Call for Submissions: Samhain Publishing Space Opera anthology
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@samhainpublishing.com and include Space Opera Anthology in the subject line.
Questions can be addressed to Sasha Knight sasha@samhainpublishing.com
ETA: Copied from the Samhain submissions page. The "I" in here is not Sela!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Loose Id Submission guidelines
SubmissionsLoose Id is actively acquiring stories from both aspiring and established authors. Before submitting a query or proposal, please read the guidelines below. Please don't hesitate to contact us at submissions at loose-id dot com for any information you don't see here.
What is Loose Id?
Loose \'lüs\, adjective - 1. not rigidly fastened or securely attached; having relative freedom of movement. 2. free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation. 3. lacking in restraint or power of restraint; lacking in moral restraint. Synonyms: unleashed, unfettered, unbound, unfree.
Id \'id\, noun - the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is completely unconscious and is the source of psychic energy derived from instinctual needs and drives — compare ego, superego. Synonyms: subconscious mind, lizard brain.
Loose Id \'lüs id\, noun - 1. an unfettered unconscious mind; 2. a publisher of electronic and print romances that unleash your fantasies by striding to the edge of the abyss and taking the plunge. Synonyms: There are no known equivalents, only imitations.
About Our Books
Loose Id takes romance to the edge: the edge of the genre, the edge of convention, the edge of the abyss. And then we throw it right on in. A Loose Id romance is deliberately, specifically, and insistently erotic. It ought to make you blush and squirm in your seat, while keeping you turning pages because you have to find out what happens next.
We're looking for stories that unleash the power of fantasy and the id. New twists on old favorites, both erotic and romantic. Whether it's that hotass cop and the speeder he pulled over, a threesome with your two best gay friends, anonymous sex with the guy you saw pumping gas, capture fantasy, sex slavery, cowboy and city slicker, secret babies, secretary and sheikh, we want stories that tap specific reader fantasies and make them as erotic as the plotline will support.
Your story should have a clear romance hook, even though we encourage plots that have a broader external conflict. Readers love sprawling stories, but they want to know from the outset who is going to fall in love, what's going to get in their way, and why it's important that they resolve it. Remember, the idea is to indulge the id by fulfilling familiar reader fantasies in a new and unique way, so those fantasies need to be recognizable and powerful.
Accepted Genres
Contemporary
Historical
Paranormal
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Mystery & Suspense
Gay, Lesbian & Transgendered
Menage & Polyamory
BDSM & Fetish
About the contemporaries and historicals
Because we're sharpening our focus on reader fantasy, we're reopening submissions to contemporaries and historicals that are sufficiently erotic to meet our desire to have readers squirming in their seats. No inspirationals, no sweet romances, no category romance. But, feel free to take those standard romance tropes and plotlines and make them as erotic as the story will support. We'd prefer historicals and contemporaries to include multicultural elements, interracial elements, full-figured heroines, menage, bdsm, alternate lifestyle, lgbt themes or polyamory, but we will happily look at your hot heterosexual Alpha heroes in single-partner relationships, so long as they're hunky and HOT.
About paranormal, sff, mystery & suspense
While we encourage broad, inventive plots, please remember that we publish erotic ROMANCE. No cozy mysteries, no urban fantasy with sex for titillation, no sprawling space epics with the occasional love story. We expect every story to have a fully realized romance with conflict and resolution, even if you're not taking them all the way to happily ever after. Stories with a large external conflict must have a romance hook - one that is specifically erotic. As with contemporaries and historicals, we'd prefer these to include multicultural elements, interracial elements, full-figured heroines, menage, bdsm, alternate lifestyle, lgbt themes or polyamory,but we're perfectly happy to look at your sky pirates and outlaw heroes who find the girl of their dreams, so long as the story makes us squirm.
About LGBT, menage & poly, bdsm & fetish
Everything we've said about romances, hooks, and fantasies still applies when dealing with LGBT, menage & poly, bdsm & fetish themes. While some of our books in these categories cater specifically to the relevant community, we still expect them to be accessible to and enjoyable for the bulk of our female readers. Romance is the key. At Loose Id, we believe love is love is love is love. The heart wants who it wants and the id wants what it wants. Tell us a story about someone or someones getting their heart and id's desire. It's not enough that it's two guys, two girls, a drag queen and a pre-op transexual, three or more lovers, or there are whips, chains, clamps, pony play. Turn it inside out and show us the hearts that make it work. Show us the rainbow and make us believe - and squirm, don't forget the squirming.
