Call for Submissions: C0ck Tales

All submissions will remain anonymous unless you request otherwise.

I feel in my bones what with the right collaboration, we can create a theatrical piece that has power, wit, meaning and will begin to truly level a long uneven playing field. Women are constantly encouraged by one another to feel, to explore, to write and to express. I call on all men to start encouraging their brothers to do the same thing.

If you have any further questions, or need help getting started, please feel free to e-mail me at kimberlyrdavidson@gmail.com. Also, if you know any one who might like to be involved with this project, feel free to copy this letter, redistribute it, and get other men involved!

Contact Information:

For inquiries: kimberlyrdavidson@gmail.com

For submissions: kimberlyrdavidson@gmail.com

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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4) For Fiction, material must be original and unpublished, either in print or online.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5) For Poetry, material must be original and at least 50% unpublished.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 Material must be original and unpublished, either in print or online.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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Call for Submissions - Shark Dating: Inspirational and Instructive Manual for Queer and Trans Femmes

Deadline: 1 October 2011

As queer and trans femmes of color and Indigenous femmes, it's often easy to think, remember and speak on the vast degrees of bullshit we can face when we try and create the love, s3x and desir3 that is our birthright. We face vast amounts of vi0lence, abus3, disrespect, terrible game, femmephobia, s3xism, inability of our dates to be honest or emotionally responsible, heart hurtingness. It's easy to get depressed by stupid moves, abus3, trans misogyny, colonialism, ableism, shadism, fatphobia, classism, racism, the idea of s3xual scarcity, femme competition, the effects all of the above has on our communities leading to everyone we love being traumatiz3d, etc.

HOWEVER, we also know that we are geniuses at creating the love and s3x we desir3. We are so smart at finding our lovers, making love so many different ways. It is important that we share this proof of what is possible, as a reminder to ourselves and each other of what is possible and what we have created, a show and tell of how much queer femmes of colo(u)r and Indigenous femmes are a gift from God to ourselves and our communities and revolutionary magic makers and world changers, and as a recording of our lives in the face of WSCCAP* erasure.

To the end of documenting and recording femme of colo(u)r and Indigenous femme existence and resistance, please share a story of a date you have been on. This can be written, drawn, collaged, photographed or in a song. It can be a poem, a journal entry, an experiment. "Date" is also wide open- it doesn't have to be dinner and a movie with a corsage. It could be any moment of s3xual, loving and/or romantic badassness that saved your ass, changed your life, rocked your world. It could be with yourself. It could be with any gender of person. The only limit is that you identify as a queer femme of colo(u)r or Indigenous femme.

"Femme" here is defined as a spectrum of gender that looks and feels different on many different kinds of bodies, but, in general, is about the radical, life-saving power, dignity and beautiful resistance of feminine of center/femme/femme of center ness. Femme is not just about being a girl, and certainly not just about being a ciswoman or cisgirl. It is a queer gender, and that can also look, feel, smell, taste and be many different flavors.

Deadline: October 1, 2011. Email brownstargirl@gmail.com. 1000 word limit, please also include contact info and a 100 word bio.

WSCCAP: The white supremacist capitalist colonialist ableist patriarchy.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: brownstargirl@gmail.com

For submissions: brownstargirl@gmail.com

Website: http://www.brownstargirl.org/

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Call for Submissions: Anthology of South Asian Queer Er0tica

Deadline: 15 September 2011

Call for submissions: Anthology Of South Asian Queer Er0tica [title forthcoming] to be published by Tranquebar Press in 2012.


Who can write:

We want to foreground the queer voices of people living in or originally from South Asia. Queer includes but is not restricted to identities like lesbian, bis3xual, gay, transgender, inters3x, hijra, kothi, questioning, genderqueer, genderfluid and pans3xual. Authors do not necessarily have to identify with one or more of these identities but the stories they submit should reflect non-normative genders, s3xualities, lives and perspectives.

How to submit:

• We are looking for short stories with a word limit of no less than 3000 words. We regret that we are unable to include poetry.
• All submissions should be in English. Translations from other languages are allowed as long as the author owns the rights to the translation as well.
• Please submit the story as an email attachment on a word document. Please include a title and word count.
• Do not include your name or any other identifiers in the word document. As we are using a blind submissions process, we will have to reject submissions that indicate the author’s identity in the body of the story.
• Authors will be informed whether their work is selected by mid-October. At that time, we will request you to provide a name under which you wish to be published and a short bio.
• All selected authors will receive a one-time payment. The copyright of the story will remain with the author.

