03 April 2012

Call for Gay Mardi Gras Stories: Australia Day (MLR Press)

Post date: 03 April 2012
Deadline: 5 November 2012

Australia Day is the Australian version of July 4, it's when the whole of Australia drops everything and PARTIES to celebrate ALL THINGS Australia. It's fireworks, festivals, food, beer, ferryboat races on Sydney Harbour, you name it... It's their national day. Every city puts on the most amazing celebrations.

So here's your chance if you've always wanted to write a story about Australia, help us
celebrate Australia Day! Imagine the stories you can write about H-T Aussie men in iconic
Aussie locations/scenarios:

- Surf Life Savers on Bondi Beach
- Drag queens and H0T men at Sydney's party of parties the Gay Mardi Gras
- Romance in Melbourne, the Paris of the southern hemisphere
- Opera at the Sydney Opera House
- The mystical Ayers Rock and the Red Centre

Now that you're tantalized with the possibilities...here's the details:

Stories should be between 5k and 40k

Any subgenre you'd like (but MUST be set in Australia around the celebration)

Due November 5, 2012

Read the full details here >>

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: special_submissions@mlrpress.com

For submissions: special_submissions@mlrpress.com

Website: http://www.mlrbooks.com
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