Specific Guidelines
Length
20,000-120,000 words. Flings of less than 20,000 words and shorter stories are by invitation only to authors currently publishing with us. Stories of 55,000 - 70,000 words will receive an advance and be automatically considered for print.
Re-releases
In very rare circumstances we will accept previously published manuscripts that meet our guidelines, however they will only be considered in conjunction with a complete, unpublished manuscript meeting our guidelines by the same author.
Series and Serials
We're not generally interested in serials or series beyond three books at this time. While we'll still look at manuscripts intended to be part of a much longer series, each story must stand alone and subsequent books will be judged on their own merit as well as the sales for previous books in the series.
Anthologies/group projects
Loose Id no longer accepts anthology or group project proposals from authors. Loose Id authors may inquire of their editor but should be advised that even if the proposal is approved, individual books in series will be judged on their own merit and author invitations will be made by Loose Id.
Absolutely no:
Short stories, see above.
Pedophilia. That is, sex between adults and underage characters.
Necrophilia. Undead doesn't count.
Bestiality. Sentient shifters, aliens and paranormal creatures are OK.
Scat or golden showers. Territorial marking may be acceptable in extraordinary cases. Inquire before submitting.
Rape or incest (as defined by the culture in which the story occurs) calculated to arouse the reader. Villains may commit rape or incest to demonstrate malicious intent, but it should occur in a manner that is not arousing, or offstage. Rape or incest can have occurred in a character's past, but the hero or heroine should never perpetrate rape or incest during the scope of the story. Forced seduction, capture, or dubious consent are acceptable.
Snuff.
At this time we are specifically looking for:
m/m, specifically contemporary, cowboy, and paranormal, but we'll look at any genre, including mystery and suspense.
multicultural, where one or multiple partners are non-Caucasian and the story has strong elements of cultural immersion. Whether the book is set in Korea Town for example or the heroine is a brilliant young Arab emigree, we want the culture of the characters to be more than window dressing. This should not be taken as an invitation to exotify other cultures and make them sexy and alluring through cliche, generalization, and stereotype. Rather it should reflect a deeper understanding of the culture. Obviously, fantasies about the foreign prince or princess, the sheikh or the visiting dignitary does trade to some extent on the mystique and allure of the exotic. That's fine, provided that by the end, the "local" partner gets to know their "alien" partner and their culture better.
menage, specifically m/m/f. If you are creating a menage out of an established pairing, be very careful that it doesn't feel like cheating to either partner or that it's not a "concession menage" ie something one partner does to save a failing romance. Fidelity is important to our readers. If you have two men in a committed relationship looking for Ms. Right or the feisty third to bottom for them both, that's fine. But bringing in an old ex-lover can cause hurt and jealousy that make it emotionally yucky to read about. Be sensitive to how you would feel and try to make sure that you're establishing a menage that (assuming you were comfortable with them in the first place) you would want to be a part of.
screamingly hot contemporaries and historicals, where the premise plays to specific tropes and well-known fantasies. In particular, hot Alpha heroes, capture fantasy, rescue fantasy, submission, but also old favorites like secret babies, boss and secretary, marriage of convenience, and so on.
Sending a Proposal
Please submit exactly and only the following:
A Query Letter with:
Your name and contact e-mail.
The name of the manuscript you are submitting and the name of the series it is a part of, if any.
The completion status and expected length of your manuscript.
The genre, the premise, and the degree of sensuality present in your manuscript.
A short but complete Synopsis focusing on the characters' goals and motivations, the major story events, climax and ending.
A Partial which includes the first Three Chapters of your manuscript. A short prologue should not be counted. If all of the major characters are not represented in the first three chapters or the love story has not yet begun, please send through those points to the nearest chapter break.
Authors with multiple previous publications may submit a proposal which includes a Query Letter and an expanded Synopsis. Please note that acceptance on proposal, while it does occur, is not the norm.
Formatting Your Submission
Please follow these simple formatting guidelines precisely.
RTF files only. Submissions in DOC or in the body of the e-mail will not be accepted.
Double-spaced. Standard 12 pt serif font. Times New Roman or Courier preferred.