The deadline for submission is 15th September 2011.

Send your stories to queerotic.stories@gmail.com

About the editors:

Meenu is a queer feminist activist. She has been involved with issues of gender and s3xuality through women’s rights organisations and autonomous collectives for the last six years. She lives in Delhi and is an avid reader of er0tica.

Shruti is currently based in Bombay. In the last eight years, she has actively engaged with the women’s and queer movements in the country. Over the years, she has worked as a researcher, social worker and counsellor.

Via: gaysifamily.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: queerotic.stories@gmail.com

For submissions: queerotic.stories@gmail.com

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Call for Homosexuality/ Coming Out Stories - Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens

Deadline: 31 July 2011

Chicken Soup for the Soul is currently accepting stories from teenagers and young adults for a new book about the tough times that some teens experience. This book will be a support and a companion for teenagers looking for comfort and inspiration while they overcome hardships of various kinds.

Please send us only true stories and poems written in the first person of no more than 1,200 words. Stories should not have been previously published by Chicken Soup for the Soul or other major publications. These must be your personal stories -- things that happened to you or someone you were close to.

Here are some suggested topics, but we know you can think of many more:

* Loss of a friend, family member, or beloved pet
* Mental illness and suicide
* Overcoming disability
* Being teased or bullied
* Drinking or using drugs and the consequences of those actions
* Eating disorders and low self-esteem
* Physical, sexual, or mental abuse
* Academic struggles
* Seeing or taking part in violence
* Homosexuality and coming out
* Teen promiscuity and pregnancy
* Divorce and other problems with parents

If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the copyright for your story and you will retain the right to resell it.

DEADLINE IS JULY 31st. The book will be published in February 2012.

Contact Information:

For submissions: online here

Website: http://chickensoup.com

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Call for Submissions: GLBT+ Anthology Project of United Student Pride

Deadline: 1 August 2011

There is still time to submit your story relating to your experience with Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, or Transgender (GLBT+) issues!

Due to several requests for the postponing of the submission due date, the new deadline now is AUGUST 1, 2011.

We will be happy to accept submissions from anyone who has a story to share!

The anthology will focus on various issues revolving around the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. Stories will be compiled in a GLBT+ themed publication that will be made available this fall.

Details for GLBT+ Anthology Submissions:

* 1,000 word maximum
* Coming out stories and/or GLBT+ issues
* Allies GLBT+ support stories
* Poetry
* Fiction/Non Fiction Prose
* Artwork (size will be formatted to fit publication)
* Must pertain to GLBT+ issues
* Contributors do not have to identify as GLBT+
* Due Monday, August 1st

Once again, this is a great opportunity to share your experiences with others and have a voice on your college campus. Contributors whose submissions are selected will be included in the anthology and be made available in a publication next fall.

For more information, or to inquire about the suitability of a piece, call (559)285-0795 or e-mail zoyer_zyndel@yahoo.com

Download submission form >>

Contact Information:

For inquiries: call (559)285-0795 or e-mail zoyer_zyndel@yahoo.com

For submissions: zoyer_zyndel@yahoo.com

Website: http://unitedstudentpride.yolasite.com/

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Proofreader Wanted for Humorous Gay Memoirs

Proofreader with great grasp of punctuation and grammar. You should have an eye for details. This is needed for final proofread of humorous, gay memoirs.

The book has been edited before so this is a final check, and I am looking for someone to give a professional gloss. It is a fairly quick read and among things I wish have checked are:

• comma use
• quotes and capitalization
• repetition of phrases
• page alignment

I have a wicked sense of humor, so if you read like Dlisted, John Waters or Chelsea Handler you will understand my angle. Please mention any style guides of writing you have worked with in your response. I want the editing to look stylish.

Compensation: $100

Via: craigslist.org

Contact Information:

For inquiries: job-w5cjw-2397025062@craigslist.org

For submissions: job-w5cjw-2397025062@craigslist.org

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Call for GLBTWQ submissions for Forthcoming Military Er0tica Book (edited by PW Covington)

Publisher/Editor of forthcoming book will be accepting submissions of intelligent, substantive Er0tica written by those that have served in the military. This project is welcoming of all s3xual lifestyles and is GLBTQ friendly. Submissions should be 3000-8000 words, and show intelligence, insight, and somehow address how service in wartime has altered or affected the protagonist's and/or characters s3xual and emotional selves. We are not looking for simply written "p0rn" with uniforms; but in-depth, compelling work that has something to say along with the er0tic. A small amount of poetry and original art will be included in the book; which will be distributed through and sold on Amazon and other online retailers. Individual contributors would retain all license and permissions for their work, and would encouraged to develop their own distribution, retail, and literary sales outlets.

