Stories wanted for a Circlet Press anthology with an Arabian Nights theme, Like a Veil, edited by Michelle Labbe and Cecilia Tan.
Each night for a thousand and one nights, Shahrazad spun tales as rich as damask to captivate her husband and preserve her life. Over the centuries, the Arabian Nights have been translated, expanded, expurgated, and celebrated for their twisting plots, sensuous language, and beguiling sexuality.
Given that we are Circlet Press, home of erotic fantasy and erotic science fiction, we are always looking for the erotic angle, and a new lens with which to see sexuality and eroticism. Shahrazad had a thousand and one tricks up her sleeve to captivate the sultan night after night– and perhaps not only through her skill as a storyteller. In this new anthology we are searching for erotic short fiction inspired by the Arabian Nights. We might see tales of the djinn and other demon lovers, of veiled temptresses, of pleasure-domes and magic carpets. You might invent your own fantasy world that evokes the common lore, or you might retell one of the actual stories with an erotic twist.
Submission Details:
Deadline for submission is June 15th. Our preferred length is approximately 3500 to 7500 words, but we will consider the range from 2000 to 10,000 words. All submissions must be made via email to the following address: mlabbe.circlet@gmail.com. Submissions sent to other addresses/other editors at Circlet Press will not be considered. Standard manuscript formatting rules apply even though sending as an attachment (MS Word .doc or .rtf preferred). Please note that this means your name, address, and email contact must appear on the manuscript itself and not simply in your email message. (If you’re not sure what standard short story submission format should look like, Google is your friend.)
No simultaneous submissions (that is, don’t also send your story elsewhere at the same time, and don’t send it to multiple Circlet editors, either), and no multiple submissions to the same book. One story per author per anthology, thanks.
All stories must include explicit sexuality and erotic focus. Romantic content is welcome, but in a short story remember to keep the details on the action and its effects on the main character’s internal point of view. Whether first person or third person, a strong, singular narrative voice is our preference (no ‘head hopping’ or swapping points of view within scene). For more details on our editorial preferences, see the general submission guidelines on circlet.com. We highly recommend reading the guidelines, especially the “do not send” list, to increase your chances of sending us something we’ll love. Try to avoid cliches. Fresh and direct language is preferred to overly euphemistic. Sex-positive, please, no rape/nonconsensuality/necrophilia or other purposefully gross topics. We do not publish horror.
Originals only, no reprints. We purchase first rights for inclusion in the ebook anthology for $25, with the additional rights to a print edition later which would also be paid $25 if a print edition happens. Authors retain the rights to the individual stories; Circlet exercises rights to the anthology as a whole.
(More information HERE.)
Each night for a thousand and one nights, Shahrazad spun tales as rich as damask to captivate her husband and preserve her life. Over the centuries, the Arabian Nights have been translated, expanded, expurgated, and celebrated for their twisting plots, sensuous language, and beguiling sexuality.
Given that we are Circlet Press, home of erotic fantasy and erotic science fiction, we are always looking for the erotic angle, and a new lens with which to see sexuality and eroticism. Shahrazad had a thousand and one tricks up her sleeve to captivate the sultan night after night– and perhaps not only through her skill as a storyteller. In this new anthology we are searching for erotic short fiction inspired by the Arabian Nights. We might see tales of the djinn and other demon lovers, of veiled temptresses, of pleasure-domes and magic carpets. You might invent your own fantasy world that evokes the common lore, or you might retell one of the actual stories with an erotic twist.
Submission Details:
Deadline for submission is June 15th. Our preferred length is approximately 3500 to 7500 words, but we will consider the range from 2000 to 10,000 words. All submissions must be made via email to the following address: mlabbe.circlet@gmail.com. Submissions sent to other addresses/other editors at Circlet Press will not be considered. Standard manuscript formatting rules apply even though sending as an attachment (MS Word .doc or .rtf preferred). Please note that this means your name, address, and email contact must appear on the manuscript itself and not simply in your email message. (If you’re not sure what standard short story submission format should look like, Google is your friend.)
No simultaneous submissions (that is, don’t also send your story elsewhere at the same time, and don’t send it to multiple Circlet editors, either), and no multiple submissions to the same book. One story per author per anthology, thanks.
All stories must include explicit sexuality and erotic focus. Romantic content is welcome, but in a short story remember to keep the details on the action and its effects on the main character’s internal point of view. Whether first person or third person, a strong, singular narrative voice is our preference (no ‘head hopping’ or swapping points of view within scene). For more details on our editorial preferences, see the general submission guidelines on circlet.com. We highly recommend reading the guidelines, especially the “do not send” list, to increase your chances of sending us something we’ll love. Try to avoid cliches. Fresh and direct language is preferred to overly euphemistic. Sex-positive, please, no rape/nonconsensuality/necrophilia or other purposefully gross topics. We do not publish horror.
Originals only, no reprints. We purchase first rights for inclusion in the ebook anthology for $25, with the additional rights to a print edition later which would also be paid $25 if a print edition happens. Authors retain the rights to the individual stories; Circlet exercises rights to the anthology as a whole.
(More information HERE.)
