ATTN WRITERS!! Calls for Submissions

So you're writing or have written something, and unsure of who to send it to. . .

Well look no further! I've listed a bunch of Submission Calls below.

CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Entangled Coven

Covet’s new Editorial Director, Candace Havens, is looking for fresh, creative, sexy new voices to bring onto Entangled’s Covet line! With a glimpse into what she wants to put on everyone’s must-be-read list, we hope to read your Covet soon.
Special call or not, we are always on the lookout for 50k-70k full-length Covets. We love alpha heroes, tough heroines, and spicy romance mixed in with a little magic. Think contemporary romance with a dash of paranormal. Some of the stories are light, others darker. Heat levels can vary. 

Regardless, romance is key, as is it being in a contemporary setting with strong category tropes. Some time travel will be considered, but preference is given to stories set in the here and now, or near future.

Some things we’d love to see:
- A great ghost story, but not where the hero or heroine is a ghost!  Just ghostly elements, please
- Gargoyles and other less familiar paranormal beings.
- Contemporary gothic
- Mythologies from other cultures
- Some of our favorite tropes are enemies to lovers, boss/employee, reformed playboy, paranormal military special ops series, ugly duckling, royalty, and I’d love to see a protector trope flipped so the heroine is the bodyguard! Also, we want a fantastic friends-to-lovers story with tons of sexual tension
- A witch book (or books!) along the lines of Kimberly Frost’s Southern Witch series
We can’t wait to see what you send us! Please submit all manuscripts HERE.

Vamptasy Publishing

Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly

Entangled Brazen

General Submission Guidelines:

• Proven category tropes such as mistaken identity, revenge, one-night-stand, older brother’s best friend, enemies-to-lovers, best friends-to-lovers, bait and switch, matchmaker, sexy protectors, opposites attract, boardroom romance, etc. Bonus points if you combine a few of them into one story!

• Sexy, capable alpha heroes paired with spunky and/or sweet heroines who come into their own by book’s end. Heroes must be in a high-powered or heroic profession. Think military (current and former), bad-boy billionaires, athletes, corporate tycoons, private security teams, firefighters, police, and small town-boys-done-good. Our readers love variety.

• High heat level. We do not publish erotica or straight erotic romance (see trope requirements above), but explicit sex scenes and erotic elements/kinks organic to the characters’ sexual tastes are musts. Brazen books are steamy.

The fine print:
Manuscripts should be roughly 45k-60K words in length. We will consider novella-length submissions (15k-40k) if the novella is intended to kick off a full-length Brazen series.
Unless you are an established category romance author querying on proposal, manuscripts must be complete prior to submission.

To submit a manuscript for consideration, please click HERE

Matchbooks

Writers of accepted stories will receive a one-time payment for non-exclusive publishing rights. All other proceeds will be donated to Room to Read.

Romance Anthology: Second Chances
Romance writers, we want to hear from you! We’re putting together an anthology of romantic stories about second chances. What that means is up to you. It could be a story about falling back in love with someone years later or maybe finding love after giving up all hope–or something else altogether. It can be historical or contemporary, even paranormal, so long as the story explores the theme of second chances. Sexual situations are fine, but we’re not looking for erotica for this anthology.
Stories will be at least 3,000 words. Submissions close November 1, 2013.

Fantasy Anthology: Urban Legends
We’re currently accepting submissions for a collection of stories based on urban legends that feature kick-ass female protagonists. Put your own twist on the tales of vanishing hitchhikers, Bloody Marys, or alligators in the sewers. Please note that stories must fit the fantasy genre, rather than horror, although dark fantasy is accepted.

Stories will be at least 3,000 words. Submissions close December 6, 2013.

Total E-Bound Publishing

Lasso Lovin’ - Cowboy Ménage Anthology

10K to 15K word count per short story.
Three’s the thrill! Can your cowboys lasso their third? Saddle up ‘n write a story about cowboys finding their lady loves and ridin’ ‘em hard!

Past or present, give us two men and a woman (MMF only) in this anthology.
Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)

The submission deadline is November 1st 2013 for release in May 2014.
Submit the full story plus synopsis.

When submitting, please enter “Lasso Lovin’ Submission” in the email subject line.

Submit Here

RWA Anthology for RWA Members

“Wrong Number”

Romance Writers of America is organizing an anthology to showcase what the romance genre has to offer! We’re inviting RWA members to submit a story to be considered for inclusion in RWA’s first anthology.

Important Information

Editor: Sylvia Day will serve as editor for RWA’s first anthology.

The anthology will be published by a publisher and offered for sale in multiple formats.

Theme: All stories must be romances that touch on the anthology theme of “Wrong Number” (e.g., wrong phone number, wrong house/building number, wrong dollar amount, wrong hotel room, wrong floor, wrong email address including numbers, wrong license plate, wrong flight number, wrong year, wrong hour, etc.).