For more information or to submit work respond now. New, unpublished writers preferred.

PW Covington, disabled combat Veteran, and writer of the critically acclaimed collection of military/Veteran-themed poetry and art "Like the Prayers of an Infidel..." (Hercules Press, 2010), is interested in working as a publisher and editor with new writers that have themselves served in the military, preferably in forward location, preferably in Combat. This will be a collection of Er0tica addressing adjustment after return from service from an Er0tic/s3xual point of view. Pen names are suitable for use in the final edition of the book, but all writers must be willing to have their service verified (DD214 or VA documents).

Location: TX based Editor/Publisher

Compensation: payment in copies, writers retain all rights

Via: craigslist.org

Contact Information:

For inquiries: gigs-mxq3a-2394299061@craigslist.org

For submissions: gigs-mxq3a-2394299061@craigslist.org

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Call for Submissions: For Colored Boys (Magnus Books)

Deadline: 20 July 2011

From May 20 until July 20, we will accept essays and other writings to include in For Colored Boys. We are looking for inspirational stories centered around any one of the following four major themes: faith, family, love and work. Submissions should be between 1000 and 5000 words. Some of the essays published in the finished book will be long and some will be short. Send your submission to info@4coloredboys.com. Please include your name, email address, phone number, brief 1-paragraph bio and a jpeg photo with your submission.

Unlike traditional anthologies which tend to use established writers, we also want to tell the stories of real people (ordinary and extraordinary) who have dealt with, or are still dealing with, adversity in their lives. Of course we intend to include essays from gifted writers, published authors and well known public figures who have overcome obstacles. But we are also looking for college students, suicide survivors, and those who have faced bullying or harassment in their lives. It doesn't matter if you call yourself "same-gender-loving," "down low," "gay," "queer," or none of the above. We're not interested in labels. We are interested in well-told stories that will educate, entertain or inspire others.

Ideally, we would like to include the voices of Latinos, Asian-Americans and other people of color in this book. And we expect to include the voices of those who are straight, bisexual, transgender or questioning, so long as the stories are relevant to the purpose and the themes of the book.

Finally, we don't expect every story to finish with a happy ending. That's not the way life works. Nor do we expect every essay to deal with suicide, harassment or tragedy. We want this to be a balanced but inspirational book about real life. Your voice and your story are critical to make that happen.

The book will be published in March/April 2012.

Title: For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Still Not Enough (A collection of writings on living life, confronting obstacles and believing in yourself)

Editor: Keith Boykin

Publisher: Magnus Books

Background:

In 1974, playwright Ntozake Shange published a choreopoem called For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf. The book/play/poetry would go on to inspire legions of women for decades and would later become the subject and title of a hugely popular movie in the fall of 2010. While the film was selling out movie theaters, young black gay men were literally committing suicide in the silence of their own communities. It was around that time when Keith Boykin, a New York Times bestselling author, and Magnus Books publisher Don Weise first discussed the possibility of working together on a book in response to the outbreak of suicides among young men of color.

In the same time period, a young Rutgers University student named Tyler Clementi took his own life after a roommate secretly videotaped him in an intimate setting with another young man. In response, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a YouTube video with his partner Terry to inspire young people facing harassment. Their message, It Gets Better, turned into a popular movement, inspiring thousands of user-created videos on the Internet. Savage's project targeted people of all races, backgrounds and colors, but Boykin and Weise wanted to create something special "for colored boys." When they decided to create a new book, the title was obvious: For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Still Not Enough. It was almost the same title author E. Lynn Harris had once considered for his memoir. The new book responds to the crisis of youth development and suicide in the black community, and more specifically among young gay men of color.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@4coloredboys.com

For submissions: info@4coloredboys.com

Website: http://www.magnusbooks.com/

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"What's In A Name" Zine Seeks Writing from Queer and Trans People

Deadline: 15 May 2011


What's in a Name zine seeks writing and artwork from queer and trans people who use a name other than their given birth names. Submissions may reflect on any of the entry points below, or propose other viewpoints on the topic.

