Call for Submissions: QueerEdFiction

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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. They're looking for gothic tales of horror and romance. Your submission should be a short story between 3,000 and 10,000 words. They are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. They're not looking for clichés. They do not want reprints. They are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format..

Submissions open: 1st June 2009 to 31st August 2009
Reading period begins: 25th August 2009
Queries still Welcome

http://www.queeredfiction.com/queer_gothic.htm

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. 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. They are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. They’re not looking for clichés. They do not want reprints. They are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format.

Submissions open: 1st September 2009 to 30th November 2009
Reading period begins: 25th November 2009
Queries still Welcome

http://www.queeredfiction.com/loveandfables.htm

Call for Submissions: Queer Light (Queer Legends Series)

Open call for submissions for a 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 their first anthology in the Queer Legends Series, Queer Wolf, they'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 a short story between 3,000 and 20,000 words. They are seeking fiction with positive images of queer characters. They’re not looking for clichés. They do not want reprints. They are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an eBook and in Print format.

Submissions open: 15th November 2009 to 31th January 2010
Reading period begins: 25th January 2010

http://www.queeredfiction.com/queerlight.htm

Comments

[mondhellnacht.livejournal.com]

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

> Queries still Welcome

doesn't that mean that they still accept submission?

[mondhellnacht.livejournal.com]

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

They used that phrase "queries still welcome" in opposition to "submissions closed" so I think that, if someone is interested a mail doesn't hurt ;-) Elisa

[mondhellnacht.livejournal.com]

[angelabenedetti.livejournal.com]

Queer Gothic and Love and Fables say queries are still welcome, and yes, that means they're still open to stories. "Query" in the context of story submissions means a letter which says, "Hey, I've got this story about [whatever] would you like to see it?"

With Queer Light, they haven't updated the page yet, so we don't know whether it's closed or not.

Queer Gothic is way past deadline (that one had a deadline of... July? somewhere in there) and I have to wonder what's going on with it, and whether it might end up cancelled.

Angie

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the useful info Angie. Maybe they will delay the release of the Gothic anthology. Elisa

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

I hope the stories they get are better than what was done for Queer Dimensions. Many of those were dreadful.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Queer Dimensions was their second attempt, right? Sci-fic is not really my cup of tea, so I can't really judge. I remember that two or three stories I like, the first one in particular, about the old age couple, that was fine. Maybe it depends on the submissions they had. Elisa

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

I heard from a friend that the editor was very difficult to work with. And yes, the quality of submissions might be an issue - but you only get the quality you can afford.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

They are soon out with the first novel, Silver Kiss, a lesbian title from an author that was in Queer Wolf. Maybe with a single novel it would be better than Anthologies... truth be told, I'm not really fond of Anthologies, I prefer single author title, but I understand that often, short stories in anthologies are a way for new authors to approach the publishing world.