Emphasis and foreign words may be underlined or italicized.
Place the Query Letter only in the body of the e-mail; you may address it to the Editor-in-Chief, Treva Harte, or to a specific editor of your acquaintance. Attach the Synopsis and Partial to the e-mail (RTF files only).
Include your name, pen-name and contact e-mail in the Query Letter, Synopsis and Partial.
Send the submissions package to submissions@loose-id.com.
You will receive confirmation of receipt within one week. If you have not received confirmation at the end of one week, please e-mail Editor-in-Chief Treva Harte at alterego@loose-id.com.
Our current submissions' read time is three to four weeks. If you have not heard from an editor at the end of one month, inquire by e-mail to submissions@loose-id.com as to the status of your submission.
What is Loose Id?
Loose \'lüs\, adjective - 1. not rigidly fastened or securely attached; having relative freedom of movement. 2. free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation. 3. lacking in restraint or power of restraint; lacking in moral restraint. Synonyms: unleashed, unfettered, unbound, unfree.
Id \'id\, noun - the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is completely unconscious and is the source of psychic energy derived from instinctual needs and drives — compare ego, superego. Synonyms: subconscious mind, lizard brain.
Loose Id \'lüs id\, noun - 1. an unfettered unconscious mind; 2. a publisher of electronic and print romances that unleash your fantasies by striding to the edge of the abyss and taking the plunge. Synonyms: There are no known equivalents, only imitations.
About Our Books
Loose Id takes romance to the edge: the edge of the genre, the edge of convention, the edge of the abyss. And then we throw it right on in. A Loose Id romance is deliberately, specifically, and insistently erotic. It ought to make you blush and squirm in your seat, while keeping you turning pages because you have to find out what happens next.
We're looking for stories that unleash the power of fantasy and the id. New twists on old favorites, both erotic and romantic. Whether it's that hotass cop and the speeder he pulled over, a threesome with your two best gay friends, anonymous sex with the guy you saw pumping gas, capture fantasy, sex slavery, cowboy and city slicker, secret babies, secretary and sheikh, we want stories that tap specific reader fantasies and make them as erotic as the plotline will support.
Your story should have a clear romance hook, even though we encourage plots that have a broader external conflict. Readers love sprawling stories, but they want to know from the outset who is going to fall in love, what's going to get in their way, and why it's important that they resolve it. Remember, the idea is to indulge the id by fulfilling familiar reader fantasies in a new and unique way, so those fantasies need to be recognizable and powerful.
Accepted Genres
Contemporary
Historical
Paranormal
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Mystery & Suspense
Gay, Lesbian & Transgendered
Menage & Polyamory
BDSM & Fetish
About the contemporaries and historicals
Because we're sharpening our focus on reader fantasy, we're reopening submissions to contemporaries and historicals that are sufficiently erotic to meet our desire to have readers squirming in their seats. No inspirationals, no sweet romances, no category romance. But, feel free to take those standard romance tropes and plotlines and make them as erotic as the story will support. We'd prefer historicals and contemporaries to include multicultural elements, interracial elements, full-figured heroines, menage, bdsm, alternate lifestyle, lgbt themes or polyamory, but we will happily look at your hot heterosexual Alpha heroes in single-partner relationships, so long as they're hunky and HOT.
About paranormal, sff, mystery & suspense
While we encourage broad, inventive plots, please remember that we publish erotic ROMANCE. No cozy mysteries, no urban fantasy with sex for titillation, no sprawling space epics with the occasional love story. We expect every story to have a fully realized romance with conflict and resolution, even if you're not taking them all the way to happily ever after. Stories with a large external conflict must have a romance hook - one that is specifically erotic. As with contemporaries and historicals, we'd prefer these to include multicultural elements, interracial elements, full-figured heroines, menage, bdsm, alternate lifestyle, lgbt themes or polyamory,but we're perfectly happy to look at your sky pirates and outlaw heroes who find the girl of their dreams, so long as the story makes us squirm.
