Payment: $50 plus two contributor’s copies
Lesbian Cops
Editor: Sacchi Green
Publisher: Cleis Press
Story Length: 2500-6000 words
Deadline: August 1, 2010
Release Date: Summer 2011
What is it about lesbian cops? It’s not just the uniform, the confidence, the sense of authority, the hint of danger, although all those things push our buttons. Whatever it is, it turns us all the way on. Your mission is to channel this irresistible force into erotic stories of policewomen in or out of uniform, on patrol or undercover, on the case or under the sheets, or in any other way that heats your creative juices to the steaming point.
I want, as always, evocative atmosphere and setting, a compelling plot or story arc, and, above all, characters with emotional complexity and depth, strengths and vulnerabilities, drawn at least as much from life as from fantasy. I’d also prefer an underlying sense of respect for those whose commitment is to serve and protect, and I’m willing to consider others like park rangers whose missions are similar. Law enforcement personnel from countries anywhere in the world and from any cultures or ethnicities are welcome.
Kink is fine, and if you can make vanilla just as spicy, all the better. Noir, hard-boiled, quirky, lighthearted, transformative, sweet; it’s all good. Strength and even heroism are dandy, but so are comfort and healing after the stress or trauma of the job. I’ll be using a wide variety of stories, so your best bet is to write about what captures your imagination as well as about what turns you on.
If you’re so inclined, you can check out my previous anthologies (Rode Hard, Put Away Wet; Hard Road, Easy Riding; Lipstick on Her Collar; Girl Crazy; or Lesbian Cowboys) for examples of what I like. But I also like to be surprised.
Send manuscripts as attachments in MS Word (.doc, not .docx) or .rtf to: sacchigreen@gmail.com. Queries welcome.
(More information HERE.)
Lesbian Cops
Editor: Sacchi Green
Publisher: Cleis Press
Story Length: 2500-6000 words
Deadline: August 1, 2010
Release Date: Summer 2011
What is it about lesbian cops? It’s not just the uniform, the confidence, the sense of authority, the hint of danger, although all those things push our buttons. Whatever it is, it turns us all the way on. Your mission is to channel this irresistible force into erotic stories of policewomen in or out of uniform, on patrol or undercover, on the case or under the sheets, or in any other way that heats your creative juices to the steaming point.
I want, as always, evocative atmosphere and setting, a compelling plot or story arc, and, above all, characters with emotional complexity and depth, strengths and vulnerabilities, drawn at least as much from life as from fantasy. I’d also prefer an underlying sense of respect for those whose commitment is to serve and protect, and I’m willing to consider others like park rangers whose missions are similar. Law enforcement personnel from countries anywhere in the world and from any cultures or ethnicities are welcome.
Kink is fine, and if you can make vanilla just as spicy, all the better. Noir, hard-boiled, quirky, lighthearted, transformative, sweet; it’s all good. Strength and even heroism are dandy, but so are comfort and healing after the stress or trauma of the job. I’ll be using a wide variety of stories, so your best bet is to write about what captures your imagination as well as about what turns you on.
If you’re so inclined, you can check out my previous anthologies (Rode Hard, Put Away Wet; Hard Road, Easy Riding; Lipstick on Her Collar; Girl Crazy; or Lesbian Cowboys) for examples of what I like. But I also like to be surprised.
Send manuscripts as attachments in MS Word (.doc, not .docx) or .rtf to: sacchigreen@gmail.com. Queries welcome.
(More information HERE.)