- How does your name change relate to your queerness and/or gender identity?
- acceptance/challenges with friends and family
- What does your chosen name mean to you? Why is it important?
- Why did you choose the name you did?
- life changes/gender changes/name changes: When did you change your name and how did it mark/articulate/make sense of a time of change in your life?
- Do different groups of people call you by different names? Does this relate to the level of acceptance of your identity?
- Is the legal status of your name important to you? Have you legally changed your name?
- challenges faced with legal name change procedures / tips for others seeking to legally change their names
- legal names and their relation to the production of gender, citizenship, and nationalism

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Submissions of any length will be considered, however please keep in mind that longer pieces could limit the space available for others. A long submission may be better self-published as a zine of its own!

If you would like to submit both artwork and writing, please send these as separate submissions. There is no guarantee that your art will be included with your writing and vice versa.

Please include a 1-2 sentence bio and any contact info (such as a website or email address) that you would like published in the zine. Anonymous submissions will be accepted also. If there is any information in your submission that you do not want published please make this very clear.

Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the zine(s), but do not let this deter you from sending something in!

Deadline for submissions is May 15th, 2011.

Send writing as .doc or .rtf files (NO .docx files!!) and artwork as high-res .jpg or .tiff files (minimum resolution 300dpi.)

Submissions should be emailed to callforzines@gmail.com.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: callforzines@gmail.com

For submissions: callforzines@gmail.com

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Call for Submissions: Queer Enough Zine

Deadline: 15 May 2011

This zine seeks writing and artwork from queers who are currently in different-sex relationships, or have previously been in different-sex relationships while being out as queer. It also welcomes submissions from partners of queers on the points described below.

Submissions may reflect on any of the entry points below, or propose other viewpoints on the topic.

- feeling queer enough
- defining one's own queerness
- maintaining "outness"
- queer visibility/invisibility
- queerness as encompassing more than sex or gender identity
- challenges specific to queer different-sex relationships
- being in a relationship where one person is queer-identified and the other isn't
- Is one partner's identity affected by the other's identity?
- Does your behavior in public differ in a different-sex relationship (for example, hand-holding and other displays of affection)?
- how your private sexual practice is actually queer as can be
- how "opposite-sex" fails to describe your relationship, as if there was an opposite to your identity anyway! But to most of the world you probably look like a boy and a girl.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Submissions of any length will be considered, however please keep in mind that longer pieces could limit the space available for others. A long submission may be better self-published as a zine of its own!

If you would like to submit both artwork and writing, please send these as separate submissions. There is no guarantee that your art will be included with your writing and vice versa.

Please include a 1-2 sentence bio and any contact info (such as a website or email address) that you would like published in the zine. Anonymous submissions will be accepted also. If there is any information in your submission that you do not want published please make this very clear.

Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the zine(s), but do not let this deter you from sending something in!

Deadline for submissions is May 15th, 2011.

Send writing as .doc or .rtf files (NO .docx files!!) and artwork as high-res .jpg or .tiff files (minimum resolution 300dpi.)

Submissions should be emailed to callforzines@gmail.com.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: callforzines@gmail.com

For submissions: callforzines@gmail.com

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Call for Submissions - "My Story is Out: High School Years" Anthology (Publishing Syndicate)

Deadline: 1 January 2012

This groundbreaking anthology is intended to be a collection of personal real-life stories about surviving high school as an LGBT teen and coming out on the other side.

We are looking for humorous, heart-warming, wistful, and inspiring stories written by straight, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered individuals 25 years old and younger.


If you have a story to tell about your personal experience that is sure to touch the hearts, lives and souls of LGBT teens all over the world, then we would love to read it and consider it for publication. Please follow the submission guidelines listed below:

1. Your story must be a true account of something that has happened to you or someone you know. It should be written in the first person. (See “Story Do’s and Don’ts” Page for examples and other helpful tips.)
2. The story must have taken place in high school, and the author must be 25 years old or younger at the time of submission.
3. Your story should not be less than 500 words or exceed 1200 words.
4. Do not submit your story more than once. However, you are allowed to submit more than one story if it pertains to different categories.
5. Please do not submit anonymous stories, stories written under pennames or false names, or as-told-to stories.
6. Your story should fall within one of the following chapter categories:School Daze — something that happened during the course of a high school day

