2011 Bloom Chapbook Contest for LGBT Writers

Deadline: 15 September 2011

BLOOM is a publication of Arts in Bloom Project, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to queer artists, writers, and audiences. BLOOM was founded to support the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered writers and artists and to foster the appreciation of queer literature and creation.

THE 2011 BLOOM CHAPBOOK CONTEST FOR POETRY, SHORT FICTION, & CREATIVE NONFICTION

Please read the following guidelines carefully before sending any questions to queerarts@gmail.com.

1) Contest is open to any author who identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender.

2) Any entry by an author who is not LGBT will be disqualified upon BLOOM’s confirmation of author’s identity. Any entry fee will not be refunded.

3) Previous publication in BLOOM does not privilege or diminish an author’s eligibility.

4) For Fiction, material must be original and unpublished, either in print or online. An excerpt from a larger work is eligible, but should not be identified as such. The excerpt will be judged as a stand-alone piece of work.

5) For Poetry, material must be original and at least 50% unpublished. If poems have been published in literary journals, either in print or online, please list the acknowledgments on the Submission Form and not anywhere in the Manuscript. Poems published in books, including anthologies and e-books, are not eligible.

6) For Creative Nonfiction, material must be memoir, biogaphy, travel writing, or personal essay. Material must be original and unpublished, either in print or online. An excerpt from a larger work is eligible, but should not be identified as such. The excerpt will be judged as a stand-alone piece of work.

7) No joint authors. An author may enter any contest, but each entry requires a Submission Form (download PDF), a Manuscript, and an Entry Fee. Simultaneous submission to other contests is permissible.

8) Manuscripts will be judged anonymously. The author’s name should appear only on the Submission Form that accompanies the manuscript and nowhere else, including Headers and Footers.

9) No translations; manuscripts must be in English.

10 ) Manuscript Preparation:

Poetry – Every manuscript must have a Title Page, with the title of the manuscript and a table of the contents (i.e. a list of the poems included). Pages should be numbered in upper right corner, with the Title of the manuscript in the heading. No more than one poem per page; no more than 25 pages (does not include Title Page). A paper clip is preferred, but staples are fine.

Fiction and Nonfiction – Every manuscript must have a Title Page, with only title of the manuscript (no personal information, no word counts, nada). Pages should be numbered in upper right corner, with the Title of the manuscript in the heading. Please double-space the text; use standard margins; no more than 25 pages (does not include Title Page). A paper clip is preferred, but a staple is fine.

11) ENTRY FEE: $15 by check (payable to BLOOM Magazine) or paid online here. Each fee entitles author to one issue of BLOOM.

12) DEADLINE: Submission must be postmarked or emailed by September 15, 2011.

13) REGULAR SUBMISSION: Send Submission Form, Manuscript, and Entry Fee to BLOOM Chapbook Contest, 5482 Wilshire Blvd, #1616, Los Angeles, CA 90036. If you want to be notified of receipt, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or envelope.

14) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Email manuscript to queerarts@gmail.com with one of three subject lines (Fiction Chapbook Contest, Nonfiction Chapbook Contest, or Poetry Chapbook Contest). Submission Form may be emailed or sent separately. Entry Fee may be paid online or sent separately. NOTE: Work will not be considered until all three items are present.

15) ANNOUNCEMENT: The winner will announced (approximately) in December 2011.

16) Each winner receives $100 and 25 copies of chapbook.

17) Additional guidelines may emerge if we forgot something, but we tried to cover everything.

Download submission form >>

Contact Information:

For inquiries: queerarts@gmail.com

For submissions: queerarts@gmail.com

Website: http://artsinbloom.com

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A Queer Story: Author Reading and Writers' Workshop (Canada)

Deadline: 11 August 2011

Another Story Bookshop and Queer West Fest present an intimate evening of reading and writing with authors Farzana Doctor, Vivek Shraya, and Zoe Whittall

Thursday, August 11 at 7pm

Pay what you can. All proceeds go to the authors. Catering by Cardinal Rule

Farzana Doctor is a Toronto-based author and is the recipient of the Writers' Trust of Canada's prestigious Dayne Ogilvie Grant for an emerging gay Canadian author (2011). Her first novel, Stealing Nasreen, received critical acclaim and earned a devoted readership upon its release in 2007. She is currently touring her second book, Six Metres of Pavement (Dundurn 2011), which Publishers Weekly has praised as “..a paean to second chances.” In her spare time, she provides private practice consulting and psychotherapy services and is a co-curator of the Brockton Writers Series.

Vivek Shraya is a Toronto-based artist. Winner of the We Are Listening International Singer/Songwriter Award, Vivek has released albums ranging from acoustic folk-rock to electro synth pop, driven by powerful vocals, incisive lyrics, and tight pop hooks. God Loves Hair, his first collection of short stories, was a 2011 Lambda Literary Award finalist, won the Applied Arts Award for Illustration in 2010, and is currently being used as a textbook at several post-secondary institutions. Seeking Single White Male, his first short film, debuted in the fall of 2010, and is being screened at film festivals throughout 2011.

Zoe Whittall is the author of two literary novels - the Lambda award-winning Holding Still For As Long As Possible (House of Anansi, 09/10) and Bottle Rocket Hearts (Cormorant, 07) which was named a Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year, made the CBC Canada Reads Top Ten Essential Novels of the decade, translated into French and optioned for film. Holding Still for as Long as Possible was shortlisted for the Relit Award, and named an American Library Association Stonewall honor book. She has published one short novel for adults with low literacy skills called The Middle Ground (Orca Books, 2010.) She won the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Award in 2008. Her poetry books include The Best Ten Minutes of Your Life (McG, 01) and The Emily Valentine Poems (Snare, 06) and Precordial Thump (Exile, 08). She edited the anthology Geeks, Misfits & Outlaws in 2003. She lives in Toronto.

Another Story Bookshop
315 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto, ON | M6R 2M6
tel: 416-462-1104

Contact Information:

Website: http://www.anotherstory.ca/

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Open to Gay Er0tic Romance Queries: Silver Publishing

Silver Publishing accepts both homosexual and heterosexual er0tic romance. Although accepted works do not need to contain graphic s3x scenes, a s3xual relationship between two or more characters must be integral to the storyline. We also welcome stories which are unexpected, surprising, dark, controversial, and cross-genre. We accept both stand-alone and well-developed series.

GENRES:

* CONTEMPORARY – modern day love stories with strong characters
* HISTORICAL – love stories dating back in time which remain within the same era (no time travel); Vikings, Medieval, Tudors, Elizabethan, Regency, Pirate, Colonial, Americana, etc.
* PARANORMAL – vampires, werewolves, shifters, zombies, boogie men, etc.
* WESTERNS – Cowboys, ranchers, and Native Americans.
* MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/ACTION –detectives/police/investigators (anyone with a badge), fast-paced thrillers, political thrillers, mystery, crime thriller, suspense, espionage, and in-the-field stories.
* SCI-FI – Science fiction, urban worlds, futuristic, time travel, and alternate reality.
* FANTASY – magic, dragons, elves, fairies, myths, etc.
* HOLIDAY STORIES – Valentine’s Day, Halloween, or Christmas

LENGTH:

* Sparkle: 5,000 - 15,000 words
* Novella: 15,001-25,999 words
* Novel-Lite: 26-45,999 words
* Novel: 46,000 words and up

An exclusive cover will be used for ALL manuscript with a word count over 15,001 or more.