About LGBT, menage & poly, bdsm & fetish
Everything we've said about romances, hooks, and fantasies still applies when dealing with LGBT, menage & poly, bdsm & fetish themes. While some of our books in these categories cater specifically to the relevant community, we still expect them to be accessible to and enjoyable for the bulk of our female readers. Romance is the key. At Loose Id, we believe love is love is love is love. The heart wants who it wants and the id wants what it wants. Tell us a story about someone or someones getting their heart and id's desire. It's not enough that it's two guys, two girls, a drag queen and a pre-op transexual, three or more lovers, or there are whips, chains, clamps, pony play. Turn it inside out and show us the hearts that make it work. Show us the rainbow and make us believe - and squirm, don't forget the squirming.
Specific Guidelines
Length
20,000-120,000 words. Flings of less than 20,000 words and shorter stories are by invitation only to authors currently publishing with us. Stories of 55,000 - 70,000 words will receive an advance and be automatically considered for print.
Re-releases
In very rare circumstances we will accept previously published manuscripts that meet our guidelines, however they will only be considered in conjunction with a complete, unpublished manuscript meeting our guidelines by the same author.
Series and Serials
We're not generally interested in serials or series beyond three books at this time. While we'll still look at manuscripts intended to be part of a much longer series, each story must stand alone and subsequent books will be judged on their own merit as well as the sales for previous books in the series.
Anthologies/group projects
Loose Id no longer accepts anthology or group project proposals from authors. Loose Id authors may inquire of their editor but should be advised that even if the proposal is approved, individual books in series will be judged on their own merit and author invitations will be made by Loose Id.
Absolutely no:
Short stories, see above.
Pedophilia. That is, sex between adults and underage characters.
Necrophilia. Undead doesn't count.
Bestiality. Sentient shifters, aliens and paranormal creatures are OK.
Scat or golden showers. Territorial marking may be acceptable in extraordinary cases. Inquire before submitting.
Rape or incest (as defined by the culture in which the story occurs) calculated to arouse the reader. Villains may commit rape or incest to demonstrate malicious intent, but it should occur in a manner that is not arousing, or offstage. Rape or incest can have occurred in a character's past, but the hero or heroine should never perpetrate rape or incest during the scope of the story. Forced seduction, capture, or dubious consent are acceptable.
Snuff.
At this time we are specifically looking for:
m/m, specifically contemporary, cowboy, and paranormal, but we'll look at any genre, including mystery and suspense.
multicultural, where one or multiple partners are non-Caucasian and the story has strong elements of cultural immersion. Whether the book is set in Korea Town for example or the heroine is a brilliant young Arab emigree, we want the culture of the characters to be more than window dressing. This should not be taken as an invitation to exotify other cultures and make them sexy and alluring through cliche, generalization, and stereotype. Rather it should reflect a deeper understanding of the culture. Obviously, fantasies about the foreign prince or princess, the sheikh or the visiting dignitary does trade to some extent on the mystique and allure of the exotic. That's fine, provided that by the end, the "local" partner gets to know their "alien" partner and their culture better.
menage, specifically m/m/f. If you are creating a menage out of an established pairing, be very careful that it doesn't feel like cheating to either partner or that it's not a "concession menage" ie something one partner does to save a failing romance. Fidelity is important to our readers. If you have two men in a committed relationship looking for Ms. Right or the feisty third to bottom for them both, that's fine. But bringing in an old ex-lover can cause hurt and jealousy that make it emotionally yucky to read about. Be sensitive to how you would feel and try to make sure that you're establishing a menage that (assuming you were comfortable with them in the first place) you would want to be a part of.
screamingly hot contemporaries and historicals, where the premise plays to specific tropes and well-known fantasies. In particular, hot Alpha heroes, capture fantasy, rescue fantasy, submission, but also old favorites like secret babies, boss and secretary, marriage of convenience, and so on.
Sending a Proposal
Please submit exactly and only the following:
A Query Letter with:
Your name and contact e-mail.
The name of the manuscript you are submitting and the name of the series it is a part of, if any.
The completion status and expected length of your manuscript.
The genre, the premise, and the degree of sensuality present in your manuscript.
A short but complete Synopsis focusing on the characters' goals and motivations, the major story events, climax and ending.
A Partial which includes the first Three Chapters of your manuscript. A short prologue should not be counted. If all of the major characters are not represented in the first three chapters or the love story has not yet begun, please send through those points to the nearest chapter break.
Authors with multiple previous publications may submit a proposal which includes a Query Letter and an expanded Synopsis. Please note that acceptance on proposal, while it does occur, is not the norm.
Formatting Your Submission
Please follow these simple formatting guidelines precisely.