• Gender Education — transgendered stories
• Out Numbered — bullying stories
• Coming Out to Friends
• We Are Family — stories of support from family members
• Sitting on the Bench — sports team stories
• Outstanding Teachers — stories of support from teachers
• Any Questions? — stories of questioning
• Feelings of Pride — stories about making a difference in your high school
• After Graduation — stories about leaving high school and looking ahead

7. Keep a copy of the story you submit to us for your own personal records.
8. We will only accept story submissions that have not been previously published.
9. If your story is accepted for publication, you must sign a permission release form. All individuals subsequently referenced in your story must also sign a release form.
10. We do not accept full manuscripts. Please do not send them.
11. We do not accept poetry submissions at this time.

All story submissions must be submitted electronically to: mystory@mystoryisout.com. Please enclose your story in the body of the e-mail. Include your name, age, address, e-mail, chapter category, the title of your story and the word count at the top of the e-mail. We will not accept any e-mail attachments.

Please do not send any additional e-mails asking if your story has been accepted for publication. The story evaluation process may take months. However, if your story is accepted for publication, you will receive an e-mail notification directly from us. As a contributing author to My Story Is Out: High School Years, you will receive (2) free copies of the book and a free T-shirt. We cannot offer any monetary compensation at this time. Story submission deadline is January 1, 2012.

Tentative publication is Fall 2012 by Publishing Syndicate.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: mystory@mystoryisout.com

For submissions: mystory@mystoryisout.com

Website: http://www.mystoryisout.com/

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The $15,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship 2012 (in honor of gay author/ activist Peter Blazey) - Australia

Deadline: 15 June 2011

The Peter Blazey Fellowship was established to honour the memory of Peter Blazey - journalist, author and gay activist - and has been made available through the generosity of Clive Blazey and Tim Herbert, brother and partner of Peter Blazey.

Blazey was born in Melbourne in 1939 and worked for the Australian, the National Times and as a regular columnist for OutRage magazine. He published a number of books, including a political biography of Henry Bolte, and was co-editor of the short fiction anthology, Love Cries. His personal memoir, ScrewLoose, appeared after his death from AIDS in 1997.

"Peter was someone with a lion's head of loose ends that could never fit into some ideologically sound and tidy space. Storyteller, mythomane, and one of the last great conversationalists in a country wary of the free flow of uncensored language, he was a comet who flashed his tail at everyone."

- Tim Herbert, OutRage, 1997

The Peter Blazey Fellowship was launched by the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby in May 2004.

The Fellowship is awarded annually to writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life writing and is intended to further a work in progress. Applications will be judged on literary merit, and the winner will be supported in his or her work by a cash prize of $15 000, and a one-month writer-in-residency at the Australian Centre.

2012 Peter Blazey Fellowship

Applications are invited for the 2012 Peter Blazey Fellowship. Entries close on Wednesday, 15th June 2011.

GUIDELINES

1. The Fellowship is to be offered nationally and awarded annually. Applicants must either be an
Australian citizen or have Australian residency.

2. The purpose of the Fellowship is to further a work in progress in the non-fiction fields of
autobiography, biography or life writing. The prize must not be used to provide a publishing
subsidy.

3. The manuscript will not be part of a submission for a higher degree, and the applicant may
not be currently enrolled in a higher degree.

4. The submission will take the form of a curriculum vitae (no more than two pages), a synopsis
(no more than one page) and an extract of approximately 5,000 words of unpublished
material. Copies should be stapled and where possible printed double-sided; the text should
be spaced at one and a half lines. Please note: we cannot accept applications longer than
stipulated, or any additional accompanying material.

5. Selection will be made on the basis of literary merit.

6. The applicant will have a publishing record, and must include details of this in the application.

7. Four (4) copies of the entire application are to be submitted (please note: fax or electronic
applications will not be accepted).

8. The total remuneration will be $15,000. The recipient will also be awarded a one-month
residency at the Australian Centre. The residency includes access to office space and
facilities, but does not include accommodation.

9. Entries close on Wednesday, 15 June 2011.

10. Please direct enquiries and send the application to Awards Coordinator, The Australian
Centre, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010 (tel: (03) 8344 4154, fax: (03) 8344
4280, email: awards-austcentre@unimelb.edu.au).