Submitting a Proposal

Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted at any time via electronic file. No hard copy, printed manuscripts accepted via snail mail.

We request that you submit your proposal with the following criteria:

A QUERY LETTER (EMAIL) WITH:

* Your legal name and pen name, if applicable
* Working Title, including Series name, if applicable
* Completion status
* Word count (or expected word count if not completed)
* Genre(s)
* The degree of sensuality in the story
* A succinct summary providing an overall summary of the story, characters, major events, climax and conclusion. Please limit your summary to a maximum of three paragraphs.

PLEASE ATTACH THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR QUERY LETTER:

* A partial manuscript which includes the first three chapters of your manuscript to the nearest logical scene break. Previously published SP Authors may submit full manuscripts.
* If the story is less than 30,000 words in length, please include the complete manuscript.

FORMATTING YOUR SUBMISSION

Please follow these simple formatting guidelines.

* Manuscripts will be accepted in the following formats: .docx, .doc, .rtf, and .txt
* 1.5 line spacing.
* Standard 12 pt serif font such as Times New Roman is preferred.
* 1 inch margins (left, right, top and bottom) with a 0 .5 indent for the first line of each paragraph only.
* No “tabs” or spacing to indent the first paragraph line are to be used. Manuscripts with tab and space indents will be rejected immediately.
* Page numbers on the bottom center of each page.
* Header of manuscript must contain author name and title. Example: Book Title by Author Name
* All submissions must be spell-checked and edited based on US English or UK English grammar and spelling standards.
* Regional words and slang are accepted when appropriate.

SUBMISSION NOTES & TIMELINES:

* You will receive your submission acknowledgment via email within 7 days.
* Current submission read time is approximately 6-8 weeks.
* Upon review, editors may request more than the partial manuscript for the preliminary evaluation.
* A complete manuscript will be required before a contract is offered.
* All contracts are electronically exchanged via email.

We do not accept lesbian fiction at this time, however please check these guidelines again as they are constantly being updated.

Contact Information:

For submissions: query/submit here

Website: https://spsilverpublishing.com

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The OutWrite LGBT Book Festival Opens August 6th (DC Center)

Date: 6 August 2011

The OutWrite Book Fair will be a day chock-full of book readings, book vendors, book discussions, poetry readings and more. We will have both new and used LGBT themed books and magazines for sale all day long. In addition to book vendors, the DC Center will have a large number of used LGBT books for sale. You can purchase these books, or bring a food-item to be donated to the Wanda Alston House in exchange for a book.

Book Readings

The OutWrite LGBT Book Fair will feature book readings by authors like Robert DiFulgo, Lisa Gitlin, and Jonathan Spikes. Learn more about these authors and their new books here. If you are interested in scheduling a book-reading during the fair please e-mail outwritedc@thedccenter.org. (the deadline for adding additional events is June 30th).

Sponsor the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair

There are several great opportunities to be a part of the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair. If you would like to be a business sponsor or community sponsor of the Book Fair, please click here to learn about sponsorship opportunities. If you are a book vendor, self-published author, or LGBT press that would like to sell your books at the LGBT Book Fair you can click here to learn about exhibiting at the fair.

Volunteer at the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair

We need you to help make our first LGBT Book Fair a success. If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the event, you can sign up for a volunteer shift. click here to sign up for a volunteer shift. If you are interested in helping to plan the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair please e-mail outwrite@thedccenter.org.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: outwrite@thedccenter.org

Website: http://thedccenter.org/outwritedc/

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Seeking Gay/ Lesbian Fiction Manuscripts: Night Heron Press

Night Heron Press is a royalty-paying publisher. We provide our authors with cover art, ISBN numbers, advanced review copies, editorial services, as well as marketing and promotion.

We are currently accepting submissions from both unpublished and established writers.

We accept fiction in all traditional genres of literature, including fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, romance, and erotica. We are open to non-traditional genres, so long as we feel the stories are well-crafted and engaging.

We encourage the submission of gay and lesbian literature, as well as literature featuring characters from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

We currently accept work in the following categories:

• Short Story (2,500 – 20,000 words)
• Novella (20,000-50,000 words)
• Novel (50,000-150,000 words)
  

For novella and novel-length fiction , please query first with a 1-2 page letter. Be sure to include a short synopsis of your book, its word count, and any relevant publishing credits you may have. You may include the first twenty pages within the body of the e-mail. Excellent advice on writing query letters can be found here: Writing Query Letters

Short stories may be sent as an attachment, in .RTF format. Please use 1.5 spacing, and 12 PT Times New Roman font. Include a cover letter with a short synopsis, your bio, and any previous publishing credits. If you are submitting for consideration in an anthology, please indicate which.

Submissions may be sent to submissions@nightheronpress.com

We give careful consideration to every submission we receive, and this is a time-consuming process. Please allow at least 4 weeks before inquiries regarding the status of your query or manuscript.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@nightheronpress.com

For submissions: submissions@nightheronpress.com

Website: http://www.nightheronpress.com/

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Creative Writing Workshops at the National Queer Arts Festival (California)

Date: 5 June 2011

During the Winter and Spring of 2011, we’ve paired some of the finest emerging Bay Area poets with luminaries who span four decades of literary legacy to bring you Out of Necessity. Testing how artistic relationships support and sustain poets as they write as a means of political re-imagination and reclamation, Out of Necessity features award-winning and emerging poets:

• REGIE CABICO
• CHERYL CLARKE
• ACHY OBEJAS
• VANESSA HUANG
• SUZANNE DEL MAZO
• NAJVA SOL
  

Join us for a multi-media performance of these six writers’ work, including video clips of queer poets from across the country talking about who’s influenced their writing, and a discussion moderated by CAMILLE T. DUNGY with the featured established writers about how mentorship influences their writing and commitment to producing work that speaks to communal stories and histories.

Sign up to take a writing workshop with Regie Cabico and Achy Obejas on June 4th and 5th!

June 4, 12-3pm: "Conflict in Fiction" with Achy Obejas (sign up here)

Workshop Description: “In this workshop, we’ll examine and work with ways to develop conflict in literary stories. We’ll discuss choices and stakes, the importance of tension, and ways to resolve stories without having characters kill themselves, live happily ever after, betray the rest of the story, or do anything too terribly obvious.”

June 5, 12-3pm: "Verbal Fire" with Regie Cabico (sign up here)

Workshop Description: “This workshop will focus on generating poetry slam texts and finding your own unique delivery and style. Attention will be placed to the visual elements of the "word" with the vocal and physical aspects of delivery. We will look at performance as making choices and creating gestural images by "diving" into the emotional life of the poem. Open for all levels.”

Out of Necessity is co-curated & co-produced by COLE KRAWITZ & ARISE WHITE.

Please make preparations to ensure these events are accessible and safe for people with chemical injury and environmental illness. We request you refrain from wearing hair and body products with fragrance or clothing washed in detergent with fragrance.

Location:

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Contact Information:

Website: http://tinyurl.com/3r33ec8 or here to buy tickets

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Open to LGBT Submissions: Sexy Snax Novellas (Total-E-Bound Publishing)

Total-E-Bound Publishing is a royalty paying, full-service ePublisher. This means that we do not charge fees for the author at any time. We pay a royalty rate of 40% of the RRP, based on our standard two year contract. Our contracts are for both electronic and print rights.