Stories must be 5,000 – 7,000 words in length.
Author must have all rights to the work.
The story must not have been previously published.
Stories cannot be prequels or sequels to an author’s existing series. The story may take place in an author’s existing series world, but it must stand alone.

Stories must fit in one of the following categories:
Contemporary Romance
Erotic Romance
Historical Romance
Inspirational Romance
Paranormal Romance
Romantic Suspense
Young Adult Romance

Authors will license the right to RWA (stories will be donated) for their story to be published as part of the anthology. The license will be for a specific period of time, after which time the author can publish his/her own story. Royalties paid to RWA will be used to fund programs and services.

Authors interested in applying to be part of the anthology may fill out the submission form and submit their stories from August 26 – October 15, 2013. The form can be found here: http://www.rwa.org/e/sx/tk/eid=225 (member log-in req.).

Please fill out a separate form for each story.
Authors will be notified of the status of their submissions by November 15, 2013.

Call for Submissions: Erotica, Horror, Romance

As a writer, I'm always on the hunt for publishers, websites, and magazines, searching for manuscripts and stories.

As I find submission calls, I'll post them on our blog, so make sure you follow!

Harper Collins Digital First

Launching in October 2013, WITNESS is already home to a host of internationally bestselling authors, and we’re now acquiring material from new writers, as well.

Here are some clues to what we're looking for:

• Police procedurals
• Atmospheric thrillers
• Mystery series
• Psychological suspense
• Historicals 
• Murder, mayhem, and the macabre
  

With WITNESS you get the best of both worlds. You can enjoy the benefits of working with a legendary company, steeped in a long tradition of publishing the very best in mysteries and thrillers, from Dennis Lehane to Agatha Christie. You will also be a digital pioneer, blazing the quickest and most effective trail to market for new and evolving authors.

Here are just a few of the perks you can expect from the WITNESS experience...

• The expertise of the industry’s leading digital-first team.
• The support of our world-class marketing and publicity professionals.
• High-quality editorial guidance and design talent.
• Global distribution wherever English-language e-books are available.
• Foreign-rights agents with worldwide reach.
• An innovative and remunerative royalty structure.

Interested in publishing your suspense fiction for as many readers as possible? WITNESS is on the case!

Submit HERE


Harlequin Digital First

It seems Harlequin has jumped into the digital first market and are asking for several types of genres. Stories can be any word length above 10,000 words.

SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS HERE

Harlequin Shivers
Harlequin Shivers is looking for moody, atmospheric, lush gothic-inspired stories. We are updating the pulp gothic as a rich romance with dark, sexy, mysterious heroes and anti-heroes and sensible heroines beguiled by male magnetism and allure against all better judgment. We think the perfect Shivers story is 30,000-50,000 words, but we are open to both shorter and longer stories. !

Harlequin Horror
Harlequin Horror is NOT romance, though sex and romance can feature, and your story may or may not have a happy ending for your protagonist(s).

Think authors such as Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert, Graham Masterton, and films and novels such as 28 Days Later,Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Ring, Cabin in the Woods, and The Walking Dead.

Harlequin Intrigue Noir
We are looking for a darker, sexier, unbound counterpart to the Harlequin Intrigue romance series. Hard-boiled crime and dangerous situations are foreplay for your hot, hot heroes and sophisticated heroines. Here there are no restrictions to their steamy and risky encounters. Revamped, revved up and replete with graphic details—that's the Harlequin Intrigue Noir crime story that we want. More or less than 70,000 words.

Harlequin Space Opera 
Sweeping, melodramatic, adventure in space. High stakes, larger-than-life action, individuals against a massive operation. Intergalactic politics, military conflicts, galaxies hanging in the balance.

Harlequin Reckonings
Harlequin is looking for original stories inspired by the phrase "What If?"

What if the course of history had turned out differently? What if the world as we know it came to an end? What if humanity faced an apocalypse—and lived? We are looking for stories that describe a world teetering on the edge, involving deep and detailed world building, immersive landscapes, and compelling characters. 

Harlequin Erotic Vacation
Can one vacation change your life? Harlequin Erotic Vacation is all about exploring what can happen when you go on holiday and leave your inhibitions behind. Whether the hero or the heroine is travelling to an exotic resort for singles or going on an exciting adventure trek or completing a dream trip to Europe, the possibilities for romance are boundless. 

Word count: 15,000-50,000 words.

Sensuality level: Very high.

Harlequin Big Book Melodrama
Glitz. Glamour. Sex. We're looking for sexy, juicy extended modern romances with no limits to settings—only that you think big in terms of story! These heroes and heroines will do whatever it takes to get what they want. Even if it means sleeping their way to the top or stabbing their best friend in the back.