RTF files only. Submissions in DOC or in the body of the e-mail will not be accepted.
Double-spaced. Standard 12 pt serif font. Times New Roman or Courier preferred.
Emphasis and foreign words may be underlined or italicized.
Place the Query Letter only in the body of the e-mail; you may address it to the Editor-in-Chief, Treva Harte, or to a specific editor of your acquaintance. Attach the Synopsis and Partial to the e-mail (RTF files only).
Include your name, pen-name and contact e-mail in the Query Letter, Synopsis and Partial.
Send the submissions package to submissions@loose-id.com.
You will receive confirmation of receipt within one week. If you have not received confirmation at the end of one week, please e-mail Editor-in-Chief Treva Harte at alterego@loose-id.com.
Our current submissions' read time is three to four weeks. If you have not heard from an editor at the end of one month, inquire by e-mail to submissions@loose-id.com as to the status of your submission.
Virtual Tales is looking for submissions
Virtual Tales is looking for Romances, Westerns, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Action Adventure and many others.
Please take a moment to visit our web site at www.virtualtales.com and if you would like to submit please follow the following guidelines.
To submit your manuscript to Virtual Tales Publications, please go to the following web address: http://www.virtualtales.com/Apply-to-Join-...aff/Author.html for complete submission guidelines. Please take the effort to follow our submission guidelines as it makes it easier for our editors to review your work in the same light as other submissions.
Not following the submission guidelines may cause us to reject your manuscript.
We look forward to hearing from you reviewing your manuscript.
Jake George
Acquisition Director
Virtual Tales Publications
www.virtualtales.com
Please take a moment to visit our web site at www.virtualtales.com and if you would like to submit please follow the following guidelines.
To submit your manuscript to Virtual Tales Publications, please go to the following web address: http://www.virtualtales.com/Apply-to-Join-...aff/Author.html for complete submission guidelines. Please take the effort to follow our submission guidelines as it makes it easier for our editors to review your work in the same light as other submissions.
Not following the submission guidelines may cause us to reject your manuscript.
We look forward to hearing from you reviewing your manuscript.
Jake George
Acquisition Director
Virtual Tales Publications
www.virtualtales.com
Friday, April 24, 2009
Feeling left out?
Me too. RT 2009 is underway and lots of authors are doing great things for moving their careers forward. They are meeting editors, authors, and agents.
This year I have to forego anything too far from home. Velcro-baby can't go too long without her mommy and there was no way she could go a full week. So...here I am, feeling a little jealous and simply left out.
Two smaller conferences that I am considering going to are Killer Nashville for mystery writers and Moonlight and Magnolias. Both are really close to home, so getting there wouldn't be as much trouble.
Moonlight and Magnolias is Oct 2-4, 2009 in Georgia
Killer Nashville is August 14-16, 2009 in Nashville, TN
Still thinking of what is most important to me and if I should try to go.
This year I have to forego anything too far from home. Velcro-baby can't go too long without her mommy and there was no way she could go a full week. So...here I am, feeling a little jealous and simply left out.
Two smaller conferences that I am considering going to are Killer Nashville for mystery writers and Moonlight and Magnolias. Both are really close to home, so getting there wouldn't be as much trouble.
Moonlight and Magnolias is Oct 2-4, 2009 in Georgia
Killer Nashville is August 14-16, 2009 in Nashville, TN
Still thinking of what is most important to me and if I should try to go.
Just submitted Blood Slave
So that makes me feel like I accomplished someting. I saw a call for submissions to a Torquere anthology that wanted f/f vampire stories. I don't usually write that sexual orientation, but figured I'd give it a try and made up a 13 page story about a captive 'straight' slave to a lesbian vampire.
It will be something to look forward to and see if they are interested. It's funny that I have such strong self-doubt but I don't expect them to pick it up. I think self doubt is my worst enemy. It will stop you from writing and from ever succeeding.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Phaze Heatsheets--call for submissions
2009 HeatSheet Themes
2009 will be the last year for themed HeatSheets, so we can concentrate on other great romance lines.
RAVEN - 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
REBEL - Bad boys, bad girls, what'cha gonna do? Tell us your story, our rebels always have cause - incredibly hot sex! Forbidden love, sneaky sex in public places, indulged pleasures...being bad was never so good. Deadline, September 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.