What we are currently looking for

S3xy Snax - Novellas

These are our branded novellas between 15,000 - 30,000 words. They may have a theme or they may be stand alone short stories depending on what we have running, but all will come under the banner of ‘S3xy Snax’, although each story will have its own cover. No series books will be considered for the S3xy Snax line. These novellas must meet our regular guidelines:

* 15,000-30,000 word count per story
* Any genre
* Very er0tic – the h0tter the better (burning/melting)

What we look for in submitted manuscripts.

* We look for creative storytelling and original style.
* We want you to weave tales of er0tic r0mance through creating strong, dynamic and intelligent characters that your readers will remember.
* Plot driven er0tic r0mances that illustrate the relationship between key characters, ideally with a happy ending, but if not it should be promising.
* We want varying degrees of s3x throughout the story, with lots of opportunity for er0tic exploration, interwoven with levels of tension and passi0n (take a look at our book rating info)
* We want meaningful and expressive language that is 3xplicit, but suitable for the storyline.
* We want writers who have a unique and new approach and a writing style that sets them apart from the rest. You must have a true talent for storytelling with an er0tic slant.
* We accept gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual stories.

Publishing Rights

Your submission must have full rights available, including both digital and print. If not, please don’t send it to us.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@totalebound.com

For submissions: submissions@totalebound.com

Website: http://www.total-e-bound.com/

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Open to M/M and F/F Submissions - Dark Haven: Behind The Gates Series (Knight Romance Publishing)

kNight Romance Publishing is holding an open call for romance authors to write in two new lines of er0tic romance: SASSY! and Dark Haven: Behind The Gates Series. Review the guidelines below. For more information please email them at knightromancepublishng@email.com.

Haven: Behind The Gates Series

Attention Er0tic Romance Authors! kNight Romance Publishing is holding an open submission call for a new Er0tic Series called Dark Haven: Behind The Gates.

Dark Haven is a not so quiet gated community, located in remote area of Southern Georgia where the most unlike of individuals live. The community consists of vampires, who live on one side of the gated community, and shapeshifters who live on the opposite side.

The two main places for comforts in Dark Haven are Barney's Bar & Grill. Barney Marshall is the owner, and he's grumpy as a bear. Well, everyone knows Barney is a bear shapeshifter and he doesn't take anyone's crap. He is married to Rose, whose also a bear shapeshifter and their daughter Emily whose 16. The small grocery store is owned by old Ms. Peggy Peabody. (No one knows excatly what Ms. Peggy is, but she keeps an account of everyone's business in Dark Haven.)

Dark Haven Submission Access Code (Guidelines)

Story Length: 10 - 15K words

Genre: Suburban Er0tic Romance

Content: Stories must revolve around individuals living behind Dark Haven gated community. Remember-vampires on one side and shifters on the opposite side. There's a reason...no one knows. Stores must contain er0tic elements. M3nage', m/m, f/f, and f/m are acceptable.

Characters should be involved in the community in some way. You are creating your own world within a world. Your home you create is your dream home for your characters, the skies are the limits.

Keep the stories s3xy, h0t, st3amy and have a good conflict. You never know who might be peeking through your window.

Vampires- Traditionally vampires don't like the sun and can burn up. Let's keep to the old traditions. The vamps are pretty much late night creatures, and the weres are the daytime souls. However, you never know what might happen on a full moon!

As the series grows, the publisher will maintain records of the characters and situations that occur within the stores so that authors wishing to contribute may ensure their stories 'fit' within the growing community.

Send the story and a complete synopsis to knightromancepublishing@email.com.

Please put Dark Haven in the title line of your email.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: knightromancepublishing@email.com

For submissions: knightromancepublishing@email.com

Website: http://www.knightromancepublishing.com/

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Publisher Open to LGBT Submissions: House of Er0tica

Are you tired of making a small return for the hard work you put in? Do you want a better deal for doing what you love? House of Er0tica is constantly looking for er0tic authors of all genres, and pay the most competitive rates going! We want you to get your books out there and sold – we make money only if you make money, unlike many publishers.


Due to our incredible success in er0tic eBooks, House of Er0tica are expanding our eBook range (sold at iBooks, Kindle and many other eBook retailers; Waterstones, WHSmith, Tesco and hundreds of others). We are actively looking for fresh, vibrant, s3xy new stories to publish – whether full novels, novellas or shorter stories to be included in one of our popular collections.

We are looking for all forms of er0tic writing, with the emphasis on creativity and standard of writing. Anything goes with us! Edgy and risqué content is fine; we have a very wide user base that covers all manner of different tastes, but it is worth taking a look below for our submission guidelines.

House of Er0tica are happy to accept submissions across a wide variety of themes within the er0tic writing genre, including:

* LGBT
* Paranormal
* Vampires / Werewolves
* Historical
* Science Fiction / Cyber

You may have your own speciality category, and we are always looking to expand our range with interesting new genre additions.

This is an on-going call for new or experienced er0tic authors to get your books published and out there in the mainstream. In return for your hard work we pay you half of everything your book makes – which is a far better deal than a percentage of a percentage, or a low flat-fee.

If you want to start making serious money for your writing, then look no further than House of Er0tica. For further information and to submit your books email info@houseoferoticabooks.com now!

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@houseoferoticabooks.com

For submissions: info@houseoferoticabooks.com

Website: http://houseoferoticabooks.com/

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Submission Guidelines: Bold Strokes Books (publisher of LGBTQ fiction)

Bold Strokes Books offers a diverse collection of LesbianGayBiTransQueer general and genre fiction. BSB genre fiction includes all romance sub-genres as well as action, adventure, crime, mystery/intrigue, and speculative fic (sci-fi/fantasy/horror). BSB Victory (Lesbian) and Liberty (GBT) Editions include literary and popular fiction as well as non-fiction that explore the LGBT experience in its many forms (contemporary, historical, saga) while telling strong human stories with universal themes. BSB Matinee Books are all about r0mances: focused reads presenting passion, s3xual attraction, and compelling connections in a tightly written, engaging package. Our Young Adult line, BSB Soliloquy, features a protagonist aged 14-21 in stories within all fiction genres that delve into questions of identity, gender, s3xuality, self-esteem, peer relationships, ethics, and life issues. HeatStroke, our newest line, offers er0tica for every pleasure.

Our print books are conventionally produced and available worldwide through our Publisher's webstore, Amazon, Baker and Taylor, Bella DIstribution, Ingram, and national/international wholesalers. All our titles are also available in digital form and sold through our Publisher's webstore, Amazon, Barnes&Noble.com, and other third party retailers. With our streamlined digital distribution channels, we can offer a wide variety of titles with a shorter production cycle to meet the rapidly changing demands of the worldwide readership.

We are only interested in quality works from serious authors. Every manuscript is individually reviewed by the selections director and members of the consulting editorial staff. A thorough review is a time-consuming process: therefore, we do not review manuscripts that have been simultaneously submitted to multiple publishers. Our average review period is 14 weeks.

We welcome the opportunity to consider manuscripts from authors worldwide and are happy to answer any questions that you may have about the submission process or our various divisions. To submit a manuscript or query about a submittal, please use this email address: submissions@boldstrokesbooks.com. Selections Director: Len Barot.

Please note:

1. A confirmation email is sent within 48 hours of receiving a manuscript. Please query us if you do not receive one.
2. Due to the large volume of submissions, we do not provide critiques.
3. Our average time to decision regarding publication is 14 weeks.
4. Reprints will be considered only with proof of termination of the previous publishing contract.

