

During the month of love, when everyone's attention is focused on matters of the heart, we at All Romance (www.allromance.com) want to help fight the number one killer of women, heart dis! ease, and we need your help and your submissions.

Beginning February 1, 2010, we will release one new short story per day for the entire month. All proceeds from the sale of these shorts, which will be offered exclusively on AllRomance.com as individual eBooks and also bundled into 4 eBook anthologies, will be donated to the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org).

The 28 stories will be chosen from submissions received between July 1 and October 31, 2009. Any author who has an eBook available on ARe, or whose publisher lists eBooks with us, is eligible to submit. Submissions must be 10,000 to 20,000 words. Th! e preferred heat rating is 4 or 5 flames, though stories rated a hard 3 flames will also be considered. An explanation of the flame rating system can be found on our site. We are looking for a wide variety of themes and sub-genres, as long as the story is a romance.

The stories selected will be reviewed by an editor and provided with cover art, but please make sure submissions are as polished as you can make them before submitting. Previously published stories will be considered only if all rights have reverted back to the author and the story is no longer available for download elsewhere. Backlist and contact info for the authors whose work is chosen will be listed in the back of their story.

Submission details can be found at the link on the All Romance Home Page that reads Publishers/Authors

Questions should be emailed to cat.johnson@allromanceebooks .com. Final selection of participants will be made and announced in November 2009.

http://www.allroman ceebooks.com/publishers.html

Market: Please Sir/ Please Ma'am - Cleis Press

2009-06-13T08:41:58Z

From Rachel Kramer Bussel

These are my latest guidelines. Please be sure to read and follow all the directions, especially including a bio and proper formatting (at least, if you want your story to be accepted!). Email pleaseantho@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Please, Sir: Erotic Stories of Female Submission and Male Dominance
Please, Ma’am: Erotic Stories of Male Submission and Female Dominance
Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel
To be published by Cleis Press in Spring 2010

These two companion anthologies will explore the power dynamics of BDSM from the sub's/bottom's point of view. For an idea of the kinds of stories I like, please read my recent anthologies Yes, Sir: Erotic Stories of Female Submission and Yes, Ma’am: Erotic Stories of Male Submission. I strongly prefer modern settings, though have included the occasional historical piece. Futuristic/science fiction settings are almost never my cup of tea.

Please, Sir: What's it like to be a female submissive, whether a full-time slave to a powerful master, or a kinky woman involved in an intense scene? These stories should explore the range of ways women submit to men, whether masters, husbands, boyfriends, play dates, strangers, internet chatters, etc. Is the storyteller a lifelong bottom, or a new convert to kink? Does merely offering herself up to any guy get her off, or does something about this particular top excite her? Can be long- or short-term relationships, single encounters, or anything in between, as long as the characters and plot are believable and the story is hot. (I don't want simple snapshots of scenes that don't tell us anything about the characters' motivation.) Story should be from the point of view of a female masochist and or submissive/bottom, though it can be told from a first, second or third person POV (first is preferred).

Please, Ma’am: What makes a man cower before a powerful woman? Is he living out a lifelong fantasy, or has he always taken the submissive role with women? I want stories of sissy maids, hardcore masochists, visits with dommes, husbands completely devoted to their wives, full-time slaves, play partners, and much more. These can be long- or short-term relationships, single encounters, professionals, etc., as long as the characters and plot are believable and the story is hot. (I don't want simple snapshots of scenes that don't tell us anything about the characters' motivation.) Story should be from the point of view of a male masochist or submissive/bottom, though it can be told from a first, second or third person POV (first is preferred).

Both anthologies will feature stories from a wide spectrum of the BDSM world. The more creative your storytelling, the better. The examples listed above are just that, examples; feel free to let your imaginations run wild! I encourage you to think beyond clichéd scenarios and set your stories outside of the traditional play parties/dungeons, as well as thinking outside the box when it comes to "power play" and am especially looking for stories where not all of the erotic action is centered around physical sensation. There can also be more than two people in a given story or scene (or even just one if they are following someone's orders), and bisexual scenarios are welcome as long as the bottom/top relationship is a heterosexual one, as fitting the title. My biggest pet peeve with the submissions I’ve rejected in the past is lack of characterization/jumping into the BDSM scene too quickly.

Guidelines: Stories should be unpublished and not submitted elsewhere for publication. Stories should be 1,500 – 4,000 words, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, in a Word document only. If it is truly impossible to send a Word document, please send as both a RTF AND in the body of the email. You MUST include your bio (50 words MAX) and full contact info (mailing address, phone number, real name/pseudonym) when you submit.

Payment will be $50/story and 1 copy of the book upon publication in Spring 2010. Contributors will retain the rights to their stories. You may submit up to two stories per book. Please note that the publisher has final approval over the manuscript.

Send your submission as a Word document to pleaseantho@gmail.com ONLY with either"Please, Sir Submission" or "Please, Ma’am Submission" in the subject line—if you are submitting to both anthologies, please send separate submissions for each (though you can attach 2 stories for one book in the same email).

Please make sure to follow ALL directions. I'm getting a lot of single-spaced, non-Word document submissions without bios or mailing addresses. Please also make sure you send your FINAL version of your story, not a first (and then second or third) draft. All of the pertinent information, including a polished version of the story and your bio/contact info should be included in a single email, not multiple ones. Thank you.

