The Erotic Authors Association

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:57:21 GMT

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: Like a Knave of Hearts (CIRCLET PRESS )

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:06:04 GMT

Call for Submissions: Like the Knave of Hearts

What if Alice returned to Wonderland as an adult, and met up with the White Knight or the Red Queen again? What if there was more going on between the Queen of Hearts and the Knave than just those tarts? And what kind of adventures was Mary Ann, the White Rabbit’s maid, up to when she wasn’t at home? We’re looking for a darker, sexier view of Wonderland. Be creative, keep it legal, and don’t be afraid to explore your nightmares as well as your dreams.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

The submission deadline is December 1, 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.
Send submissions to: msjblackmore (at) gmail (dot) com.

Market: Mammoth Book of Threesomes & Moresomes

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:13:38 GMT

Linda Alvarez has left a few slots for her anthology THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THREESOMES AND MORESOMES, forthcoming in 2010 from Constable Robinson and Running Press, for surprises. Looking for literary stories of erotic encounters between three or more people, with enough background for the sex to be meaningful instead of just acrobatic hydraulics between multiple participants.

Open to any combination of pairings, although the focus of the book is mixed-gender (rather than single-sex) groups.

Length: 2,500 word min, no max.
Payment: $100 for originals, $50 for reprints.

Deadline: July 10, 2009

Please submit only in .doc or .rtf format (no .docx) to threesomemoresome@gmail.com

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:53:21 GMT

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: Accentuate

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:22:41 GMT

Accentuate Writers and Accentuate Services (the editors), in conjunction with Twin Trinity Media Company (the publisher), are seeking open submissions for the 2009 Accentuate Writers Erotic Anthology from you (the writers!).

This is NOT a contest, but open submissions of erotic short stories. There is no deadline. There are multiple editions of the erotic anthology planned, and we will continue compiling submissions until we have enough collected to close one anthology and any left over will roll over into a new anthology.

There is no reading fee. There is no cost to submit. There is no cost for being published. In fact, you are not required to pay for anything. You are not even required to purchase anything to be considered for publication. All authors selected for publication will receive a royalty contract as well as a small upfront payment (between $15-250 upfront), to be made as an 'offer for advance'. Each author will receive a percentage of royalty for each book sold (as a standard royalty paying author's contract), based on their percentage of contributing to the anthology (determined by final word counts).

Read More at the website http://www.accentuateservices.com/AS/node/17

Note: EAA post the submissions we find around the net, and we do not know any more information about the submission calls than is posted. Please contact the original posters for any further information.

MARKET: Spectral Sensations

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:41:20 GMT

http://icesong.com/spectral_sensations.html

Incubi. Succubi. Lascivious demons, lustful gods and goddesses, possession and ghostly sensations that drive you mad. Welcome to the world of “Spectral Sensations” a spine-tingling, panty-soaking collection of the best erotic horror stories. This literary anthology summons the shades of departed maidens and men drained of all life by night visitors, mysterious minions of the bedroom, lust-wracked Victorians trapped in dark asylums and ghosts greedy for flesh-world thrills.

Guidelines
Any time period is acceptable, from ancient mythology to the present, space age and beyond. One caveat: NO vampires or werewolves, unless you break the mold and completely remake these familiar villains in a completely new form. No rhapsodies about blood drinking or changing beneath the full moon. Give us your darkest, grimmest and most terrifying. Give us your most wicked, sexy, sensual, erotic and wild.
Stretch boundaries, but not beyond the limits of good taste. This means no violent rape, no children, no excessive gore for its own sake or slasher/stalker type abuse. Coercion is just fine.

500 -2000 words, double-spaced. Include your legal name, pen name (if used), mailing address, phone number and email on the first page. Add a footer with your name, email and story title at the bottom of each page. Include a 50-word author bio. LGBT stories welcome. Be brave. Be kinky.

This project does not yet have a publisher. Compensation to be determined. Edited by Kirsten Imani Kasai. Visit Red Room to hear a sample story. Email submissions to author at icesong dot com.

MARKET:Sundrop

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:34:33 GMT

Open Call for Submissions

SunDrop, a new fiction imprint of New Concord Press (EGPG) is preparing to publish two anthologies: in fall 2009 and early winter 2010. These themed anthologies will contain 6 stories each, and be published in trade paperback, e-book, and Kindle formats.

Seasons of Romance: Winter Love (a SunDrop Sunbeam)

In the chill of winter, nothing beats curling up with a great romance! And winter has its advantages too for providing backgrounds and situations that beg for love to bloom. A ski lodge, a cozy cabin, a crackling fire, a snowball fight? Stories can be in any era, any place, and any subgenre (except young adult and erotic romance).

Extended Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2009

Wander Lust: Erotic Romance in All the Best Places (a SunDrop Scorcher)

Nothing loosens the inhibitions like a trip to a far-away romantic spot. Dig into your deepest, wildest dreams and give us the best and sexiest fantasy trip ever! Any era, any place, anything goes, just be sure to carefully read the submission guidelines.

Extended Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2009

For full details, visit http://www.newconcordpress.com and scroll down to the SunDrop link

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For more information:

http://www.newconcordpress.com

Arts Festival - Portland (from Craigslist)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:54:52 GMT

Typos are from the original post!!