General Submission Information:

Submit the Entire Manuscript

Electronic submissions only, using Microsoft Word ® .doc(x) or .rtf with the entire document in one file.

Please include a cover letter in body of email containing:

* A 1 page synopsis of the plot (including the ending) with working title, category or genre, and word count
* A short author bio including name, address, email, phone, website, and previous and planned publications
* Indicate if the submitted manuscript is a reprint and previous publication data

Preferred Word Count

* BSB Genre Fiction (Romance, Crime/Suspense, Speculative Fic, Mystery, Intrigue/Thriller): 55,000 - 130,000
* Matinee Books (Romance): 45,000 - 55,000
* Victory and Liberty Editions (Contemporary, Historical, Saga, General): 75,000 - 150,000
* BSB Soliloquy (Young Adult fiction): 40,000 – 70,000
* HeatStroke (erotic novellas/novels/anthologies): 18,000 - 100,000
* Novellas (all general and genre lines; lesbian, gay, bisexual, f/f/m (female-centric), transgendered): 18,000 - 40,000
* Non-fiction: None

Formatting

* 1 inch margins on all sides, 12 point Times New Roman
* Single space, indent paragraphs, and do not skip lines between paragraphs (no html formatting)
* Triple space scene breaks with # or *** centered in middle line
* Author's name on each page, upper left corner
* Number pages in upper right corner

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@boldstrokesbooks.com

For submissions: submissions@boldstrokesbooks.com

Website: http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com

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Open to Gay/ Lesbian/ Bisexual Fiction: Secret Cravings Publishing

At this time, we are accepting submissions for all genres of romance including: Historical, Contemporary, and Futuristic Time Periods

• Gay/Lesbian
• Bisexual
  

Secret Cravings Publishing is a full-service, royalty paying publisher of general fiction and non-fiction books, focusing on Romance and high quality Literary Fiction. We publish in electronic and paperback formats. Electronic formats will include pdf, epub, and html. Distribution on third party websites include Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookstrand, ARe and 1romance ebooks. We are working on other channels as well. Books over 50,000 words will go to print.

Our standard 40% of the cover price is paid quarterly based on gross e-book sales. We pay 40% on gross third party sales. Our terms of contract are now for the standard three years and require full digital. 20% royalty will be paid on print copies. Contracts are negotiable.

Authors are not required to pay for any editing or promotional services. We are not a vanity press or self-publishing company.

We are open to various types of submissions at this time: Fiction and Non-fiction, Romance and Romance subgenres. Your manuscript must have a happily ever or happy for
now ending.

We are seeking high quality original short stories, novellas, and novels that have never been published before.

We do accept reprints and self-published works as long as you are a contracted author
with Secret Cravings Publishing. You must show us your terminated agreement(s) and
letter stating your termination with whomever you have published with in the past.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please notify us in your query if you have
submitted your manuscript to other companies as well as ours.

Please send query letter with your contact information, synopsis, and completed manuscript to submissions@secretcravingspublishing.com. If you do not receive a confirmation email stating we have received your manuscript, please resend it.

Length:

• Short Stories: 5,000 to 15,000 words
• Novella: 16,000 to 45,000 words
• Novel: 45,001 to 120,000 words
  

If you have questions about the company, please feel free to email publisher@secretcravingspublishing.com. We would be more than happy to give you
information about the company, our experience and our plans for promotion and
distribution. You are also encouraged to email our authors and talk to them about the
company and their experiences. Contact information for each author is available on our authors page.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: publisher@secretcravingspublishing.com

For submissions: submissions@secretcravingspublishing.com

Website: http://www.secretcravingspublishing.com

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Crossed Genres Publications Seeks Novels with Queer Characters

Crossed Genres Publications is currently OPEN for submissions of completed novels to publish in print and ebook formats.

What to include in your submission:

* Your personal contact information, including applicable credits (in the email’s body)
* A cover letter containing a detailed yet concise synopsis of your novel
* The first ten (10) pages of your novel. DO NOT send the entire novel!


To submit your novel, please use the submissions form. Write the title of your novel and your name in the Subject line. Submission attachments must be .doc, .docx or .rtf. NOTE: Crossed Genres Publications does NOT accept Multiple or Simultaneous submissions for novels.

Manuscript format

* 12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial (Courier is evil)
* Single-spaced, line between paragraphs
* Italics for italics, Bold for bold, etc.

Beyond the above we’re not picky, but please don’t get too “creative”: no blue paper/fonts, 18-pt Copperplate Gothic chapter titles, or 2-inch margins. (Yes, we have seen these.)

What are we looking for?

Manuscripts between 50,000 and 100,000 words (Firm). The story must be Science Fiction and/or Fantasy; blending of other genres is fine, but not required.

We tend to favor character-driven stories, but that doesn’t mean we won’t appreciate a strong action piece. Make your characters fascinating and your plot engaging. Read some of our previous publications to get an idea of what we like. Things we want to see MORE of:

* Queer characters
* Characters of Color
* Women MCs
* Disabled characters
* Science saves the day!
* Far future
* Stories set outside North America

Beyond that, there is no hard-and-fast rule; any story that follows the above guidelines will be considered.

What are we NOT looking for?

While Crossed Genres will consider any submissions, we’re unlikely to be interested in concepts which seek to build on currently popular themes. If you’ve described your novel as “[Bestselling Novel #1] meets [Bestselling Novel #2]“, it’s probably not what we’re looking for. The below will be very hard sells:

* Vampires, zombies or werewolves
* “Science-as-villain”
* Weak women being rescued by macho guys
* Arthurian retellings
* Eurocentric faeries
* Time travel
* Ghost stories

Though it should go without saying, any submissions promoting discrimination, bigotry, and/or hatred will be deleted without notice or consideration.

Compensation:

Crossed Genres will pay an advance of $250 for accepted novels, paid on publication. After the novel has earned out the advance, the author will receive royalties based on sales.

Rights:

Crossed Genres takes first worldwide print and ebook rights for two (2) years.

Crossed Genres magazine

Payment: $10 ($25 for cover art), free E-Book, discounts

Short Stories

* 1,000-8,000 words (FIRM)
* Science Fiction and/or Fantasy and/or Horror combined with the current genre
* We no longer accept simultaneous submissions.

(We do not accept stories above 8,000 words.)
Articles

* 500-3000 words
* Articles focused on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or the current genre

Contact Information:

For inquiries:

For submissions: click here

Website: http://crossedgenres.com

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Call for Book Submissions from Lesbian Writers: Puddletown Publishing

Puddletown Publishing Group has modeled itself to be a part of the digital publishing revolution. They are influencing the industry as an early adopter of the digital delivery system and creating a market for new and established authors. They sell cross platform and cross genre. They are securing the e-publishing rights of author-branded backlists and getting out-of-print books back into the hands of readers.

Puddletown Publishing Group is accepting submissions for books by lesbians and/or women of color. They are interested in all genres, including Young Adult, especially mysteries. Email susanls@puddletowngroup.com for guidelines.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: susanls@puddletowngroup.com

Website: http://www.puddletowngroup.com

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Lambda Award Finalists National Readings

Dates: 26 April - 12 June, 2011

Please join the Lambda Literary Foundation and Finalists of the 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards for readings in the following cities of their nominated works. The lists of confirmed readers are subject to change.