2009 will be the last year for themed HeatSheets, so we can concentrate on other great romance lines.
RAVEN - 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
REBEL - Bad boys, bad girls, what'cha gonna do? Tell us your story, our rebels always have cause - incredibly hot sex! Forbidden love, sneaky sex in public places, indulged pleasures...being bad was never so good. Deadline, September 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.
Special Calls for anthologies etc...
Publisher/editors who would like their project to be listed here should send their special project calls to veinglory[at]gmail.com.
Deadline: Open
Lyrical Press, Inc. is now accepting submissions for three new imprints: Allure, Elements and Vintage. Imprinted title payouts: $100 advance (50% upon receipt of signed contract, 50% upon remittance of approved final) + 40% of earned digital royalties.
We will not review queries, partials or proposals. Only completed manuscripts will be considered. Required length for all three imprints is 60-80k ONLY. We will not consider works of less than 60k, or longer than 80k for elite imprints. (full submission details to follow imprint guidelines)
Questions regarding guidelines or other specifics should be directed to submissions@lyricalpress.com.
Lyrical Allure
Acquiring editor: Emma Wayne Porter
Genre: erotic contemporary romance
Length: 60-80k
Key Characteristic: willful hero, capable heroine
Key Characteristic: sexual tension and romantic conflict
Requirement: HEA
Sensuality Level: extremely hot
Editor's notes: Know your tropes. This line is focused on the buildup and resolution of sexual tension and romantic conflict. The thrill of anticipation is as key as the erotic payoff.
We want willful heroes, and capable heroines. We do not want "perfect" or cardboard characters, nor do we want helpless, shrinking-violet heroines. We want compelling, fully developed contemporary characters with GMC and sizzling conflict brought to fulfilling resolution.
Lyrical Elements
Acquiring editor(s): Renee Rocco a/o Emma Wayne Porter
Genre: paranormal romance
Length: 60-80k
Key Characteristic: gripping and dangerous paranormal conflict
Key Characteristic: romantic conflict
Sensuality Level: any
Requirement: HEA
Editor's notes: The paranormal conflict should be on an equal footing with the romantic conflict - there must be an imminent threat to the hero, heroine or both. We want to worry the will get them before the boy can get the girl. Know your lore. Know your characters. Make us believe the lore, make us care about the characters, and scare the crap out of us at will.
Lyrical Vintage
Acquiring editor: Renee Rocco
Genre: historical romance
Length: 60-80k
Key Characteristic: immersive historic setting
Key Characteristic: romantic conflict
Sensuality Level: any
Requirement: HEA
Editor's notes: For now, Old West/Western is lumped in with all other historic eras. We want fully immersive, rich settings positively rotten with conflict of the times. No contemporaries in historic disguises - we want driven characters caught in authentic, seemingly insurmountable conflict, and we want our heart-wrenching HEA fulfillment.
For full submission procedures and guidelines please visit http://www.lyricalpress.com/imprint_submissions
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Deadline: various
Ellora’s Cave 2010 Special Theme series: Amorous Arts
Story length 10K – 30K words. Erotic, the hotter the better. The story must incorporate the theme in a significant manner.
Dance of Desire – releases February 2010; subs deadline 7/31/09. Theme: Dance (anything from polka to pole)
Poetic Passion – releases May 2010; subs deadline 10/31/09. Theme: poetry/drama (no TV or movies)
Alluring Arts – releases August 2010; subs deadline 1/31/10. Theme: classical creative arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, etc)
Musical Magic – releases November 2010; subs deadline 4/30/10. Theme: music/song
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Deadline: Sept 1, 09
The Cougar Book
Editor: Jolie du Pre
Publisher: Logical-Lust
Deadline: June 30, 2009
Payment: $50 and one copy of the e-book, paid within two weeks after the book is published. If The Cougar Book goes to print, you will also receive one copy of the print book.
What is a Cougar? She's a woman 40 or over who dates younger men. She's intelligent, confident, attractive, enjoys sex, and knows what she wants. (Think Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.)
The Cougar Book is a new and exciting anthology that celebrates Cougar women and their relationships. Whether she is looking for a younger man, or a bunch of younger men, I want to read your hot, sexy, well written stories on Cougar relationships.