If you have any questions about Please, Ma’am or Please, Sir, please query pleaseantho@gmail.com

Deadline: July 1, 2009
Expect to hear back from me by November 2009
Payment: $50/story, upon publication
Email: pleaseantho@gmail.com

MARKET: CIRCLET PRESS various

2009-06-10T18:35:34Z

We’re working on several books here this summer at Circlet Press. Please note each one has a separate submission address. General guidelines on preferred format & length are the same for all, but each has a different editorial focus.

Like a Queen: gay and lesbian fairy tales
Like A Thorn: BDSM fairy tales
Like Twin Stars: bisexual-themed erotic sf/fantasy

Like a Queen

Subject matter: Have you ever thought that your favorite fairytale from childhood would make a great bedtime story for adults? We’re looking for erotic retellings of fairytales, fables, and bedtime stories, specifically with a gay/lesbian twist. This is your chance to tell the parts that the Brothers Grimm left out - what was really going on between Cinderella and her fairy godmother? What did the dwarves spend their time doing before Snow White arrived? What if there were a beautiful boy with golden locks at the top of a tower, waiting for rescue by a handsome prince? Whose kiss might Sleeping Beauty really be waiting for? Fairytales are about the fairest of both sexes, governed by outrageous passions and gifted magical powers with which to pursue them. Heroes, damsels, dragons, witches, wizards, enchanted kingdoms, evil queens, man-eating wolves - all of them have torrid sex lives. Ideally, we’d like to stick with European, Brothers-Grimm-style fairy tales, as they’re the most familiar to our readers, but really excellent submissions based on fables from other cultures will be considered. Although rape and violence have a considerable presence in the original versions of most of these stories, please leave them out of your retellings. Power dynamics are sexy, but stories where characters are forced into nonconsensual and/or violent acts will not be accepted. That said, we can’t wait to read your submissions; turn us on with your own erotic gay or lesbian tales of once upon a time!

Like a Thorn

Subject matter: Fairy tales often contain a more ‘adult’ interpretation within their metaphors and symbols. Was Sleeping Beauty’s pricking of her finger symbolic of her loss of virginity? The fairy tale landscape is awash in erotic possibilities, as well as intriguing opportunities to explore bondage, dominance and submission, and power exchange fantasies. Cruel queens, towers and dungeons, tests of love and valor, what fairy tale will inspire you to craft us an arousing/intense BDSM fantasy?

Like Twin Stars

Subject matter: According to Scientific American, bisexual behavior is common in over 1500 species of animals on Earth, including humans, for whom it has greater social and personal consequences than it does for penguins, baboons, or garter snakes. Use science fiction and fantasy to get at this subject. Could there be worlds where bisexuality was the norm? What’s erotic about being attracted to both ends of the gender spectrum and what sort of fantasies and fantastic worlds of magic or science can it spawn? Is there something special about bisexual characters or those who identify themselves as such? Explore the theme of bisexuality through this erotic and fantastical lens.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:
For all three anthologies, submission deadline is JULY 7, 2009. Email submissions only. Stories are best submitted as a word processor document (.doc, .rtf, .txt, etc.) attached to the email, but do not forget to include your complete contact information on the attached document! (If it’s only in the body of the email, it’s quite easy to have a brilliant story come out of the printer and then have no way to trace back where the heck it came from.) Manuscripts should be correctly/professionally formatted for submission. (If you’re not sure what we mean by that, Google it.)

Preferred word length is between 3000 and 7000 words. All stories must include explicit sexuality and erotic focus. (For more details on our editorial preferences, see the general submission guidelines on circlet.com. We highly recommend reading the guidelines, especially the “do not send” list, to increase your chances of sending us something we’ll love.) Try to avoid cliches. Fresh and direct language is preferred to overly euphemistic. Sex-positive, please, no rape/nonconsensuality/necrophilia or other purposefully gross topics. We do not publish horror.

Original stories only, NO REPRINTS unless the distribution was truly obscure. Ebooks pay $25 per story, with an additional $25 if the book gets a print edition. Authors get one copy of each edition, as well. Author retains the reprint rights to individual story; we buy non-exclusive rights to inclusion in this anthology only.

Submission addresses:
LIKE A QUEEN, send to: rachelcirclet (at) gmail (dot) com
LIKE A THORN, sent to: sarahcirclet (at) gmail (dot) com
LIKE TWIN STARS, send to: kellycirclet (at) gmail (dot) com

Also, don’t forget we are accepting microfictions for publication on Circlet.com. Every Friday is Fiction Friday. Microfictions should ideally be between 250 and 1000 words and pay either $5 via Paypal or a free book (or ebook). Microfictions should be submitted by email only to: circletintern (at) gmail (dot) com.

Market: Paperbag Press

2009-06-09T21:14:38Z

http://submissions.paper-bag-press.com/index.php

We at Paper Bag Press are looking for the highest-quality erotic short stories on the planet. Our official storefront, located at paper-bag-press.com, made its debut on February 14, 2009. We are always looking for more quality e-books. That's where you come in.

We are seeking new or established authors for exclusive publication. We want writers who can craft a short story with a strong plot that revolves around sexual experience. The stories are not necessarily romantic — the sex is the focus. If the characters are in luuurv, that’s fine, as long as the sex is hot.

