Samhain Sci-fi novella anthology
Deadline: Aug 31, 09

Get your outer space on! Intergalactic wars, space battles, alien cultures, and love (and lust) across the cosmos.

I'm very pleased to announce an open call for submissions for a new, yet-to-be titled spring 2010 space opera anthology. I'm looking for fast-paced, action-adventure space opera romances. Don't know what space opera is? Think Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica or my personal favorite, Firefly/Serenity. For more information on space opera, you can check out the entry on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Opera

I'm open to M/F, M/M, or multiples thereof, and any sexual heat level. The only rule is the story should be set mainly or entirely in space and the romance must end happily ever after or happy for now.

The anthology will include novellas from 25,000 to 30,000 words in length and will be released individually as ebooks in April 2010.

Submissions are open to all authors, published with Samhain or aspiring to be published with Samhain. All submissions must be new material—previously published submissions will not be considered. Additionally, manuscripts previously submitted, whether individually or for past anthologies, will not be considered either. Please be aware that manuscripts submitted to this anthology cannot be resubmitted at a later date unless by invitation from an editor.

To submit a manuscript for consideration, please include:

The full manuscript (of 25,000 to 30,000 words) with a comprehensive 2-5 page synopsis. Please include a letter of introduction/query letter. Full manuscripts are required for this as it's a special project.

As well, when you send your manuscript, please be sure to use the naming convention SpaceOpera_Title_MS and SpaceOpera_Title_Synopsis. This will ensure that your submission doesn't get missed in the many submissions we receive, and makes it easy for me to find in my ebook reader.

Submissions are open until August 10, 2009 and final decision will be made by August 31, 2009. Please send your submission to editor[at]samhainpublishing.com and include Space Opera Anthology in the subject line.

Questions can be addressed to Sasha Knight sasha[at]samhainpublishing.com

Cosmos and Conjury – a collection of gay science fiction and fantasy
Edited by Pat Nelson Childs, author of The Chronicles of Firma & Heather Phillips, Executive Editor of Glynworks Publishing.
Stories collected by F.A. Pollard and Stephanie K. Yorque.
Submissions open: Nov 1, 2007 Submissions close: Jun 1, 2008

Glynworks Publishing is asking for submissions for a new anthology of science fiction and fantasy. We are looking for original stories containing gay male main characters who are portrayed in a positive light. Male bisexual and transgender characters are also welcome. We want you to be creative, different, and imaginative. You are encouraged to cross genres as long as the main content is science fiction or fantasy. For example, science fiction can be set in the old west or fantasy may contain romantic elements. Characterization and plot are a must. Please no vampires, erotica, or fan fiction. No previously published stories or anything that is available on the internet will be accepted. Only send us your best, most polished work.

Guidelines:
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Edited by Pat Nelson Childs, Author of The Chronicles of Firma & Heather Phillips, Executive Editor of Glynworks Publishing
http://www.glynworkspublishing.com
Stories collected by Stephanie K. Yorque and F.A. Pollard.
Submissions open: Nov 1, 2007 Submissions close: Jun 1, 2008

Glynworks Publishing is asking for submissions for a new anthology of science fiction and fantasy. We are looking for original stories containing lesbian main characters who are portrayed in a positive light. Female bisexual and transgender characters are also welcome.

We want you to be creative, different, and imaginative. You are encouraged to cross genres as long as the main content is science fiction or fantasy. For example, science fiction can be set in the old west or fantasy may contain romantic elements.. Characterization and plot are a must. Please no vampires, erotica, or fan fiction. No previously published stories or anything that is available on the internet will be accepted. Only send us your best, most polished work.

Guidelines:
• Stories should be between 2500 and 5000 words in length.
• Electronic submissions only. Please submit your story as a Word.doc attachment to your e-mail. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, standard format, with author's last name and page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page.
• The subject line of your e-mail should read: "E&A submission: story title, last name of author."
• Your e-mail should include a brief cover letter with your full name, pseudonym if applicable, address, phone number, e-mail address, title of story, number of words, and a 50 to 100 word bio.

Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2008. Final decisions will be made by Oct 1, 2008. Tentative release date is spring 2009.

Contributors will receive as payment 2 copies of the anthology upon publication..

Please e-mail all submissions to anthologies@ glynworkspublishing.com
A confirmation e-mail will be sent within 48 hours of receiving a story. If you do not receive a confirmation, please query.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie at skyorque@glynworkspublishing.com