I am looking for original, unpublished erotic stories from 3,000 to 5,000 words. The sex can be Vanilla to BDSM. The Cougar women in The Cougar Book must be NO YOUNGER than 40. The men in The Cougar Book must be NO OLDER than 30.
To get an idea of the quality of erotica that I like, read Swing! Adventures in Swinging by Today's Top Erotica Writers.
How to submit to The Cougar Book:
Send stories attached as Microsoft Word plain text or RTF format, 12 point, Times New Roman font, double spaced to thecougarbook[at]gmail.com. Put COUGAR in the subject line. Failure to put COUGAR in the subject line may mean that your submission is mistaken for SPAM.
Include all of the following information with your submission:
1. Name
2. Pseudonym (if applicable)
3. Address
4. Phone Number
5. Email Address
6. Short Bio
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will receive an email within two weeks after your submission to let you know that I received your submission. However, you will not receive a response as to whether or not your submission has been accepted until after SEPTEMBER 1, 2009.
Deadline: Open
Lyrical Press, Inc. is now accepting submissions for three new imprints: Allure, Elements and Vintage. Imprinted title payouts: $100 advance (50% upon receipt of signed contract, 50% upon remittance of approved final) + 40% of earned digital royalties.
We will not review queries, partials or proposals. Only completed manuscripts will be considered. Required length for all three imprints is 60-80k ONLY. We will not consider works of less than 60k, or longer than 80k for elite imprints. (full submission details to follow imprint guidelines)
Questions regarding guidelines or other specifics should be directed to submissions@lyricalpress.com.
Lyrical Allure
Acquiring editor: Emma Wayne Porter
Genre: erotic contemporary romance
Length: 60-80k
Key Characteristic: willful hero, capable heroine
Key Characteristic: sexual tension and romantic conflict
Requirement: HEA
Sensuality Level: extremely hot
Editor's notes: Know your tropes. This line is focused on the buildup and resolution of sexual tension and romantic conflict. The thrill of anticipation is as key as the erotic payoff.
We want willful heroes, and capable heroines. We do not want "perfect" or cardboard characters, nor do we want helpless, shrinking-violet heroines. We want compelling, fully developed contemporary characters with GMC and sizzling conflict brought to fulfilling resolution.
Lyrical Elements
Acquiring editor(s): Renee Rocco a/o Emma Wayne Porter
Genre: paranormal romance
Length: 60-80k
Key Characteristic: gripping and dangerous paranormal conflict
Key Characteristic: romantic conflict
Sensuality Level: any
Requirement: HEA
Editor's notes: The paranormal conflict should be on an equal footing with the romantic conflict - there must be an imminent threat to the hero, heroine or both. We want to worry the will get them before the boy can get the girl. Know your lore. Know your characters. Make us believe the lore, make us care about the characters, and scare the crap out of us at will.
Lyrical Vintage
Acquiring editor: Renee Rocco
Genre: historical romance
Length: 60-80k
Key Characteristic: immersive historic setting
Key Characteristic: romantic conflict
Sensuality Level: any
Requirement: HEA
Editor's notes: For now, Old West/Western is lumped in with all other historic eras. We want fully immersive, rich settings positively rotten with conflict of the times. No contemporaries in historic disguises - we want driven characters caught in authentic, seemingly insurmountable conflict, and we want our heart-wrenching HEA fulfillment.
For full submission procedures and guidelines please visit http://www.lyricalpress.com/imprint_submissions
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Deadline: various
Ellora’s Cave 2010 Special Theme series: Amorous Arts
Story length 10K – 30K words. Erotic, the hotter the better. The story must incorporate the theme in a significant manner.
Dance of Desire – releases February 2010; subs deadline 7/31/09. Theme: Dance (anything from polka to pole)
Poetic Passion – releases May 2010; subs deadline 10/31/09. Theme: poetry/drama (no TV or movies)
Alluring Arts – releases August 2010; subs deadline 1/31/10. Theme: classical creative arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, etc)
Musical Magic – releases November 2010; subs deadline 4/30/10. Theme: music/song
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Deadline: Sept 1, 09
The Cougar Book
Editor: Jolie du Pre
Publisher: Logical-Lust
Deadline: June 30, 2009
Payment: $50 and one copy of the e-book, paid within two weeks after the book is published. If The Cougar Book goes to print, you will also receive one copy of the print book.