11. Please note that application material will not be returned.

NOTIFICATION PROCESS

1. The winner will be announced and the award presented at a public event to be held in late
August 2011.

2. Unsuccessful entrants will be notified.

3. The decision of the Judging Committee is final.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: awards-austcentre@unimelb.edu.au

For submissions: awards-austcentre@unimelb.edu.au

Website: http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au

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Call for Submissions: Pink Ink Zine (Canada)

Deadline: 9 May 2011

NO ONE CAN TELL YOUR STORY BUT YOU. PINK INK’s 2011 Zine wants you!

We are looking for queer and trans youth who want to submit their writing and/or art (about any subject) to our annual zine.

We are accepting submissions from queer, trans, and questioning youth (14-29 years old). No writing experience necessary!

We are going to have our zine launch at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on June 15th. This is very exciting! We are getting a brand new incredible space that will be open the week of our launch. (The event will be all ages, free and is wheelchair accessible.)


It doesn’t matter if you’ve never been to Pink Ink before and it does not matter if you identify as a writer or not - we’re still interested in having your work in our zine.

The deadline for submissions is Sunday May 9th, 2011

Important:

-Please send all submissions or inquiries to ksilverwoman@hotmail.com
-put ZINE SUBMISSION IN THE SUBJECT HEADING
-include a short BIO or/and the name you want to use for yourself in the zine.

Or mail it to:

SOY
Attention: Pink Ink Zine Submissions
333 Sherbourne St, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON
M5A 2S5

Pink Ink is a writing group for queer, trans, and questioning youth from around the Greater Toronto Area.Pink Ink is a program through Supporting our Youth (SOY) www.soytoronto.org.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: ksilverwoman@hotmail.com

For submissions: ksilverwoman@hotmail.com

Website: http://www.soytoronto.org/current/pinkink.html

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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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Call for Submissions: Attachment Parenting Our Way Zine (transgender inclusive)

Deadline: 1 June 2011

AP Our Way: Disabled Parents Making Attachment Parenting Work for Us and Making Peace with When We Can’t

Most books on the style of parenting popularly known as “attachment parenting” or “AP” are from the perspective of and written toward abled parents, with at most a nod toward “learn the difference between the baby blues and PPD with 10 highly patronizing stereotyped questions!” And too often those of us who need professional assistance of one form or another hear nothing but discouragement for our “silly ideas” from the people paid to help us (or our family!), and are often told even parenting “normally” is “too hard” for us or on us and we’d only be “making it worse” for ourselves by implementing tools of attachment.

AP Our Way, a self-published zine anthology, intends to blow raspberries at both camps. Attachment parenting is more than a checklist of choices: it’s about respecting the personhood of children and their inherent need for close relationships with and responsiveness from their family, which can be accomplished whether or not we lactate or babywear or cosleep. Living with disabilities means we know that we can’t care for others if we’re overtaxing ourselves, but that we aren’t incapable or less-than: that in a world not built for us, we have to find our own way — and mostly do, as hard as it sometimes is. AP Our Way will collect and present stories, poetry, graphic art, diatribes and more on how we made the ideals and tools of attachment parenting work for us — and made peace with reality when we didn’t.

AP Our Way explicitly supports the ideas of attachment parenting (see Attachment Parenting International for more), but will include stories of when practices associated with AP did NOT work out, for whatever reason — and advocates letting go of guilt around this, or better yet, never having it in the first place.

Please focus submissions on how your disability(s) affected the choices you made and how you were able to implement your ideals — or how you came to peace compromising on — the following topics:

• sleep
• feeding
• birth
• babywearing
• diapering
• school
• discipline
• siblings
• childcare
• and beyond…
  

(If sufficient entries are received, the zine might be split into multiple issues by topic.)

Examples: your sleep disorder ruled out bedsharing; you found babywearing easier than pushing a stroller due to your use of mobility devices; breastfeeding was incompatible with your chemotherapy medications; a chronic illness meant you pared down your plans for elimination communication or cloth diapering; your need for health insurance meant you returned to work sooner than you’d like; being on disability leave made homeschooling easier; your latex allergy inspired a homebirth; you learned gentle discipline because your heart doctors warned yelling was dangerous for you; or despite all warnings to the contrary, despite not recognizing yourself in all the mainstream parenting bibles, you were able to parent exactly how you’d set out to. How did you manage, and how did you manage when you didn’t? How has your disability(s) affected your parenting, and vice versa? What is your story?

Who is invited to participate?

