Projected release date: late 2010
Hey, all you steampunk enthusiasts, grab your goggles and get to writing! Phaze Books is planning an all 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 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 (below) and attach your RTF document to Leigh Ellwood, c/o Phaze Books at submissions @ phaze (dot) com. Please use STEAMPUNK ANTHOLOGY is your subject header.
STANDARD SUBMISSIONS TO PHAZE
We are looking for romantic works, between 10,000 and 80,000 words (we will consider works as high as 100K, though mainly from in-house authors) in every subgenre, including but not limited to:
* Contemporary and Romantic Comedy
* Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
* Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
* Menage
* Interracial and Multicultural
* Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
* Steampunk and Cyberpunk
* Vampires, Werewolves and Shifters
We especially would like to see:
* Strong, passionate, intelligent characters
* Intense sensual tension and situations
* Well-defined, well-executed romantic plot that illustrates the mutual relationship between two to four central characters (the romantic unit)
* Conflict to create the tension and move the plot
FORMATTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT
* Your manuscript must be in Microsoft Word or RTF (Rich/Revisable Text Format) document.
* WPS and other formats are NOT accepted. Please do not paste your work in the body of an e-mail.
* Use only Courier New or Times New Roman 10 point font.
* Double space your manuscript. Use your word processor's double spacing functionality, do not add hard returns inside the paragraph and do not add extra paragraph returns between paragraphs.
* Use italics for any text that is to be italicized--NEVER use bold and italics at the same time.
* Margins should be 1 inch all around.
* No embedded images. Many eBook formats do not support embedded images.
* For scene breaks, insert four asterisks with spaces (* * * *) on a line by itself, then begin your new paragraph on the next line.
SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT
We only accept electronic submissions as an e-mail cover letter with two file attachments. You must send all required information to be considered for publication. Partial submissions will be returned with a request to send a completed submission.
The Subject Line must be marked like this: Submission--title-of-novel. The Body of your e-mail cover letter must contain the following information:
* Your full (real) name.
* Your (good, reliable, and current) e-mail address.
* Your snail-mail address.
* Your phone number.
* The exact title of your book.
* The name you want on your book (pen name or real name).
* Approximate number of words (not number of pages).
* One short paragraph synopsis describing the novel.
Attach the complete manuscript as a separate Microsoft Word® or RTF-format file. File name must be title-of-your-novel.rtf (or .doc). Include nothing else in the file name. On the first page of your manuscript, at the top, you must have the following information:
* Your full (real) name.
* Your (good, reliable, and current) e-mail address.
* Your snail-mail address.
* Your phone number.
* The exact title of your book.
* The name you want on the book (pen name or real name).
* Approximate number of words (not number of pages).
Attach the following supporting material as a separate Microsoft Word® or RTF-format file.
* Synopsis describing what the novel is about (no limit, but should be concise and precise).
* Chapter-by-chapter outline. Tell us what happens in each chapter with a sentence or two.
* A short biography of you with notation of other published works, awards, etc.
* Your promotion/marketing plan for your book. Phaze does offer promotion services to authors, but authors are encourage to market themselves and their works.
* Sending your website link is also helpful if you have one (not required).
Phaze Books is a traditional publisher. There are no costs to the author if your manuscript is accepted; we pay all the costs for ISBN, Books-in-Print registration, typesetting, artwork, cover design, editing, printing, production, sales, distribution, etc. You will be responsible for copyright costs ($30 plus two copies of your book) since you hold the copyright in your name. We have the forms and instructions available to help you get your work copyrighted. It is not necessary that your work be copyrighted prior to submission, but you should get your work copyrighted prior to publication.
We do not pay advances, but royalties are paid on the net amount of each sale concluded within each sale concluded within each month. The author receives a royalty statement outlining sales information, along with the royalty check.
Should you have any additional questions, please contact us at submissions (at) phaze (dot) com.
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