What is a Cougar? She's a woman 40 or over who dates younger men. She's intelligent, confident, attractive, enjoys sex, and knows what she wants. (Think Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.)
The Cougar Book is a new and exciting anthology that celebrates Cougar women and their relationships. Whether she is looking for a younger man, or a bunch of younger men, I want to read your hot, sexy, well written stories on Cougar relationships.
I am looking for original, unpublished erotic stories from 3,000 to 5,000 words. The sex can be Vanilla to BDSM. The Cougar women in The Cougar Book must be NO YOUNGER than 40. The men in The Cougar Book must be NO OLDER than 30.
To get an idea of the quality of erotica that I like, read Swing! Adventures in Swinging by Today's Top Erotica Writers.
How to submit to The Cougar Book:
Send stories attached as Microsoft Word plain text or RTF format, 12 point, Times New Roman font, double spaced to thecougarbook[at]gmail.com. Put COUGAR in the subject line. Failure to put COUGAR in the subject line may mean that your submission is mistaken for SPAM.
Include all of the following information with your submission:
1. Name
2. Pseudonym (if applicable)
3. Address
4. Phone Number
5. Email Address
6. Short Bio
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will receive an email within two weeks after your submission to let you know that I received your submission. However, you will not receive a response as to whether or not your submission has been accepted until after SEPTEMBER 1, 2009.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Get a sexy short read for only fifty cents!
Today only, Ravenous Romance is running a sale on all their short stories. You can pick up any of their Ravenous Rendezvous for only fifty cents. Including my BDSM story, Sex and the Single Shoe.
Check out more details here:
http://www.ravenousromance.com/ravenous-rendezvous/sex-and-the-single-shoe.php
Here's a list of all 57 books:
http://www.ravenousromance.com/ravenous-rendezvous.php?orderby=product_list
Check out more details here:
http://www.ravenousromance.com/ravenous-rendezvous/sex-and-the-single-shoe.php
Here's a list of all 57 books:
http://www.ravenousromance.com/ravenous-rendezvous.php?orderby=product_list
Friday, April 10, 2009
Free book today at Ravenous Romance
Hey everyone.
I just found out about this deal and Ravenous Romance is doing a lot of these type of giveaways so you should check back soon. Free books on fridays, buy one get one free, 50% off your gift certificates. I heard about this last minute offer and it's only Friday that they are giving away a copy of Saving Sophie. So if you're like me and stuck inside because of the tornado warnings, swing on by and pick up your copy. It's a brand new release and free is always a good deal. This is the first story in a trilogy.
Here's a quick copy off the front page and a link to the website.
For today only, the book of the day is FREE! Download the ebook of Saving Sophie by Elle Amery for FREE! Buy Grace on Fire and Tally's Gift and get the three-book series for the price of two!
Ravenous Romance publishes the hottest, most exciting stories on the Web, from a wide variety of best-selling and award-winning authors. We offer all our books at unbeatable prices and backed by our original money-back guarantee. And, Ravenous Romance is the only online romance publisher to offer downloadable audiobooks and $1.99 short stories in addition to ebooks. Try us with a free short story now! (If you want to try my short story, Sex and the Single Shoe, you can...hint--hint--hint!)
www.ravenousromance.com
I just found out about this deal and Ravenous Romance is doing a lot of these type of giveaways so you should check back soon. Free books on fridays, buy one get one free, 50% off your gift certificates. I heard about this last minute offer and it's only Friday that they are giving away a copy of Saving Sophie. So if you're like me and stuck inside because of the tornado warnings, swing on by and pick up your copy. It's a brand new release and free is always a good deal. This is the first story in a trilogy.
Here's a quick copy off the front page and a link to the website.
For today only, the book of the day is FREE! Download the ebook of Saving Sophie by Elle Amery for FREE! Buy Grace on Fire and Tally's Gift and get the three-book series for the price of two!
Ravenous Romance publishes the hottest, most exciting stories on the Web, from a wide variety of best-selling and award-winning authors. We offer all our books at unbeatable prices and backed by our original money-back guarantee. And, Ravenous Romance is the only online romance publisher to offer downloadable audiobooks and $1.99 short stories in addition to ebooks. Try us with a free short story now! (If you want to try my short story, Sex and the Single Shoe, you can...hint--hint--hint!)
www.ravenousromance.com
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