We know that you are taking a chance on us since we are new. Because of this, we are offering a 5% royalty bonus beyond our normal royalty rate of 30% for the first 25 stories that are accepted for publication.

All kinds of stories are being considered, including:

Heterosexual
Homosexual
Bisexual
Groups
BDSM
Fetish
Anal

Oral
Vampire
Fantasy
Cowboy/Western
Futuristic/Sci-Fi
Historical
Paranormal

If you have an erotic story that you'd like to us to consider for publication, go to the Submit Your Story page to tell us about it! We are seeking stories from 1,000 to 15,000 words. However, we are not draconian about the word count. These are just guidelines and not strict observance.

We are strict about what we will not accept:

Pedophilia — all characters involved in sexual situations will be 18 years old or older.
Bestiality — no humans having sex with animals.
Rape — absolutely not allowed. All sex must be consensual.
Toilet issues — must we go there? The answer is no.
Physical abuse as titillation — again, the sex must be consensual. No characters harming each other within the sexual framework (no snuff, no stabbing, none of that). In BDSM, it must be made clear that the people involved have consented and are enjoying themselves.
Necrophilia — again, must we go there? The answer is still no.
Incest — once again, must we go there? The answer is absolutely, unequivocally no.

Other than that, we are an equal opportunity smut peddler.

Please read our Submissions FAQ for more information. Questions? Drop us a line.

Ready to submit your story? Complete the Submit Your Story form. Your story should be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf), size 12 font, double-spaced.

Have fun writing!

MARKET: Fairy Tale Lust (Cleis Press)

2009-06-06T09:21:36Z

Fairy Tale Lust: Erotic Bedtime Stories for Women
Editor: Kristina Wright
Publisher: Cleis Press
Publication Date: Spring 2010
Submission Deadline: August 15
Payment: $50 per story, upon publication

Once upon a time, an editor sent out a call far and wide in search of deliciously naughty adult fairy tales…

In this collection of erotic fairy tales for women, I am seeking reinvented classic tales as well as new fables that blend fantasy and desire. Writers are encouraged to explore the vast realm of fairy tales and reinterpret those that are familiar or lesser known, but are also invited to craft original stories playing on classic archetypes. Diversity and creativity are key! Keep in mind that Cinderella and Snow White have been retold many times over, so it would take a very special touch to make them fresh.

Contemporary settings are preferred, but historical or fantasy settings will be considered. The collection will be primarily heterosexual, though bisexuality and lesbian encounters are also encouraged. I welcome playful, clever stories as well as darker, more intense scenarios. The primary focus of sexual activity should be on female pleasure. Everyone does't have to live "happily ever after" but every story should have a strong plot and a satisfying resolution.

MARKET: Girl Crush (Cleis Press)

2009-06-05T09:29:48Z

Girl Crush
Editor: R. Gay
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: August 1, 2009
Payment: $50/story and 2 copies of the book upon publication in Spring 2010

Every woman has a girl crush—that intriguing, provocative woman about whom she can't resist fantasizing—the woman who makes her wonder, what if? The forthcoming anthology Girl Crush, will answer that question, through a unique range of erotic short stories about women acting on their girl crushes.

I am looking for literary, well-written, explicit stories about what happens when girl crush fantasies come true. Consider stories about women who might be straight, scratching an itch during a sexy one-time encounter or stories about women who explore new opportunities and perhaps discover that they aren't so straight after all. Guidelines for this collection are very flexible. I want to be surprised. The usual taboos apply—no incest, characters under the age of 18 or bizarre acts involving animals because that’s just not very nice. Think of the puppies.

Minutiae: Stories should be unpublished; query if you have a reprint that you think I absolutely must see. Stories should be 1,500 4,000 words, and submitted as a Word attachment. Please include a cover letter with a brief bio and full contact information (mailing address, phone number, real name/pseudonym) when you submit. Submissions without complete contact information will be deleted unread.

Payment will be $50/story and 2 copies of the book upon publication in Spring 2010. Contributors retain the rights to their stories. You may submit up to three stories per book. Important: Please note that the publisher has final approval over the manuscript.

Send your submission as a Word document to girlcrushbook@gmail.com. Please submit no more than three (3) stories.

If you have any questions about Girl Crush, please query girlcrushbook@gmail.com

Deadline: August 1, 2009

Manuscripts will be accepted on a rolling basis, so writers are encouraged to submit sooner than later.

Email: girlcrushbook@gmail.com

MARKET: Kemi-Ka

2009-06-03T21:13:34Z

Kemi-Ka publishes provocative works by women and men in the areas of gay and lesbian erotica, romantica, science fiction erotica, BDSM themed erotica, erotic suspense, erotic horror, and other works of an alternative lifestyle perspective.

Book proposals should be sent via email to submissions@kemikapublishing.com. In the subject field put the title of the book, i.e…Submission: The Book Title.

For submission—3 chapters and synopsis-a full synopsis of the story (about 1,500 words) and about 15,000 words (usually the first couple of chapters) of finished text. If I'm interested in reading more I'll inform the writer.

There is no need to send an entire manuscript until asked to do so. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage if you wish to have your materials returned. Final manuscripts should be roughly 40,000 words or more for print, less than 40,000 words will be in ebook format only.