Reply to: comm-eav5n-1241478824@craigslist.org
Date: 2009-06-26, 3:52PM PDT

The first annual Portland Erotic Arts Festival, Erosfest NW is issuing a call for art for it's exhibition. The deadline for submission is July 7th. For more information check out our website: www.erosfestnw.com. The art can be whatever is erotic to the artist submitting the work. Any medium is welcome and there will be both a juried and non-juried exhibition. For the non-juried show the enterance fee is $5/per piece. Artists may exhibit up to five pieces for this show. The event will be held at the Jupiter Hotel August 6-9th,2009. We are looking for pieces that are thought-provoking, titiliating, inspiring and sensual. Your creativity and imagination as an artist are the only boundaries. Not only will the visual arts be showcased but they will be part of a larger event involving performance art, culinary art/sensual dining/ the spoken word/ music and workshops. All of this will combine to "free the world on repressed person at a time. " Come join us and let your art be a vehicle to broaden people's views of their sensuality and sexuality. Let passion prevail!!!

MARKET: Black Heart Magazine

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:58:07 GMT

Submission Guidelineshttp://blackheartmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/

Black Heart Magazine is currently accepting both fictional and non-fictional works for publication. Please read the descriptions below and send one submission or query at a time to the appropriate category.

EROTICA (FICTION)

Our “Friction Friday” series features erotic stories of 1,000 words or less. These works can be fairly explicit, but we do stress more traditional fictional elements of plot and character development, and prefer that your stories not include unnecessary violence or -isms (i.e. sexism, racism, etc.). Obvious works of sexual vengeance will also be discarded.

SEX NEWS

Got a sexy news item? Shoot us a brief (500 words or less) and we’ll post it ASAP.

ESSAYS

Something bothering you about the latest Britney Spears video? Got a rant or a rave about a current event? Want to share your thoughts on sex or gender issues? Send us your philosophical, literary or otherwise highbrow essays on subjects you think may be of interest. Please, no PhD or Master’s theses; we’re looking for a maximim of 2,000 words on any given subject. Think profound, with non-academic writing. Query first if you’re not sure we’ll grok your desire.

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For each category, please send your work in the body of an email; attachments will be deleted unread. Please also include a 100-word biography and specify any pseudonym you’d prefer to use. We do not accept previously published work.

We are also interested in working with Guest Bloggers, who can contribute a minimum of three new pieces over a one-week period. If you enjoy writing about sex, love, relationships, news, politics or current events, your writing may fit in here. Please read some of our articles to get a feel for what we’re looking for, or pitch your ideas to us directly at

Market: Blood Sacraments (Bold Strokes Books)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:03:16 GMT

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Blood Sacraments
Editor: Todd Gregory
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Publication Date: October 2010

Length: 2500-10,000 words
Payment: $50, on publication
Deadline: October 1, 2009

LOOKING FOR: Gay erotic tales of the vampire, by new or established writers. Think sensuality and eroticism, rather than hard-core porn. Don’t be afraid to step outside of the box and create a new mythos for your story. Strong writing, plot, and character development is more important than the erotic content; we are looking for stories to engage the mind as well as the nether bits. Reprints are okay, but original stories will be given priority.

GUIDELINES: Stories must all be double-spaced in either Times, Times New Roman, or Courier 12 point fonts. Each page must be consecutively numbered in the lower right hand corner. Header line must appear on each page with the name of the story, the author’s name, and an email address. First page of story must also have all contact information for author: name, address, email address, and phone number. Submissions must be mailed to: Todd Gregory, c/o Greg Herren, 5500 Prytania Street #215, New Orleans, LA 70115. Questions can be emailed to gregwrites@gmail.com. Electronic submissions will not be accepted, will be deleted unread, and will not be responded to. All submissions will be recycled unless return envelope with adequate postage is provided. Any failure to follow stated guidelines will result in automatic rejection.

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:41:58 GMT

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: various Torquere

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:39:22 GMT

15 July 2009 -- Scared Stiff Taste Test -- Torquere

Publication date October 2009, subs due 7/15/2009 (Sexy spooks? Ghosts with something extra to stick to you? Heck yes!)

Taste Tests are mini-anthologies consisting of three or more stories ranging from 3000-7000 words each for a total of 10000-20000 words. Monthly themes are posted on the Taste Test submission page, along with deadlines and links to our general submission guidelines. Authors may submit a single story to any open theme, or submit a set of stories as single author collection, suggesting their own theme. Single-author collections will be published concurrently with a regularly scheduled monthly title.

Please send all submissions to submissions@torquerepress.com care of Lorna Hinson with Taste Test (theme title) in the subject line. This line pays our standard royalty rates, split equally among all authors (co-written stories receive a single payment divided between the co-authors). Please follow our general guidelines for formatting and cover letter information. If you have questions about the suitability of any story or need clarification on our guidelines, please email Lorna at ldoone@torquerepress.com

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15 July 2009 -- Costumes Toybox -- Torquere

Toy Boxes are small collections of three to four stories ranging from 3000-7000 words each for a total of 10000-20000 words. We'll post themes that we'd like to see, and authors can submit one story or a whole collection. Entire collections must center around a single toy box item.

M/M stories are preferred.

Our standard submission requirements apply as far as formatting and cover letters. Please send all submissions to submissions@torquerepress.com care of M. Rode.

MARKET: CIRCLET PRESS various

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:35:34 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:14:38 GMT

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)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:21:36 GMT

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)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:29:48 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:13:34 GMT

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)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:31:33 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:20:51 GMT

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)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:55:41 GMT

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)

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:35:20 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:01:07 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:06:39 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:08:24 GMT

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

erastesdotcom@gmail.com — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:38:38 GMT

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