SAN FRANCISCO • APRIL 26, 2011

San Francisco Public Library
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A & B
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, California 94102
5:00 pm Reception
6:00 pm Reading

Readers: Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Malena Watrous, Greg Hewett, Jen Currin, Justin Hall, Deborah Cohler, Erik Orrantia, Adam Haslett, Jon Macy, Karin Kallmaker, Lucas Noach Dzmura, S. Bear Bergman, Kathy Briccetti, Meredith Maran, and Zelda Lockhart.
CHICAGO • MAY 3, 2011

Gerber/Hart Library
1127 West Granville Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660.
For more information, call at 773-381-8030 or visit gerberhart.org
7:00 pm Reading & Reception

Readers: James Klise, Julie Marie Wade, Scott Herring, and Michelle Renae.
SEATTLE • MAY 8, 2011

Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 Tenth Avenue (Pike X Pine), Seattle, WA 98122
5:00 pm Reading

Readers: Carol Guess, Elizabeth Colen, Thomas Schabarum, Anna Swanson, and Jen Currin.
LOS ANGELES • MAY 9, 2011

Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
7:30 pm Reading

Readers: Michael Gregg Michaud, Michael Klein, Chris Corkum, Stuart Biegel, Jallen Rix, Audrey Bilger, and Leigh Stuart.
NEW YORK • MAY 12, 2011

Bluestockings Books
172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
7:00 pm Reading

Readers: Eileen Myles, Michael Klein, Sassafras Lowrey, Barbara Hammer, Ann Herendeen, Daniel Talbott, Rob Stephenson, Gayle Salamon, Eleanor Lerman, Kathleen Warnock, Georgeann Packard, Rafael de la Dehesa, and Richard Stevenson.
NEW ORLEANS • MAY 14, 2011

9th Annual Saints and Sinners Festival, May 12-15

Participants and attendees of this reading must be registered with the festival. For more information: sasfest.org.

Readers: TBA

EDMONTON, AB • JUNE 12, 2011
LEVA (11053 86 Avenue)
2:00-4:00 pm Reading

Readers: Laurie Macfayden, Vivek Shraya & guests

Contact Information:

Website: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/

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Now Open to Submissions: Lambda Literary Mid-Career Novelist Prize 2012

Deadline: 1 February 2012

Mid-Career Novelist Prize

The Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists’ Prize will be presented annually at the Lambda Literary Awards ceremony. The award, made possible by James Duggins, PhD, consists of two cash prizes of $5000.

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1. The award will be presented to one self-identified man and one self-identified woman, and age will not be a factor in defining mid-career.

2. The award will recognize emergent LGBT authors who have written and published at least three novels or two novels and substantial additional literary work such as poetry, short stories, essays.

3. The authors will be of demonstrated ability and show promise for growth.

4. Candidates’ contributions to the LGBT literary field beyond their writings and publications will also be considered.
Application

* Please keep in mind that the prize is intended for writers who are mid-career or emergent. This is not a prize for lifetime achievement.

* Individuals may nominate themselves or other writers.

* Submissions are closed for 2011. For 2012, all materials must be postmarked by February 1, 2012.

Please include the following materials in the nomination:

* How has the nominee contributed to the field of LGBT literature? (1500 word maximum)

* List the nominee’s major published works, which must include at least three novels or two novels and substantial additional literary work such as poetry, short stories, essays.

* Anything else you want to add supporting this candidate? (500 word maximum)

Optional

* Letters of recommendation for the candidate may be e-mailed to Lambda Literary Foundation to support the candidate’s nomination. The letters must come directly from the person making the recommendation. E-mail letters to midcareerprize@lambdaliterary.org

For the 2012 Prize, all materials must be postmarked by February 1, 2012 and mailed to:

Lambda Literary Foundation
Mid-Career Novelists’ Prize
5482 Wilshire Blvd, #1595
Los Angeles, CA 90036

If you have any questions, please direct them to Executive Director, Tony Valenzuela at info@lambdaliterary.org.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@lambdaliterary.org

For submissions: midcareerprize@lambdaliterary.org

Website: http://www.lambdaliterary.org

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Push Press Seeks Gay and Lesbian Romance Novels and Mysteries

Romance Novels

Push Press is currently seeking smart, sexy and fun gay and lesbian romance novels and mysteries to add to its catalog of LGBT fiction. We’re looking for compelling, fresh writing by agented or un-agented writers — unique voices with a knack for character development and storytelling.

Please e-mail a query letter with a synopsis of your novel, along with three to four sample chapters, to submissions@pushpressbooks.com – we are new so check your spam for responses!

Query letters and sample chapters should be double-spaced and formatted in a legible font, preferably 12-point Times.

Include a title page and also include your last name and the title of your book in the upper right-hand margin of each subsequent page. Please allow up to two months for a reply. We will respond to queries sooner if possible. Please do not e-mail or call to check on the status of your submission.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@pushpressbooks.com

For submissions: submissions@pushpressbooks.com

Website: http://www.pushpressbooks.com/

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Open to M/M Fantasy Romance: Carina Press Editor Alissa Davis

Carina Press, Harlequin’s digital-first imprint, is open to submissions.

Alissa Davis:

* I’m still seeking foodie romance. (Sherry Thomas’s Delicious is an excellent example of romance centered around food. It’s a historical, but I have no time period preferences.)
* It’d be great to get more fantasy romance, and I’d love to see some m/m fantasy romance.
* I also want more BD/SM, er0tica and er0tic romance.
* I recently edited a steampunk erotic fantasy romance called Journeyman’s Ride by Marie Harte and fell in love with the juxtaposition of Norse mythology and steampunk technology. If you have a book with a whole bunch of sub-genres successfully integrated into one story, please send it my way.


HOW TO SUBMIT

Please submit queries for only completed, fully polished manuscripts. In the subject line of your query, please type your manuscript name, your name, and genre of the manuscript. Queries must include the following and will not be reviewed if any piece is missing:

1. Brief, introductory query letter listing genre, word count and a short description of the book, as well as any pertinent information about the author, including both legal name and pen name and any writing credits.
2. The full manuscript saved as an RTF file and attached, with file name TITLE_MANUSCRIPT where you substitute your book’s title in place of TITLE.
3. 2-5 page synopsis of book that details character development, plot, and conflict/story resolution. Attach as an RTF file with file name TITLE_SYNOPSIS where you substitute your book’s title in place of TITLE.

Please be sure to put the following information on the first page of all files: manuscript name, author pen name/legal name, email address, phone number, genre, and word count.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@carinapress.com.

All submissions will receive an auto-response acknowledging receipt of submission. Please allow 12-16 weeks for an editorial response to your submission. If a response has not been received after 16 weeks, please follow-up with the submissions@carinapress.com email address. In the subject line of your query, please type your manuscript name, your name, and genre of the manuscript. (Example: Book X by Jane Doe, Steampunk). It is also helpful if you email from the same email address your submission was sent from.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: submissions@carinapress.com

For submissions: submissions@carinapress.com

Website: http://carinapress.com

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Open to Gay/ Queer Submissions: Clan Destine Press (Australia)

Deadline: 13 May 2011, 13 November 2011

Clan Destine Press will open its portals to unsolicited, agent-less manuscripts by Australian authors twice a year.

First Portal: April Fool’s Day to May 13

Second Portal: Octobris Primus to November 13

The CDP submission portals will be open for six weeks each time and only for genre fiction.


Our Quest

Clan Destine Press is seeking crime, mystery, speculative fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, urban fantasy, historical, thrillers, adventure, paranormal, steampunk, and ah-ha! – which is any combination of the aforementioned – for Adults and Young Adults.

Manuscripts should be at least 60,000 words.

