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.
Stories wanted for a Circlet Press anthology with a city/urban theme/setting/motif, co-edited by Nico Vreeland and Cecilia Tan.
Living in the city fractures us, it makes us split ourselves in order to find a part of ourselves to deal with this or that scenario, this or that person, this or that facet of the city. It doesn’t wait for us, it doesn’t give up ground, it doesn’t come to us; we must go to the city, and we must adapt ourselves to its demands. City life is cluttered and high-density but anonymous. We’re constantly surrounded by strangers, constantly anxious about making a connection with another person. We’re physically crowded but emotionally isolated, even from ourselves.
And so, when people come together—emotionally, romantically, sexually—it can be explosive. What kinds of people thrive in the city? What kind of city forces people together? What kinds of sex happen only in the city?
Some jumping-off points:
# power struggle/different kinds of people thrown together
# the city as outpost (such as Manuas, Brazil—in the middle of the Amazon, but has an opera house)
# the gritty city: what happens in the underworld?
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: nicovreeland@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.
(More information HERE.)
Stories wanted for a Circlet Press anthology with a city/urban theme/setting/motif, co-edited by Nico Vreeland and Cecilia Tan.
Living in the city fractures us, it makes us split ourselves in order to find a part of ourselves to deal with this or that scenario, this or that person, this or that facet of the city. It doesn’t wait for us, it doesn’t give up ground, it doesn’t come to us; we must go to the city, and we must adapt ourselves to its demands. City life is cluttered and high-density but anonymous. We’re constantly surrounded by strangers, constantly anxious about making a connection with another person. We’re physically crowded but emotionally isolated, even from ourselves.
And so, when people come together—emotionally, romantically, sexually—it can be explosive. What kinds of people thrive in the city? What kind of city forces people together? What kinds of sex happen only in the city?
Some jumping-off points:
# power struggle/different kinds of people thrown together
# the city as outpost (such as Manuas, Brazil—in the middle of the Amazon, but has an opera house)
# the gritty city: what happens in the underworld?
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: nicovreeland@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.
(More information HERE.)
