QUEER LIGHT

Call for Submissions: Queer Legends Series QUEER LIGHT (GBLT Urban Fantasy)

Open call for submissions for Queer Light to be published by QueeredFiction where genre is queered. Deadline is 31st January 2010

Angels, fallen angels, nephilim (half human and half angel), and demons; devas of light and darkness. An urban contemporary fantasy anthology featuring queer angels of all shades and hues. As with our first anthology in the Queer Legends Series, Queer Wolf, we'll be looking for tales set in an unnamed and location non-specific city, but this time involving queer angels, the good and the bad.

Your submission should be an URBAN FANTASY short story between 3,000 and 20,000 words. We are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. We’re not looking for clichés. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format. Your submission should be via email to editor@queeredfiction.com with Queer Light Anthology submission in the subject line.
Complete guideline details available at: http://www.queeredfiction.com/queerlight.htm



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Image Credit: Angels Rolling away the Stone from the Sepulchre by William Blake
Keywords: GLBT, LGBT, Anthology, Books, Submissions, publisher, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transexual

Love & Fables...

A QUEERED FICTION PRESS GBLT ANTHOLOGY

Call for Submissions: Love & Fables (GBLT Fantasy Romance)

Open call for submissions for the Love & Fables Anthology to be published by QueeredFiction where genre is queered.
Submission period is now open.
Deadline is 30th November 2009.

A collection of tales featuring fable (legend/myth) elements in a uniquely queer way; stories about mythical , lengendary or supernatural beings or events combined with Romance...and a HEA (Happily Ever After).

Your submission should be a short story between 3,000 and 20,000 words. We are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. We’re not looking for clichés. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format. Your submission should be via email to editor@queeredfiction.com with Love and Fables Anthology submission in the subject line.

Complete guideline details available at: http://www.queeredfiction.com/loveandfables.htm

Distribution of this call for submissions is appreciated.

Image Credit: Manipulated photograph of Joseph E. Renier's "Speed" at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Keywords: GLBT, LGBT, Anthology, Books, Submissions, publisher, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transexual

QUEER GOTHIC

Call for Submissions: Queer Gothic

Open call for submissions for a Queer Gothic Anthology to be published by QueeredFiction where genre is queered. Deadline is 31st August 2009. We're looking for gothic tales of horror and romance. Your submission should be a short story between 3,000 and 10,000 words. We are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. We’re not looking for clichés. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format. Full guidelines here.

Submissions open: 1st June 2009 to 31st August 2009

As a queer publisher, QueeredFiction would like to have an emphasis on the queer community as a whole, rather than by segments. So ideally the perfect submission would have 'queer characters' in the forefront and in the background ... just mainly prominent!

Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance.
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Prominent features of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles, darkness, death, decay, doubles, madness, secrets and hereditary curses.The stock characters of Gothic fiction include tyrants, villains, bandits, maniacs, Byronic heroes, persecuted maidens, femmes fatales, madwomen, magicians, vampires, werewolves, monsters, demons, revenants, ghosts, perambulating skeletons, the Wandering Jew and the Devil himself.
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The term "Gothic" came to be applied to the literary genre precisely because the genre dealt with emotional extremes and dark themes, and because it found its most natural settings in the buildings of this style — often spelled "Gothick", to highlight their "medievalness" - castles, mansions, and monasteries, often remote, crumbling, and ruined. It was a fascination with this architecture and its related art, poetry (such as Graveyard Poets), and even landscape gardening that inspired the first wave of gothic novelists.

Reference Wikipedia Gothic Fiction.

Horror Anthology DEADline Looms

Deadline is 31st May 2009.Queer, dark, macabre tales of horror, (blood and gore and rotten fruits welcome) are sought by QUEEREDFICTION. Chill us with your horrifying, sensual tales of gay and lesbian terror.

Your submission should be a short story between 4,000 and 10,000 words. We are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. We’re not looking for clichés. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology. For full details view the official guidelines. Queries welcome.

Your submission should be via email to the editor (editor @ queeredfiction . com) with Blood Fruit Anthology submission in the subject line. Please embed your short story within the body of the email and provide a brief author bio. Payment will be a 50% royalty split of eBook sales between contributors.

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It's Full Moon Tonight...things can get a Little Crazy

AVAILABLE NOW: eBook

“Their world lies between the shadows and the moonlight, between man and animal…and in the city under neon moons and through iron-treed streets, the queer wolves run.”

Bound within QUEER WOLF is an exciting collection of contemporary, urban and sensual werewolf tales; a gathering of queer wolves presented by exciting, new and established authors.

“The debut anthology from James EM Rasmussen's QueeredFiction is an entertaining and varied collection, boasting such talents as Charlie Cochrane and Ginn Hale. Lovers of the lycan will find much to slaver over here: from the werewolf wanabee to the lovers-through-time, to waifs and strays. From the carnal to the violent to the passionate, this anthology will wag your tail, I guarantee it.”
Erastes author of Standish

"Overall, I enjoyed reading this anthology. There were a good range of stories from authors who mostly did interesting things with what many people are calling a tired genre. It was refreshing to see f/f stories amongst the m/m, and even more refreshing was the consistently high quality of the writing from all the authors - even if some worked better than others. I may have had some quibbles with plotting, but the writing itself was excellent. I'm going to give this anthology a grade of 'Very Good' as I will definitely be reading many of these stories again when I'm in the mood for something with a bit of bite." Well Read

There is a pink moon rising...and it is rising tonight!

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Call for Submissions :: BLOOD FRUIT

Open call for submissions for a QUEER HORROR ANTHOLOGY - BLOOD FRUIT - to be published by QUEEREDFICTION where speculative genre is queered. Deadline is 31st May 2009.

Queer, dark, macabre tales of horror, (blood and gore and rotten fruits welcome) are sought by QUEEREDFICTION. Chill us with your horrifying, sensual tales of gay and lesbian terror. Your submission should be a short story between 4,000 and 10,000 words. We are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. We’re not looking for clichés. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology. For full details view the official guidelines. Queries welcome.

Your submission should be via email to the editor (editor @ queeredfiction . com) with Blood Fruit Anthology submission in the subject line. Please embed your short story within the body of the email and provide a brief author bio. Payment will be a 50% royalty split of eBook sales between contributors.

Submissions open: 1st March 2009 to 31st May 2009Reading period begins: 15th May 2009

As a queer publisher, QUEEREDFICTION would like to have an emphasis on the queer community as a whole, rather than by segments. So ideally the perfect submission would have 'queer characters' in the forefront and in the background ... just mainly prominent!

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QUEER WOLF March 2009

“Their world lies between the shadows and the moonlight,
between man and animal…and in the city under neon moons
and through iron-treed streets, the queer wolves run.”

It's the first release for QUEEREDFICTION, an Urban Fantasy/Paranormal anthology within our projected series, the QUEER LEGENDS Series. Right now...QUEER WOLF is in post production and will be releasing March 2009. In the meantime, sign up for the READINGQUEER blog/newsletter and get QUEEREDFICTION in your mail and stand a chance to win yourself a copy of QUEER WOLF.

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