Open Anthologies

Pour Some Sugar on Me

Decadent and sweet like the finest chocolate, Pour Some Sugar on Me is an exploration of the luscious side of love. Edited by Michelle Rode, this e-anthology features sensual, highly romantic m/m love stories, 3,000 to 8,000 words. Payment is a flat fee of $35.00 for first-time electronic rights. No reprints, please.

Deadline for submission is August 15, 2010, with publication projected for December. Please submit the story, along with a synopsis, your contact information, and author biography, to submissions@torquerepress.com with Pour Some Sugar in the subject line.

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Anniversary Charity Sip Blitz - Healing Hearts

In 2008, Torquere Press decided to use its September anniversary and its Sip short story line for a little good work. Dedicating the month to supporting the fight for equal rights in marriage, Torquere and our authors published gay and lesbian wedding themed stories, with the profits going to charities such as the Lambda Legal Fund. To date, more than $10000.00 has been donated to the selected charity.

In 2010, our authors have chosen Doctors without Borders as the recipient of our anniversary Sip Blitz, with the theme of Healing Hearts at the core of the stories.

We're looking for m/m stories with a medical, healing twist--and an international flavor is encouraged! All heat levels are welcome, and happy endings are strongly preferred. Manuscripts should be original works of 3,000 to 8,000 words; no reprints, please. Authors will sign a one-year agreement to donate all royalties to Doctors Without Borders, with the understanding that Torquere Press will match all donations 100%. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2010. Please submit your story, along with a synopsis, your contact information, and author biography, to submissions@torquerepress.com with "Charity Sip" in the subject line.

General submissions guidelines can be found at www.torquerepress.com Please send submissions to submissions @ torquerepress.com with "Changing Minds" in the subject line. Authors agree that all royalties from Charity Sips will be donated to the Matthew Shepherd Foundation, with Torquere matching all donations 100%. Please email Shawn at saclements @ torquerepress.com with any questions.

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Halloween Sip Blitz – Sips are our popular short story line, running 3000-8000 words. Every Halloween we put out Sips with a spooky theme, to be sold separately and as a package. We prefer male/male stories for this line, but will consider lesbian or menage stories if they're exceptional. The deadline for this year's Halloween Sip Blitz is August 1, 2010, and we ask exclusive electronic rights for one year. Sips are a royalty paying line, and authors earn 35% gross on all Torquere site sales, and 25% on all distributor sales.

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Naughty and Nice Holiday Sips – Are you Naughty, or Nice? You can show us in your short stories, from 3000-8000 words, based on a holiday theme. The deadline for the holiday Sips is October 21, 2010, for release in December 2010, and we ask exclusive electronic rights for one year. Sips are a royalty paying line, and authors earn 35% gross on all Torquere site sales, and 25% on all distributor sales.


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Holiday Single Shot Extravaganza – Got a holiday story that needs telling? Think it will be novelette length, from 10000 to 20000 words? If it's romantic, gay, lesbian or menage, and has a holiday theme, then query us for our Single Shot extravaganza! Please send query by August 1, 2010 to submissions@torquerepress.com. Once your query has been approved, stories are due by October 1, 2010. We ask exclusive electronic rights for one year. Single Shots are a royalty paying line, and authors earn 35% gross on all Torquere site sales, and 25% on all distributor sales.

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Thrill Ride

Fast cars, jungle cruises, crash-landed spaceships. Thrill Ride is all about action and adventure, however you slice it. Make us gasp at your character's near misses and fan ourselves at their heated, clandestine moments. Wrap it all up in a m/m/f female package, and let us fall in love. We want loving relationships and happy endings, though all sensual heat levels are welcome. Payment is a flat fee of $75.00 for first time print and electronic rights. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2010. Please submit the story, along with a synopsis, your contact information, and author biography to submissions@torquerepress.com with Thrill Ride in the subject line.

For formatting guidelines and other information see our general guidelines page here: http://torquerepress.com/submissions/guidelines.html

Standard Guidelines: We are primarily looking for homoerotic stories. We are not looking for pornography without characterization. While many of the stories in these anthologies will be focused on an adult audience, well-written stories without graphic content will be welcomed. Please note that we much prefer electronic submissions. However, if you must send via postal mail, submissions cannot be returned.

Please read and follow our general guidelines found here. Please indicate whether your story has been previously published. And please remember to include the name of the anthology you are submitting to in the subject line of your email.

For email submissions: submissions@torquerepress.com

Have an anthology you're dying to read? Ever considered editing one?

Torquere Press welcomes queries from editors who are compiling anthologies that suit our imprints. We offer a flat 40% royalty to the editor and the expertise of our design staff. The rest is yours to do as you will.

If you have an anthology that you'd like to edit, please query at submissions@torquerepress.com. All queries are subject to acceptance by our editorial staff.