Please allow six to eight weeks for a reply:

Kemi-Ka Publishing
PO Box 1489
Fairburn, GA 30213

DO NOT INCLUDE: bestiality, incest, characters under 18 having sex (even in flashbacks), excrement or snuff. If you have any content concerns, please do not hesitate to query us with your questions.

We are seeking distinction, first time writers looking to take their first steps in publishing, or previously published authors interested in expanding their horizons and talents into new areas.

Market: Queer Gothic Anthology (QueeredFiction)

2009-06-02T19:31:33Z

http://queeredfiction.livejournal.com/3620.html

Call for Submissions: Queer Gothic

Open call for submissions for a Queer Gothic Anthology to be published by QueeredFiction where genre is queered. Deadline is 31st August 2009. We're looking for gothic tales of horror and romance. Your submission should be a short story between 3,000 and 10,000 words. We are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. We’re not looking for clichés. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format. Full guidelines here.

Submissions open: 1st June 2009 to 31st August 2009

As a queer publisher, QueeredFiction would like to have an emphasis on the queer community as a whole, rather than by segments. So ideally the perfect submission would have 'queer characters' in the forefront and in the background ... just mainly prominent!

Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance.
[...]
Prominent features of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles, darkness, death, decay, doubles, madness, secrets and hereditary curses.The stock characters of Gothic fiction include tyrants, villains, bandits, maniacs, Byronic heroes, persecuted maidens, femmes fatales, madwomen, magicians, vampires, werewolves, monsters, demons, revenants, ghosts, perambulating skeletons, the Wandering Jew and the Devil himself.
[...]
The term "Gothic" came to be applied to the literary genre precisely because the genre dealt with emotional extremes and dark themes, and because it found its most natural settings in the buildings of this style — often spelled "Gothick", to highlight their "medievalness" - castles, mansions, and monasteries, often remote, crumbling, and ruined. It was a fascination with this architecture and its related art, poetry (such as Graveyard Poets), and even landscape gardening that inspired the first wave of gothic novelists.

Reference Wikipedia Gothic Fiction.

MARKET: GLBT Fairy Tales Anthology --deadline extended/seeking M/M subs

2009-05-26T15:20:51Z

I've extended the deadline for my Fairy Tales anthology in order to get more M/M story submissions. Much to my surprise I've received many more F/F queries and subs, so I'm reaching out to M/M writers now. Please forward this information on to other groups or writers who may be interested. Full details below and on my website: http://www.emlynley.com/cfs.html

GLBT Fairy Tales Erotic Romance Anthology

Publisher: Ravenous Romance
Editor: EM Lynley
Payment: Royalties
Email: lynley.editor at gmail.com
Length: 3,500 - 10,000 words
Deadline: June 15, 2009 or until spots filled -- query ASAP if you need an extension
Publication Date: July 2009

The first one will be stories based on traditional fairy tales, but with a GLBT slant. Here's your chance to spice up some favorite childhood tales in a way you've never seen before, but always wanted to tell the story! Feel free to use non-European tales as a base. Here are a couple of great resources for inspiration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fairy_tales and http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/talesindex.html

Currently accepting only m/m stories as there has been an abundance of f/f queries and subs. CLOSED to f/f subs unless you have previously queried.

All stories must have an erotic element, with a preference for romance over pure erotica. That means there should be a relationship between the characters beyond merely a sexual one. The sex should have emotion and I want to feel that along with the characters. These are fairy tales so there should be HEA or HFN, whichever is more appropriate for your story.

Deadline June 15, 2009. You may submit anytime before then, but I may not have a decision on yours until closer to the deadline. I strongly suggest a query in advance, with a 1-2 paragraph summary of your plotline to avoid having 10 Little Red Riding Hood stories, though perhaps that would be an interesting anthology on its own.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Specifics: 3,500 to 10,000 words. Please be sure your submission is free of typos and errors. Polish your story before sending it, please! No rape, underage, incest or bestiality. If you have other content you feel might be questionable, email me for clarification.

Format: send in RTF or Word (no docx), double spaced with no headers or footers.

Terms $10 per story advance against the royalties on ebook sales (and other non-exclusive subsidiary rights) for a period of three years. Royalties are a pro rata share of the 35% on ebooks and 15% on audiobooks. If they sell additional subsidiary rights, additional payments will follow! More details of the rights here: http://ravenousromance.blogspot.com/...contracts.html

To submit, please send an attached document to lynley.editor @ gmail.com. Be sure your name & pseudonym, address, email, word count and a short summary of the story appear on the first page of your attached document (not only in your email). Also please include a 150-word bio suitable for publication with the story.

Feel free to email me with any questions: lynley.editor @ gmail.com

EM Lynley
http://www.emlynley.com
http://emlynley.livejournal.com

MARKET: Online Dating (Lifebytesbook)

2009-05-26T08:55:41Z

We are accepting submissions for "LifeBytes...Real Stories of Online Dating" (est. publication date spring 2010)

Who doesn't love sitting around with friends and family over coffee or a cocktail sharing stories about life, work and love? LifeBytes is interested in YOUR Online dating story. Make a cup of coffee or stir up a cocktail and tell us your cyber dating adventures - the good, the bad and the ugly! "LifeBytes...Real Stories" will be a compilation of the true stories that singles love to share with one another about the ups and downs of searching for Prince (or Princess) Charming.