All parents with disabilities from all over the world are welcome to send submissions.
“Parents” for the purpose of AP Our Way includes parents of all sorts, including (but not limited to) adoptive parents, birth parents, step or blended family parents, queer parents, grandparents, noncustodial parents, single parents, teen parents, parents from poly families, and so on.

“Disabilities” includes all manner of physical, sensory, mobility, mental, emotional, cognitive, and developmental disabilities, chronic illnesses and conditions that impact your daily life in ways you consider significant.

We explicitly welcome submissions from parents of color/nonwhite parents; transgender parents; men, women and nonbinary gender parents; and parents for whom English is not the primary language.

You do not have to identify with the term “attachment parenting” to contribute to AP Our Way, nor agree entirely with all the precepts commonly attributed to an “AP” style of parenting. We only ask that your work reflect respect for the underlying philosophies of attachment parenting and address one or more of the topics listed above from an attachment parenting view.

Please send questions, queries, and submissions of graphic art (reproducible in black and white), poetry, and creative nonfiction (300-2000 words, as well as 100 word drabbles) to apourway at raisingmyboychick dot com. Attachments in RTF preferred; no .docx. Submissions are due no later than June 1, 2011.

About the editor: Arwyn has written at Raising My Boychick since December 2008 about her experience of attachment-inspired parenting while living with mental illness. Her work has been referenced in newspapers and magazines internationally and has appeared on the group blog Feminists With Disabilities. She edits the Womanist/Feminist Parenting Primer and the anonymous series Naked Pictures of Faceless People, both hosted at her blog.

Proceeds from the sale of the zine will go to support the Independent Publishing Resource Center, a non-profit self-publishing center in Portland Oregon, and other non-profit organizations.

More information here.

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Call for Submissions (all s3xualities): S3x Worker Zine Project

S3x Worker Zine Project

The S3x Worker Zine Project seeks to create a zine showcasing the diversity of s3x workers’ experiences of all genders, s3xualities, ages, abilities, nationalities, immigration statuses, races, and ethnic backgrounds. International submissions encouraged! This yet to be titled zine will be printed in full cover and will be available for sale with profits supporting the work of SWOP-NYC. All accepted contributors will receive a free copy of the completed zine.

How to Contribute

Are you a current or former s3x worker or someone who has experienced trading s3x for money, food, housing, drugs, hormones, and/or other survival needs? We want to hear from you! Please submit your work on a sheet of paper 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (ex. half a sheet of letter size paper) with quarter inch margins, full color (or black and white, high contract) page to our zine project. Please do not fold the paper if possible. Include on a separate page (either attached with a paper clip or leave unattached) your name (does not need to be your legal name), age, email address and/or phone number, and a mailing address should you wish to receive a copy if your page is makes it in the final project. Please state how, if at all, you wish to be credited for your work. (ex. Sparkley Stacey, John Doe, Anonymous in India, etc.) Be creative! Use pens, markers, collage, glitter, what ever way you wish to express yourself! You can use text or images alone or together. You can submit up to five pages but we will probably only be able to print one page per person. Your original materials will not be returned to you.

Your submission must be postmarked by May 1, 2011.

Can allies contribute?

We will consider submissions by allies! If you are an ally, friend, family member, child, parent, or partner of a s3x worker, your story and advice is also valuable! Please consider submitting a page to the zine and please note if you are an ally with your submission.

Submissions by E-Mail

You can submit your piece by email if you are able (for example, created in PhotoShop or if it is scanned) at 300dpi resolution. Please email to: sarahjenny(at)gmail(dot)com.

Submissions by Mail

Mail your submission to:

Sarah Jenny
721 Broadway
4th Floor, ITP
New York, NY 10003 USA

Contribute In Person!

We will be providing supplies to make your own contribution at the International Day for S3x Workers’ Rights Potluck on Tuesday, March 1st in New York City. More information coming soon!

Prompts & Ideas for Submissions

* Your techniques for self-care, ex. bubble bath, cooking a good meal, playing with your dog, etc.
* Techniques for harm reduction, ex. getting tested regularly, tips for screening clients, strategies for staying safe, etc.
* How To Be An Ally To S3x Workers
* Tips for Partners of S3x Workers – how to be supportive, how to decide whether or not to come out to a partner, etc.
* Illustrate your favorite work outfit
* Illustrate your favorite outfit in general!
* What does a bad day at work feel like? How do you cope? What would you like to see change?
* Illustrate and write about what s3x work is like in your city, region, or country.
* Illustrate and write about what you imagine ideal working conditions to be like — ex. decriminalization, health care, etc.
* Tell us about your s3x worker community!
* A list of your favorite support resources, books, magazines, and organizations
* Anything else you wish to add!