We want inventive, clever and original works of page-turning genre fiction; riveting cross-genre stories; books that are heroic, questy, feral, dark, funny, spine-tingly, fast-paced, serious, silly and sensible.

We’re after novels that are straight, gay, queer, ancient, contemporary, gothic, retro, post-apocalyptic, earthbound and/or galactic.

We specialise in genre fiction but – for some strange reason – we also like fictional (& factional) cats, dogs, alpacas, cosmic toucans and saw-toothed bunnies.

Apart from this predilection for strange and furry creatures – both real and un – we crave exciting, plot-driven, boundary-pushing fiction with fully-fledged characters and a strong sense of place.

Our Mission

It is the prime objective of Clan Destine Press to uncover, foster and promote brand new Australian genre writers.

We also want to encourage already-published authors to cross-over and dabble in new worlds. So, if your other publisher wants to wedge you in the genre-box where you sell best for them, but you want to try something new, something daring, something right outside your pyramid… then visit our alternate universe. We don’t mind at all that someone else got you first, because we’re the publisher who leap into the unknown with you.

How to Submit Your Fabulous Novel Round 1 – email

Your email should introduce you, the title of your book, its word count and genre. It should also feature a blurb – you know the few paragraphs on the back of a novel that tell you ‘enough’ of what it’s about, so that you’re tempted to open the cover and read the first line. The blurb that ‘sells’ your book should be no more than 200 words.

Attached to your email should be three documents – all in MS Word (.doc not .docx)

1. A one-page cover letter that includes your name, contact information (email, phone, snail-mail address); the title and genre of your novel; and a brief bio. Your bio should include any previous publications (short stories or novels) in any paying market, and the publisher; plus any credentials, life skills or qualifications that may be relevant to your novel.

2. A three to five-page synopsis of the entire book. This should include all important plot elements, including the end of the story, an insight into (main)-character development.

3. The first three chapters (but no more than 10,000 words) of your book; prepared in standard manuscript format.

(See the CDP Guide to Stuff below.)

Standard manuscript format = margins of 2.5cm (25 mm) all the way around; indented paragraphs, without line breaks between; double-spaced text; 12 point Times New Roman.

Do not justify the text.

Make sure the header – on every page – of your manuscript includes either your name or the title of the book (top left) and the page number (top right).

Round 2 - our job

The Clan Destine Press editorial department will do its best to read your submission and get back to you – either way – within three weeks.

If we are interested, intrigued, can’t wait to get our hands on the whole thing, we will ask to see your complete novel.

Round 3 – hard copy

If we request your novel, you will then send a hard copy of your complete book by snail mail. Yes, we will give you the secret co-ordinates to enable you to do this.

Your printed manuscript must be prepared in standard manuscript format – on white paper, printed on one side of the page only. Do not bind the manuscript in any way.

Include with your manuscript a copy of your original one-page cover letter including your contact details (and email address in an easy to find format).

We will confirm receipt of your book by email.

Round 4 – we read, you wait

Seriously that’s what happens. We will endeavour to read your novel and get back to you – again, one way or the other – within eight weeks.

If we require more time we will let you know.

Mostly, needing more time will have next to nothing to do with your book.

Sometimes we require more time because – having opened the submission portal for a brief six weeks – yours might not be the only manuscript we’re considering.

Sometimes we require more time because we will also be working on books already in-production.

Round 5 - two possibilities

1) WOW! We love your novel and offer you a contract. Fabulous news; much woo-hooing; champagne/ coffee – whatever; enough said, really.

We keep your hard copy as a treasured artefact and ask you to email the Word version.

Then there’s lots more work for you, and us, as your fabulous novel goes through its very own editorial process as we turn it into the real book that you always knew it was.

2) Hmm… We don’t like it as much as we thought we would; or it turns out not to be a good fit for Clan Destine Press. We say sorry it was good, but…

Because we’re not a generic manuscript assessment service, we MAY give you limited feedback; and might suggest where-to next for you. This latter may include: (sadly) the drawing board; (constructively) a good mentor or editor; or (encouragingly) a different publisher.

We will shred, burn, cast into a blackhole the hard copy of your manuscript because: a) we can’t afford to post it back to you; and b) so that no-one – human or alien – can steal your wonderful words.

Some CDP Definitions

Young Adult = fiction for humans aged from 15 years old and up.

Given the bold, inventive and in-no-way-patronising calibre of so much contemporary YA fiction, then it would be cool if your novel also happened to entertain 20, 35, 50 or 70 year-olds.

Whether or not it’s aimed purely at teenagers (15+) WE know that young adults swear, fall in love, experiment with drugs, graffiti, sex, dragon-taming, vampire slaying and all manner of other really bad evils like football, shopping, texting-while-walking, and fast food.

Straight/Gay/Queer = fiction for, by or including humans who are straight, gay, queer, undecided, or yet to be identified.

Fiction that includes all manner of: friendships and relationships – platonic, soulmatey, s3xual, inseparable-but-not-s3xual, or evil-arch-rivaly; family units – including all possible modern-human or galactic variations on that concept; characters – gay, straight, as3xual, lesbian, heteros3xual, homos3xual, bis3xual, trans-gendered, multi-gendered, androgynous, unis3xual or venusian.

This definition applies equally to Adult and Young Adult fiction.

By the way, we love spies, private eyes, pirates, assassins, ninjas, psychos, crooks, cops, slayers; fast cars, rocket bikes, attack helicopters, starships, spaceshuttles; powerful magic, evil overlords, scurrilous underlings, swords, wands, sais, mythological beasties, devils, angels, ghosts and succubi; ghoul, vampires, werethings, witches, wizards, immortals and zombies; pharaohs, scribes, gladiators, queens, Amazons and other mighty warriors; archaeologists, adventurers, sidekicks, gods and demons; spaceships, guns, chainmail, warp drives, strange lands, familiar streets, time travel and watchcats.

Some Really Important Bits of Stuff

To prepare yourself for the opening of the Clan Destine Press submission portals, so you can truly impress us with your manuscript, there are a few things you must do, must avoid and must remember.

And all of these must be done before you submit your email proposal.

The Obvious

• Avoid clichés – in your writing and your plot.
• Sometimes a chair is just a chair.
• Use Australian (not American) English.
• Check your facts.
  

Complete your novel

Do not send a synopsis for an ‘idea’ you have; or a synopsis and three chapters of a book that is not yet finished. We’re not interested. Seriously, we’re not.

Don’t send the best bit

Do not send three chapters from the middle of your manuscript ‘because it’s the exciting part’.
If we’re not grabbed from the first line, paragraph or page then we won’t care that it really gets going 50 or so pages in.

Read your own book

Read your completed manuscript through – from start to finish. This means proof read the ‘finished version’ that you plan to send to us.

Give your novel to someone else to read through – before you send it to us.

Make sure that someone else is a reader – of many books – who might have a clue.

If you don’t already belong to a nurturing Writers’ Group whose prime purpose is regular constructive criticism and feedback – that you have heeded – then go find one, or form your own.

If it’s too late and you’ve written an entire novel under the bedcovers by torchlight without showing another living soul then, after you’ve read it again yourself, seek out another living soul.
Oh what? You’re shy? You’re about to send it to us, silly; that’s a way bigger deal than asking your best friend.