We are looking for evocative stories that can be funny, poignant, provocative, scary, weird, sexy, edgy or happy. We're looking for the full range of experiences that make online dating such an adventure. Writers whose work is chosen for publication will receive payment for their story in the market range of $50-$100 (word count dependent).

Our extended deadline is September 15, 2009.

For complete submission guidelines please visit our website at: http://www.lifebytesbook.com Also, stop by our blog at: http://lifebytesrealstories.wordpress.com to put your digital feet up and chat for a while.

And don't forget to join our Facebook group: LifeBytes

Let us know who you are through your unique voice. We're looking forward to meeting you.

Regards,
Sharon Sommerhalter

MARKET: M/M & Menage Steampunk anthology (Phaze)

2009-05-26T08:35:20Z

Call: M/M and Menage Steampunk Anthology, Title TBA
Edited by: Leigh Ellwood
Projected release date: late 2010
Format: eBook (with possible print release)
Publisher: Phaze Books
Payment: $50 for one-time electronic and print rights, plus copies

Hey, all you steampunk enthusiasts, grab your goggles and get to writing! Phaze Books is planning an M/M (and bi-M menage) steampunk collection for eBook publication in 2010. If you have a yen for 19th century history with a touch of good humor and technological innovation (and a whole lot of manlove!), we hope you’ll send us your hottest steampunk erotic romance of 10K - 20K words. If you’re not sure about the genre, check out this Wikipedia entry for steampunk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk) to get an idea of the style of stories we’re looking for. Think H.G. Wells or Wild Wild West, then turn up the steam factor with an incredible M/M or MMF/MMM match-up!

This call is open indefinitely until the spots are filled. Contributors will offer one-time electronic and print rights to their works and receive a one-time payment of $50 and contributors copies (eBook and/or print, if the book goes to print).

To submit to this anthology, please follow the Phaze Books structural guidelines at http://www.phaze.com/submissions.html and attach your RTF submission to Leigh Ellwood, c/o Phaze Books at submissions @ phaze (dot) com. Please use STEAMPUNK ANTHOLOGY is your subject header.

Launched in November, 2004, Phaze Books has offered a wide selection of erotic romance and women’s erotica in eBook and print formats. We are proud to have a number of best-selling and rising stars of romance in our catalog, as well as a Romantic Times Top Pick, an EPPIE winner, and several EPPIE nominees. Please visit us at http://www.phaze.com

MARKET: Gay Sci Fi

2009-05-25T12:01:07Z

http://www.doorq.com/blogComment.aspx?id=2650

"First, I'm seeing some really great material coming in. Writers have been touching upon many, many aspects of queerness and telling some cool stories in the process. I think the final book will stunningly imaginative and kind of hot, too. A few weeks ago, I was concerned that I wasn't seeing enough submissions by or about women, but that has balanced out now, so I think we'll have a good variety in the end. Deadline for fiction submissions is July 15, so any of you who are writers and would look to send me something, please do. Complete details on it are located on the writer's guidelines/subscriptions page of my blog at www.mbranesf.blogspot.com.

The other good news is that this anthology will be available not just in print and PDF but also in many of the ebook formats. I've gotten some technical assistance of late with doing the file conversions. Already issue #4 of the regular zine is up on Amazon for Kindle and at the MobiPocket store for other devices that can read those kind of files. Issue #5 releases in a few days in all its formats, and has a lot of great new sf in it. Don't forget that I have a deal ($9.95 for the year) for DoorQs. There is a PayPal button for the DoorQ offer in the list of subscription/purchase options on that same page that I mentioned above."

Market: various anthos

2009-05-20T10:06:39Z

Thanks to angelabenedetti for this round up post, some have been posted before, some havent.

1 June 2009 -- Back in the Saddle -- Torquere

Cowboy stories are so popular with Torquere that we had to bring them back in the tradition of Under this Cowboy's Hat or Cowboy Up! Old west, rodeo, contemporary, or foreign, you name it, we want our cowboys! Stories should be gay male, romantic, and feature happy endings.

Stories are due June 1, 2009 for release in September 2009. Word count of 8000 or more words, with a payment of $75.00, as well as a contributor copy in both electronic and paperback format. Since this is a direct to print anthology, we're asking exclusive electronic and paperback rights for 5 years. Please send a synopsis, author bio and your story to submissions@torquerepress.com with Back in the Saddle in the subject line.

10 June 2009 -- Over the Moon paranormal anthology -- Total-E-Bound

* 15K to 20K word count per short story/novella
* Paranormal - Werewolves, MF or MFM only
* Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)

The Submission deadline is June 10th 2009 for release in November 2009. Submit the full story plus synopsis. When submitting, please enter "Paranormal Submission" in the email subject line.

15 June 2009 -- Prince Albert Toybox -- Torquere

17 June 2009 -- Chain Male Taste Test -- Torquere

Publication date September 2009, submissions due 6/17/2009 (Knights on white horses. Squires in chains! Saracens who want to show Europeans how to bathe, among other things. Bring on the knight.)

30 June 2009 -- Destination: Future -- Hadley Rille Books

SF, hard SF, alien worlds, space operas, alien encounter beyond Earth, exploration and quest stories. No alternative or historical fiction, steampunk, fantasy or horror. 3-6K words.