More information here.

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Call for Submissions: Feminine Voices on Sexism in the Queer Community, a Zine

Deadline: 23 May 2011

The Berlin Femme Mafia presents Feminine Voices on Sexism in the Queer Community, a zine.

Call for submissions!


Have you ever felt excluded from or experienced prejudice in the queer community because of your gender expression? The Berlin Femme Mafia is creating a zine of stories about sexism in the worldwide queer community by feminine trans* folk and queers.

The Berlin Femme Mafia knows that sexism against femininities continues in the queer community and we want all our feminine-identified trans* and queer sisters to share their perspective. Why does this gender inequality still exist in a self-named 'feminist' movement? We want to hear your thoughts about and experiences of discrimination against female and feminine gender expressions.

This project will be from the perspective of queer and trans* feminine folk and focus on sexism against our expressions of femininity. We invite contributions from all self-defined trans* and queer femininities, including trans*women, femmes, genderqueers, and queer ciswomen and -men with a feminine gender expression, no matter if part or full-time feminine.

Tell us about the stuff that makes you angry or sad. This can include being excluded for the way you walk, talk, dress, and negative comments about female bodies. Tell us what you would like to see change. What would a perfect queer community look like to you? Queertopia!

Contributions can be anything that will fit onto a half-size page, including creative writing, personal accounts of incidents, theory and artwork. We will print the zine in German and English, but will do our best to translate submissions in other languages into English.

To be included in a zine project by the Berlin Femme Mafia and made available online and in Berlin.

Contributions should be emailed to Laura at pinklab[at]hotmail[dot]com

DEADLINE: 23rd May 2011

N.B. For artwork, please send as pdf or write for postal address. Note that the zine will be in 'half size' or A5 format. (148 x 210 mm -- 5.8 x 8.3 inches)

More information here.

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Call for Stories: "Living the Difference" Book Sequel

Deadline: 15 July 2011

I am a 56 year old divorced gay male who came out later in life. Having been married for several years, I am the father of two fantastic sons. I went through what many in the gay community have gone through themselves, struggles with identity, as well as fitting in a “one-sided” society. While I lead a seemingly straight life throughout my early and younger middle age years, I knew I was definitely different from the so called “typical male”. I married my high school sweetheart and began on a journey of hope that my true inner feelings and desires would someday change.

I have written a book recently released that I am using as a vehicle on my mission to educate the world’s population about understanding and accepting people who are gay. My book lifts the curtain on the so called “gay lifestyle”, revealing a human portrait that resonates regardless of gender or sexual orientation. It’s been termed a portrait of success, of meaning, and of hope. It lights a candle against the darkness of ignorance.

I am currently in the process of writing the sequel due out late 2011. From the many reviews and responses from readers both homosexual and heterosexual alike, I intend to devote a chapter in showcasing three individual and unique stories from readers relating to the toughest struggle they encountered on their own path to understanding and acceptance of homosexuality. It will give each participant a chance to have their story published, reaching thousands upon thousands of individuals throughout the world. We all want to leave a mark somewhere of our existence on this earth and this could well be the way to leave yours!

There is no cost involved whatsoever in entering the contest and the three winners will not only be featured in the sequel, but will also receive a signed certificate of inclusion that will be placed inside their own original autographed hard cover copy of the release. In addition, they will be my personal guests at a book signing location of their choice from the list of appearances subsequent to the book release. They too, will have the opportunity to put their signature in their own section on those books during the book signing event. Be a part of some well deserved publicity you’ve been longing for.

The guidelines are simple. Submission must be in a Microsoft word document of no greater length than 1,200 words. It must be an original story not previously published or in any form of media presentation. Please include with your submission your name, residence, and email address. Submissions must be received by July 15, 2011. The three winners will be notified by email, as well as publicity releases by August 30, 2011. Submit to: joechuckknudson@gmail.com Spam or inappropriate submissions will immediately be disqualified.

I look forward to receiving your submission and possibly meeting at one of my book signings.

J.C. (Joe) Knudson, Author of Living the Difference: an enlightening story revealed for people of all ages straight or gay

More information here.

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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.

More information here.

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