Upcoming Calls for Submissions from Silver Publishing
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What are your characters in search of? A handyman or a one night stand? SP is in search of stories that involve personal ads, want ads, dating services or internet hookups. The sky’s the limit for the type of ad/situation that brings two people together. We’re looking for unique encounters.
Connection is the theme. How do your characters find each other?
Must have romance and either a happily ever after (HEA) or a happy for now (HFN) ending.
Release: Thursday, April 18
Submission close: February 17
Cover: Shared cover, individual releases
Length: 5-18k words
Heat rating: Any
Combinations: Any
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Rough & TumbleTheme: Fight Clubs, Tattooed Warriors, Muscled Bad Boys
From fight clubs to medieval warriors, dueling cowboys to tattooed mercenaries, what happens when the tough fall hard. Silver Publishing is looking for stories involving those hot men we love to read about. What happens when the mighty fall?
Boxers, ninjas, medieval warriors, gladiators, bouncers—the list goes on and on.
Examples: Lust and rough sex behind a bar is one thing, but Rick knows falling for the biker of a rival gang could get them both killed. Free-style fighting warrior, Marcus, has been the undefeated champion for years. When a brief glance at a spectator causes him to falter in the ring, what will Marcus do with all his passionate anger and killer instinct? What happens when two gladiators find their adrenaline-filled, finely-tuned bodies have slipped from victor versus victim to a surprisingly intense physical battle of another sort?
Must have romance and either a happily ever after (HEA) or a happy for now (HFN) ending.
Release: Saturday, May 25
Submission close: March 17
Cover: Individual
Length: 13k+
Heat rating: Any
Combinations: M/M+
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Father’s DayTheme: Second Chances
Silver is seeking stories with a second change theme – reconnection, rediscovery, reinvention – all with fathers, fatherhood, father figures in mind. Down to earth or out of this world, the setting is up to you. Take us on a journey through time or just down the street.
John’s son, the one he was forced to abandon years ago when he came out to his wife, has contacted him again 15 years later. Will John’s partner support him or will John’s past spell doom for his future? Martin has a secret wish to be a father. Does his partner, Eric, feel the same or are problems on the horizon? Chris’s one night stand during a breakup with his long-time love, Tom, is pregnant. Could the child help their rocky relationship or will it be the final break?
Must have romance and either a happily ever after (HEA) or a happy for now (HFN) ending.
Release: Thursday, June 13
Submission close: April 14
Cover: Shared
Length: 5-18k words
Heat rating: Any
Combinations: M/M+