30 June 2009 -- Love Wide Open

All submissions should focus on helping people, especially parents, accept the orientation and sexual identity of their gay, lesbian, bisexual, gender variant or questioning children. Extreme negativity is discouraged. Degradation of any group of people, whether defined by religion, sexuality, age, ethnicity, etc., will not be tolerated. Disagreement with the beliefs and creeds of any religion or ideology must be addressed respectfully.

1 July 2009 -- SHINE -- Solaris Books

Convincing and optimistic: Imagine that we are the biggest skeptics on the planet, then show us how things can change for the better, and persuade us.

Near-future: from now until 50 years later.

SF: we’re not going to define it. Write what you think is SF, and convince us with the story.

The Gritty:
Length: up to 10k words (not hard, but anything longer than 10k should be mind-blowingly superb).

1 July 2009 -- I Put a Spell on You Menage Anthology -- Torquere's Bareback Angels imprint

Love spells? Magic in the air? You bet. All it takes is two boys, one girl and a magical romance, and you have the perfect story for I Put a Spell on You. We're looking for m/m/f romance and erotic romance with strong characters and great stories.

Stories are due July 1, 2009 for release in October 2009. Word count between 3000-8000 words, with a payment of $50.00, as well as a contributor copy in both electronic and paperback format. Since this is a direct to print anthology, we're asking exclusive electronic and paperback rights for 5 years. Please send a synopsis, author bio and your story to submissions@torquerepress.com with Spell in the subject line.

1 July 2009 -- The Care and Feeding of Demons -- Torquere

Demon romance! Demon hunter romance! Urban fantasy, kick-butt antiheroes. This one was requested by Torquere's authors, who asked and received! All demons, all the time! Stories should be gay male, and should be romance or erotic romance with a hopeful or happy ending.

Stories are due July 1, 2009 for release in October 2009. Word count between 3000-8000 words, with a payment of $35.00, as well as a contributor copy in electronic format. We're asking exclusive electronic 2 years. Please send a synopsis, author bio and your story to submissions@torquerepress.com with Demons Anthology in the subject line.

Market: Gay Latino Fiction Anthology - Lethe Press

2009-05-19T08:08:24Z

Call for submissions for 2010 Gay Latino Fiction Anthology

Deadline: November 1, 2009

Lethe Press’ new imprint for LGBT writers of color, Tincture, has announced a call for a gay Latino fiction anthology.

The anthology is seeking unpublished fiction (short stories, novel excerpts, short-short stories and flash fiction) by queer Latino writers to take the pulse of contemporary gay Latino literature, stories, experiences and perspectives. It will present a who’s who of queer Latino men writing fiction today.

The collection is slated for publication in May 2010 and submissions are due by November 1, 2009.

Guidelines

• Unpublished short story or novel excerpt of up to 7500 words (No multiple submissions in these categories)
• Unpublished Flash Fiction or short-short stories (up to 3 stories no more than 1000 words per story in these two categories only)
• Non-genre-specific
• Gay centric theme or LGBT characters
• Written primarily in English (Stories translated into English from Spanish are acceptable)
• Thought-provoking and original

Submission procedure
• Submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on November 1, 2009.
• Please submit work to LatinoLethePress@gmail.com.
• Include a brief bio (no more than 200 words) of the author as a cover page. In the top left corner of the cover page, include: submission title, category, author’s name, address, phone, e-mail and (website, if available).
• Submissions should be sent as a Microsoft Word or RTF document.
• Format: Single sided, dbl. spaced, 12 pt. font, 1 inch margins.
• Please submit unpublished, publication ready pieces only.
• All submissions will be reviewed by the editor.

Tincture is an imprint of Lethe Press and publishes work by LGBT writers of color.

Feel free to post this call to anyone who might be interested.
http://lethepress.livejournal.com/12132.html

MARKET: Phaze Raven - Halloween/Horror

2009-05-18T08:38:38Z

Nevermore? We don't think so! We'll never get tired of spooky, sexy Halloween erotica. Trick and treat us to a thrilling, beguiling romance. We'll spend the night in a haunted house, if it comes with a few amorous demons.

Deadline, June 1, 2009

Submission guidelines: All Phaze themed HeatSheets are 5,000 - 18,000 in length. We will consider all subgenres of erotic romance provided the story meets the theme of the respective HeatSheets. The standard content "no-no's" (no minors, incest, beastiality, positive rape, bodily waste) apply. Please see below for formatting guidelines. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, all we ask is that you let us know. Further questions may be addressed to submissions (at) phaze (dot) com. http://www.phaze.com/submissions.html

Phaze Books
www.Phaze.com
Exceptional Erotic Fiction

Market: Lesbian Anthology, Noble Romance

2009-05-13T09:49:03Z

Call for Submissions - Lesbian anthology-length stories - 5,000-7,500 words. Noble Romance Publishing is seeking highly erotic lesbian-themed romance stories in all sub-genres for an upcoming anthology. Paranormal, historical, futuristic, fantasy, contemporary, suspense, comedy or combinations thereof. Be creative. Think big. Think different. Think kink. Send your submissions to submissions@nobleromance.com. Please use Lesbian Erotic Romance as your subject line.