Preferred word count starting at 100,000 words.

Harlequin Pop!

Harlequin Pop! is looking for smart, playful, insightful long-form commentary on your favorite movies and television shows. What we're not looking for is an episode guide. Like Alan Sepinwall's The Revolution Was Televised, we want more sophisticated analysis of your favorite flicks and must-see TV, with a focus on love and romance. What's Eric and Tami's secret to lasting love in Friday Night Lights? 

Most Harlequin Pop! books will be 20,000–50,000 words, but we're open to both shorter and longer studies (non-fiction only, please).

SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS HERE

BEST EROTICA ANTHOLOGY

Deadline: 1 October 2013

The anthology will be primarily heterosexual with a female audience in mind, but lesbian and bisexual scenarios are welcome with a preference for realistic stories with contemporary settings, but any time period will be considered. 

• The editor will consider up to two stories per author. 
• Unpublished stories only, no simultaneous submissions. 
• The desired story length is 2,500-4,500 words. 
• Double-space and indent the first line of each paragraph. 
• Do not put extra spaces between paragraphs. Include your full contact information (legal name/pseudonym, mailing address and phone number) and a bio of 50 words or less written in the third person. 
• Please paste your story into the body of your e-mail and attach it as a Microsoft Word .doc file.
•  Send your submission to forplayantho@gmail.com with 
• Submission: Story Title in the subject line. 
• Please direct any questions to the same address. The deadline is October 1, but earlier submissions are very much appreciated.

Payment will be $50 per story and 2 copies of the book upon publication. Contributors retain the rights to their work and Cleis Press has final approval over the stories selected for the book. 

Dr. Feelgood

Dreamspinner Press is seeking romantic short stories with medicine/physical health themes.

Possible examples: A Band-Aid, a kiss, and a lollipop make kids’ boo-boos all better, so Mason decides to try that when his boyfriend bangs his knee on the coffee table. Two doctors in separate departments of the same hospital keep running into each other in unlikely places. A physical therapist struggles against falling in love with his patient. Don’t forget dentists, optometrists, and the dermatologists who do laser tattoo removals. Two researchers collaborating on a medical advance start talking about more personal matters.

Editor’s Note: Because of the packaged nature of the anthology, all stories need to stand alone. No sequels to or spin-offs of previously published works, please.

Submission Deadline: Oct. 1, 2013

Publication Date: February 2014 

Single-book anthology story length: 3,500 - 12,000 words
Manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary.

Follow general Submission Guidelines for instructions and formatting.


Send all submissions to anneregan@dreamspinnerpress.com. List the anthology title in the subject line of your e-mail. Ex: FEELGOOD anthology submission

Juicy Pink Box

 Taxicab Trysts Submission Guidelines:

Guidelines at a Glance

· Series Title: Taxicab Trysts
· Series Description: A book series that is directly linked to the Juicy Pink Box erotic film series “Taxi.” Naughty, rough, gritty hook-ups in the back of a taxi, or with the taxi driver. Sex is between women. Action in the story can take place outside of the taxi, but the hookup should be focused on the taxi.

· Demographic Target: Mature females
· Market: Fiction, Nonfiction 
· Genre: Erotica with a harder tone, rough, “fucking”
· Length: 3,000–5,000 words
· Reading time: Year-round, seasonal submissions accepted
· Unsolicited submissions: Yes
· Query first: N/A
· Simultaneous Submissions: Accepted. Please indicate in your email.
· Multiple Submissions: Accepted. Please indicate in your email.
· Previously Published: No.
· Book Excerpts: No.
· Submission Type: Email Only
· Media: eBook


Following the guidelines below, submit materials to:
publishing@juicypinkbox.com

HarperCollins Impulse

HarperCollins are launching a brand new romance imprint, and we are giving you the opportunity to submit your novel, novellas and short stories to us for consideration.

We’re seeking all kinds of adult and new adult romantic fiction for digital publication, but particularly contemporary, historical, new adult and erotic fiction as well as short form content.


How To Submit A Manuscript To submit, e-mail us at romance@harpercollins.co.uk with your completed manuscript and the following information:

Your contact details

Genre

Approx length

A short synopsis

A little about you...

Full submission guidelines can be found HERE: 

Loose Id

What is the best December holiday you wish you'd ever had? Hey! You're an author. Make that happen for some lucky characters at Loose Id.

We'd love to see what you come up with for the ideal holiday--along with hot sex and romance, of course. We're sure there will be complications on the way before they get that happy holiday. 

Loose Id will want at least novella length (20,001 words on up) stories that would be due by Oct. 5.
All stories should follow LI submissions guidelines. 


Send to your editor or, if you don't have an editor, to Submissions@loose-id.com with the subject heading DIY December.