Um, speaking of friends, family and potentially-clueless strangers…

Ask someone who knows your genre to read your fabulous novel. Don’t give a crime novel to a sf fan who never reads crime; or a fantasy novel to your Aunt Ethel who only reads gay horror. Don’t give your treasure to your Mum and no one else – because Mums really can’t be trusted with their kids’ fabulous novels. And no, not even if she’s a school teacher. She may well pick up all your typos – which will be great for us! – but she will love your book just because you wrote it.

Make sure you ask Whoever to read the same version, from start to finish, that you intend to send to us. This way you will be able to correct all your typos and grammatical hiccups before you send it to us.

Standard Manuscript Format – in English

• Margins 2.5 cm all around
• This really does mean 2.5 cm / 25 mm / one inch margins – left and right; top and bottom.
• Text 12pt Times New Roman
• This applies to your entire manuscript. The font / typeface must be 12 pt TNR – not Arial, not Calabria, not Courier or any other fancy font.
• If you have an ‘in-context’ reason to have parts of your novel in a different font – please use Arial 10pt.
• Paragraphing Double-space your text.
• Indented paragraphs means Use the Tab button on your keyboard for each new para – preferably set to 5mm. Please don’t hit the space bar five or six times!
• No line spaces means no line breaks between paragraphs; or any ‘set space’ above or below your paras.
• Do not justify your text means please set your alignment Left.
• Do not use fancy MS Word boxes of any kind – ever.
  

Submissions should be sent to Lindy at lindycameron@own.net.au

More information here.

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Open to Same-Sex Romance Submissions: Carina Press, Harlequin’s Digital-First Imprint

Note: Carina welcomes everything from all s3xual orientation including same-s3x romances).

Carina Press, Harlequin’s digital-first imprint, is open to submissions.

Our mission is to connect readers with authors who write the stories they want to read.

Carina Press features books from talented authors in all genres of romance, er0tica, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, women’s fiction, and more. If the book of your heart fits into a niche that has very little shelf space in a traditional bookstore, Carina Press is eager to read and potentially publish your story.

Our submissions guidelines are below. If you have any questions, please first see our Submissions FAQ – if your question was not answered you can email us at submissions@carinapress.com.

WHAT WE’RE SEEKING…

Carina Press will consider shorter length stories between 15,000 to 50,000 words, genre novels between 50,000 to 100,000 words and longer and complex narratives of over 100,000 words. In other words, if your manuscript is 15,000 words or longer, we will consider it! We will not look at manuscripts under 15,000 words.

We publish a majority of romance but are also very interested in and publish women’s fiction, science fiction, fantasy, futuristic, mystery, thrillers, horror, and niches. If you have something new and fresh we would be happy to read your story!

Important note We do not require non-romance genre fiction books to have romantic elements. We read, acquire and publish non-romance with no romantic elements as well!

Your passion, quality of writing and voice is what will make your manuscript stand out and be considered for publication.

We are not acquiring young adult novels. Additionally, at this time Carina Press is not acquiring non-fiction or poetry of any kind.

* Romance
* Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk, Futuristic
* Er0tica
* Mystery
* Thrillers
* Horror
* Family Saga
* Women’s Fiction
* Interactive Fiction with Multiple/Alternate Endings
* Previously Released Material

Romance and Er0tic Romance

We are seeking submissions in all subgenres and all levels of sensuality. We welcome everything from the very sweet to the incredibly s3xy, featuring couples (or multiples) from all walks of life and s3xual orientation, including same-s3x romances. Romances should focus on the development of the relationship, as well as external and internal conflict; the heat level should be appropriate to the book and enhance the story, and the primary relationship in the book should offer a happily ever after (HEA) or happily for now in an emotionally satisfying manner.

The key element to a successful romance is characterization, creating a unique, believable hero and heroine who need to end up together in order to achieve the happily ever after. Alpha heroes remain popular.

Subgenres of romance we are seeking include, but are not limited to, historical, romantic suspense, romantic comedy, futuristic, contemporary, western, Egyptian, Roman, paranormal, er0tic romance and fantasy.

Miniseries have proven to be very popular with readers and Carina Press is looking for interesting twists on established, popular romance themes (marriage of convenience, cowboys, vampires, babies). We are interested in seeing your fresh interpretation on novels featuring astrology, pets – especially rescue animals – playing a role within the story as matchmaker or catalyst, and other unusual or fresh themes. The only limit is your imagination!

Carina Press will also acquire books that have been previously released, but for which the author has either retained digital rights or had rights revert to them. To submit previously published material, please follow the below guidelines and submit it to Angela James at: submissions@carinapress.com. If your books are not available for submission digitally due to publication pre-digital age, please send a detailed query letter to Angela in lieu of manuscript/synopsis.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Please submit queries for only completed, fully polished manuscripts. In the subject line of your query, please type your manuscript name, your name, and genre of the manuscript. Queries must include the following and will not be reviewed if any piece is missing:

1. Brief, introductory query letter listing genre, word count and a short description of the book, as well as any pertinent information about the author, including both legal name and pen name and any writing credits.
2. The full manuscript saved as an RTF file and attached, with file name TITLE_MANUSCRIPT where you substitute your book’s title in place of TITLE.
3. 2-5 page synopsis of book that details character development, plot, and conflict/story resolution. Attach as an RTF file with file name TITLE_SYNOPSIS where you substitute your book’s title in place of TITLE.

Please be sure to put the following information on the first page of all files: manuscript name, author pen name/legal name, email address, phone number, genre, and word count.

Submissions should be sent to submissions@carinapress.com.

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Finalists for the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards Announced

Awards Date: 26 May 2011

The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers. The Lambda Literary Awards are the most prestigious, competitive, and comprehensive awards offered to LGBT books and authors. It is based principally on the LGBT content, the sexual orientation of the author and the literary merit of the work.

BISEXUAL — Fiction

• Fall Asleep Forgetting, by Georgeann Packard The Permanent Press
• If You Follow Me, by Malena Watrous Harper Perennial
• Krakow Melt, by Daniel Allen Cox Arsenal Pulp Press
• The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet by Myrlin A. Hermes Harper Perennial
• Pride/Prejudice: A Novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, and Their Forbidden Lovers by Ann Herendeen Harper Paperbacks

BISEXUAL — Nonfiction

• Border Sexualities, Border Families in Schools, by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Rowman & Littlefield
• Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write about Leaving Men for Women, edited by Candace Walsh and Laura Andre Seal Press
• Just Kids, by Patti Smith Ecco
• Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead, by Paula Byrne HarperCollins/It Books
• Sal Mineo, by Michael Gregg Michaud Crown Archetype

TRANSGENDER — Fiction

• Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super Tranny, by Justin Hall with Diego Gomez, Fred Noland & Jon Macy Northwest Press
• Holding Still for As Long As Possible, by Zoe Whittall House of Anansi Press
• Jumpstart the World, by Catherine Ryan Hyde Random House Children’s Books

TRANSGENDER — Nonfiction

• Assume Nothing, by Rebecca Swan Soft Skull Press
• Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community, edited by Noach Dzmura North Atlantic Books
• The Color of Sunlight, by Michelle Alexander and Michelle Diane Rose CreateSpace
• Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, edited by Kate Bornstein & S. Bear Bergman Seal Press
• Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality, by Kristen Schilt University of Chicago Press

LGBT ANTHOLOGY

• Best Lesbian Romance 2010, edited by Radclyffe Cleis Press
• Gay Shame, edited by David M. Halperin & Valerie Traub University of Chicago Press
• Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, edited by Kate Bornstein & S. Bear Bergman Seal Press
• Kicked Out, edited by Sassafras Lowrey Homofactus Press
• War Diaries, edited by Tisa Bryant & Ernest Hardy AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF)
  