Deadline open until filled

Market: Pink Petal Books

2009-05-13T09:23:58Z

http://www.pinkpetalbooks.com/index.php/Submission-Guidelines/

Call for Submissions:

By August 25, 2009 - M/M Cowboy Christmas story. Must be hot, erotic, but heartwarming. 6K-10K in length. A holiday anthology for Pink Petal Books. Can be contemporary, historical, or paranormal. Questions, submissions, cat calls to… Lex at lexvalentine dot com.

New Line: In the Saddle
Horses have had a long history in our country from the first settlers to professional athletes today. Give us stories about equestrians of all types. We’re looking for romances of all heat levels (from sweet to erotic romances), and all sub-genres from paranormal horse shifters to contemporaries, and westerns. Give us things we haven’t seen before (maybe a story involving a mounted police officer), and show us all sizes, styles, and orientations of love.

Our regular submission guidelines apply, with story lengths beginning at 25K and going up to 100K. We pay ebook royalty rate of 35% on sales directly from us, and we pay 40% of money received from third-party vendors. We believe in putting our books out through other vendors like Kindle or All Romance eBooks, and all books which meet modest sales goals and our length requirement of 50K will go into print.

How to submit: Please submit a cover letter, attach the first three chapters of your manuscript, and include a synopsis in RTF/Word format to meditor@pinkpetalbooks.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Include in your cover letter a word count and brief blurb (one or two paragraphs) along with any relevant publishing history. If you could also include a marketing plan (use our form from our regular submission guidelines please) that would be much appreciated.

New Line: Playtime
Diamonds aren’t the only things that are a girl’s best friend. Sometimes battery operated boyfriends, ticklers, and handcuffs rank highly on the list, too. This series of novellas explores items found in a woman’s “toy box.” The only rules: the story has to feature the item prominently (including being used in the story) and it has to be a romance. Other than that, let your fantasies out to play!

Novellas selected for this line must be erotic romances between 15,000 and 25,000 words. These stories can be from any romantic genre so long as they contain the toy prominently in the story. Stories will be sold as stand-alone ebooks and then will be packaged into a print volume. In addition, stories will be sold as “packages” with the toy (in its various incarnations) featured in the book.

Authors will receive the same royalty based on book format, regardless of how it is sold or packaged. Payment will be 35% royalty on sales price for ebooks (except stories sold through third party vendors, which will be 45% of net (sales price - vendor cut = net). Print books will be our standard 10% royalty split between the three or four authors in the volume.

If authors are interested in the specifics on what types of products may be offered, they can email the address listed below. However because of the wide variety of certain types of adult toys, the items used in the story don’t need to exactly match the ones offered for sale in the kits.

All regular Pink Petal Books guidelines apply including what content is not suitable for our audiences and the romance requirement. Please read our regular submission guidelines for more information.

How to submit: Please email your complete manuscript attached in RTF/Word format to meditor@pinkpetalbooks.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Include in the body of the email a word count and brief blurb (one or two paragraphs) along with any relevant publishing history. If you could also include a marketing plan (use our form please) that would be much appreciated.

The Playtime line replaces our Tales from the Toybox anthologies. Stories will be released as they are received, and when we have three or four with similiar toys and/or themes, then they will be packaged into print books.

An example of toys to include in the stories can be vibrators, edibles, paddles and crops, dildos, ticklers, or other intimate gear. To get a feel for the range of items we would like to explore, you may visit (http://www.sensualmagick.com/mary) the Sensual Magick store.

MISC. Reviews - Thank You, Reviews Starting

2009-05-10T20:06:55Z

I'm starting to receive some terrific fiction for the list I'm trying to compile for "Silver Romance" stories of gay and lesbian couples who are 40 years old or older. Sorry about applying the term "silver" to people as young as 40; the term is intended for an older age group than that, but I lowered it to 40 so as to include more fiction.

Thanks again, everybody, for sending me fiction to review and please feel free to continue. M/M, F/F, all lengths, all heat levels, one or both people in the couple 40 years old or older. Fiction should be permanently available to readers either for free or for sale. There is no deadline on this -- just me hoping to encourage more attention and sales in this sub-genre.

Here are my reviews for two elegantly written and life-affirming stories involving a gay Canadian couple, Mike and Owen, in their fifties:
Yesterday Today & Always by Anah Crow & Dianne Fox http://tinyurl.com/ralwnf
The More Things Change by Anah Crow and Dianne Fox http://tinyurl.com/r2jgu2

Want your fiction reviewed?

2009-05-07T23:13:59Z

I'm looking for fiction to review that is either m/m or f/f that portrays in a positive light couples older than 40 (i.e., Silver Romance genre). The fiction can be of any length and any "heat level". You can either email me a PDF copy to obsidianbookshelf [dot] com [at] gmail.com or you can just email me a purchase link to wherever it is.

All I ask is that it not be fanfiction and that it is available somewhere for the readers to obtain, whether it's a free download or for sale. We need more fiction like Henry and Jim by J.M. Synder and Outland by Kiernan Kelly that center on couples older than 40, and I'd like to put special effort into reviewing and promoting it. No m/f, please, because that's already getting sufficiently reviewed.

Yet another Mod reminder.

2009-05-07T08:54:13Z

Please READ THE JOINING INSTRUCTIONS before applying to read this community. I have just rejected two people who didn't bother and it happens on a daily basis.