LGBT CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT

• Christian, the Hugging Lion, by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell, illustrated by Amy June Bates Simon & Schuster
• God Loves Hair, by Vivek Shraya llustrated by Juliana Neufeld Vivek Shraya
• Jumpstart the World, by Catherine Ryan Hyde Random House Books for Children
• Love Drugged, by James Klise Flux
• Wildthorn, by Jane Eagland Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

LGBT DRAMA

• The Brother/Sister Plays, by Tarell Alvin McCraney Theatre Communications Group
• Lydia, by Octavio Solis Samuel French
• Oedipus at Palm Springs: A Five Lesbian Brothers Play, by Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, & Lisa Kron Samuel French
• Slipping, by Daniel Talbott Dramatists Play Service
• With Bated Breath, by Bryden MacDonald Talonbooks

LGBT NONFICTION

• Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community, edited by Noach Dzmura North Atlantic Books
• Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and Recovery from Sexual Abuse, by Jallen Rix EdD. Findhorn Press
• Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature, by Emma Donoghue Alfred A. Knopf
  
• King Kong Theory, by Virginie Despentes The Feminist Press
• The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America’s Public Schools, by Stuart Biegel University of Minnesota Press

LGBT SF/FANTASY/HORROR

• Diana Comet and Other Improbable Stories, by Sandra McDonald Lethe Press
• Disturbed by Her Song, by Tanith Lee Lethe Press [Interview]
• Flowers of Edo, by Nene Adams Black Car Publishing
• Wilde Stories 2010: The Year’s Best Gay Speculative Fiction, edited by Steve Berman Lethe Press
• Wolfsbane Winter, by Jane Fletcher Bold Strokes Books

LGBT STUDIES

• Another Country: Queer Anti-Urbanism, by Scott Herring New York University Press
• Assuming a Body: Transgender and Rhetorics of Materiality, by Gayle Salamon Columbia University Press
• Backward Glances: Contemporary Chinese Cultures and the Female Homoerotic Imaginary, by Fran Martin Duke University Press
• Citizen Invert Queer: Lesbianism and War in Early Twentieth-Century Britain, by Deborah Cohler University of Minnesota Press
• Queering the Public Sphere in Mexico and Brazil: Sexual Rights Movements in Emerging Democracies, Rafael de la Dehesa Duke University Press

LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION

• Alcestis, by Katharine Beutner Soho Press
• Fall Asleep Forgetting, by Georgeann Packard The Permanent Press
• The More I Owe You, by Michael Sledge Counterpoint Press
• One More Stop, by Lois Walden Arcadia Books
• Sub Rosa, by Amber Dawn Arsenal Pulp Press

LESBIAN EROTICA

• Best Lesbian Erotica 2011, edited by Kathleen Warnock & selected by Lea DeLaria Cleis Press
• Sometimes She Lets Me: Best Butch/Femme Erotica, edited by Tristan Taormina Cleis Press
• This Is How We Do It: A Raw Mix of Lesbian Erotica, by D Alexandria RedThorn Art

LESBIAN FICTION

• Big Bang Symphony, by Lucy Jane Bledsoe University of Wisconsin Press
• Fifth Born II: The Hundredth Turtle, by Zelda Lockhart LaVenson Press
• Holding Still for as Long as Possible, by Zoe Whittall House of Anansi
• Homeschooling, by Carol Guess PS Publishing
• Inferno (a poet’s novel), by Eileen Myles OR Books

LESBIAN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY

• Blood Strangers: A Memoir, by Katherine A. Briccetti Heyday Books
• Hammer!: Making Movies Out of Sex and Life, by Barbara Hammer The Feminist Press
• Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer, by Chely Wright Pantheon Books
• She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood by Amie Klempnauer Miller Beacon Press
• Wishbone: A Memoir in Fractures, by Julie Marie Wade Colgate University Press

LESBIAN MYSTERY

• The Cruel Ever After, by Ellen Hart Minotaur/St. Martin’s Press
• Fever of the Bone, by Val McDermid HarperCollins
• Missing Lynx, by Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou Bold Strokes Books
• Parallel Lies, by Stella Duffy Bywater Books
• Water Mark, by J.M. Redmann Bold Strokes Books

LESBIAN POETRY

• The Inquisition Yours, by Jen Currin Coach House Books
• Money for Sunsets, by Elizabeth J. Colen Steel Toe Books
• The Nights Also, by Anna Swanson Tightrope Books
• The Sensual World Re-Emerges, by Eleanor Lerman Sarabande Books
• White Shirt, by Laurie MacFayden Frontenac House

LESBIAN ROMANCE

• Above Temptation, by Karin Kallmaker Bella Books
• Awakening to Sunlight, by Lindsey Stone Bold Strokes Books
• Beacon of Love, by Ann Roberts Bella Books
• River Walker, by Cate Culpepper, Bold Strokes Books
• Starting from Scratch, by Georgia Beers Brisk Press

GAY DEBUT FICTION

• Bob the Book, by David Pratt Chelsea Station Editions
• The Palisades, by Tom Schabarum Cascadia Publishing
• Passes Through, by Rob Stephenson University of Alabama Press/FC
• Probation, by Tom Mendicino Kensington Publishing
• XOXO Hayden, by Chris Corkum P.D. Publishing

GAY EROTICA

• Best of the Best Gay Erotica 3, edited by Richard Labonté Cleis Press
• Teleny and Camille, by Jon Macy Northwest Press
• Tented: Gay Erotic Tales from Under the Big Top, edited by Jerry Wheeler Lethe Press
• A Twist of Grimm: Erotic Fairy Tales for Gay Men, by William Holden Lethe Press
• Vancouver Nights, by Hank Edwards Lethe Press

GAY FICTION

• By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham Farrar, Straus & Giroux
• Children of the Sun, by Max Schaefer Soft Skull
• Consolation, by Jonathan Strong Pressed Wafer
• The Silver Hearted, by David McConnell Alyson Books
• Union Atlantic, by Adam Haslett Doubleday

GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY

• Beyond Normal: The Birth of Gay Pride, by Gale Chester Whittington BookLocker.com
• Grant Wood: A Life, by R. Tripp Evans Alfred A. Knopf
• Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist and Sexual Renegade, by Justin Spring Farrar, Straus & Giroux [Review | Interview]
• The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, by Selina Hastings Random House
• She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother, by Bryan Batt Harmony Books

GAY MYSTERY

• Cockeyed, by Richard Stevenson MLR Press
• Echoes, by David Lennon Blue Spike Publishing
• Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, by I.E. Woodward iUniverse
• Smoked, by Garry Ryan NeWest Press
• Vieux Carre Voodoo, by Greg Herren Bold Strokes Books

GAY POETRY

• darkacre, by Greg Hewett Coffee House Press
• Other Flowers: Uncollected Poems, by James Schuyler Farrar, Straus & Giroux
• Pleasure, by Brian Teare Ahsahta Press
• The Salt Ecstasies: Poems, by James L. White Graywolf Press
• then, we were still living, by Michael Klein GenPop Books

GAY ROMANCE

• Normal Miguel, by Erik Orrantia Cheyenne Publishing
• The Road Home, by Michael Thomas Ford Kensington Publishing
• Three Wrong Turns in the Desert, by Neil Plakcy Loose Id
• Awards ceremony will be on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the School of Visual Arts Theater in New York City.

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