You need to : 1. either have your DOB year on your LJ profile OR email me directly to tell me you are over 18.

If neither of these terms are complied with, you will be rejected.

MARKET: Wicked Good: GLBT Angels & Demons Anthology

2009-05-06T14:54:52Z

WICKED GOOD: GLBT Angels & Demons Erotic Romance Anthology

Publisher: Ravenous Romance
Editor: EM Lynley -- emlynley
Payment: Royalties/possibility of upfront payment instead
Email: lynley.editor@gmail.com
Length: 3,500 - 10,000 words
Deadline: June 15, 2009 (11:59 p.m. PDT) or when all slots are filled (whichever occurs first)
Publication Date: July 2009

The concepts of good and evil have fascinated us for millennia. Add in some sex, and we can’t get enough! Let’s see some new twists on this ever-popular theme. Angels with kinks; demons who make us do things we’ve always wanted to. Each story should have angels, demons or both. Preference for m/m pairings, but I’d love to see some hot f/f stories as well and ménage is welcome. I’m looking for erotic romance rather than pure erotica. That means there should be a relationship between the characters beyond merely a sexual one. The sex should have emotion and I want to feel that along with the characters.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Specifics: 3,500 to 10,000 words. Please be sure your submission is free of typos and errors. Polish your story before sending it, please! No rape, underage, incest or bestiality. If you have other content you feel might be questionable, email me for clarification.

Format: send in RTF or Word (not docx), double spaced with no headers or footers.

Terms $10 per story advance against the royalties on ebook sales (and other non-exclusive subsidiary rights) for a period of three years. There is the possibility of an upfront payment rather than royalties, so email me if this is a deal-breaker for you to participate. Royalties are a pro rata share of the 35% on ebooks and 15% on audiobooks. If they sell additional subsidiary rights, additional payments will follow!

To submit, please send an attached document to my gmail address: lynley.editor. Be sure your name & pseudonym, address, email, word count and a short summary of the story appear on the first page of your attached document (not only in your email). Also please include a 150-word bio suitable for publication with the story.

Feel free to email me with any questions. You can find this and my other calls on my website: http://www.emlynley.com/cfs.html

EM Lynley
http://www.emlynley.com
emlynley

Market: Loose ID various

2009-05-06T13:30:13Z

Fantasies.
We all have them. Lusty, wild, sultry, sweet, elaborate or simple. Inside our heads, they're vivid, unbridled, perfect. Loose Id's looking for books that unleash your fantasies. Whether it's new twists on old tropes - secret babies, lonesome cowboys, sexy sheikhs, amnesia, runaway brides, or erotic escapades - capture fantasies, menage, sexual slavery, restraint and delayed gratification. Whatever you dare to dream, as long as it's larger than life, realer than real.

Right now, Loose Id is looking for a few very special stories for each of the following promotions:

Who's the Boss of You?
October 16th is Boss's Day. One day to celebrate that amazing, elegant, outrageous, irritating, domineering, however you describe the maddening creature called "the Boss." At Loose Id, we want your best and sexiest stories about the Boss. Whether it's comeuppance or just plain coming, we want to see you give the bosses of the world what they deserve. We're accepting a limited number of stories for the October 16th promotion, but good boss stories are always welcome. To be considered for the promotion, submit completed stories of 20,000+ words, before June 1.

Summer Getaways
Since the only vacation some people can afford this summer will happen between the pages of a book, we're looking to publish some fantastic summer getaway stories before Labor Day. These can be anything, any subgenre, but we're especially looking for solid and sexy contemporaries that focus on the escape. But whether that escape is winning the lottery or meeting the boy next door, that's up to you. To be considered for this promotion, submit completed stories of 20,000+ words, before July 15, but earlier submissions are welcome as we'd like to stagger them throughout the summer.

Hot Hooks
And, if you're a contest junkie, or hoping to realize your fantasy of becoming a published author, Loose Id has something for you, too. In July, we'll be running a "Hot Hooks" contest, where stories will be judged on their hook, premise, first page and synopsis. All subgenres of erotic romance will be accepted, but the focus will be on finding sensational saleable stories. So start thinking about the hottest hooks you can imagine and write exceptional stories around them. Even if you don't want to enter the contest, that's good advice. Keep your eyes open for more information about our Hot Hooks contest, coming soon to a Loose Id website near you.

We look forward to seeing your submissions and helping you help our readers unleash your fantasies this summer at Loose Id.

Venue: Exotic Erotic Ball

2009-05-05T13:29:10Z

Are you interested in becoming a
SPONSOR or EXHIBITOR
for the 2009 Exotic Erotic Ball & Expo?

For info, call 310.358 9090 or email info@exoticeroticball.com

http://www.exoticeroticball.com/about.htm

Market: Black Lace

2009-05-03T15:32:52Z

http://www.blacklace.co.uk/

Erotic fiction for women. Accepts from female authors only. Pays an advance of £400 per 25,000 word novella and offers a share of royalty and subsidiary rights. Payment is made on publication. Pays advances of £1,250 (paid half on signature of contract, half on publication). Royalties are paid biannually. They also plan five new erotic short story anthologies in 2010. Payment is £75 for stories 3,000 to 6,000 words and £150 for stories over 6,000 words.

Directors note - I believe that they allow m/m IN the stories, but not as the main pairing.